Use Tab to go back to "insert" mode

[romainf-unity]

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VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Mar 27 2018 11:10:27)
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• Output of :echo has("python"): 0
• Output of :echo has("python3"): 1
• Output of :echo &pythondll(only vim, not neovim): ""
• Output of :echo &pythonthreedll(only vim, not neovim): ""
• Output of :py print(sys.version): E319 (command not available)
• Output of :py3 print(sys.version): 3.6.4 (default, Mar 9 2018, 23:15:03)
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Describe your question, feature request, or bug.

It would be nice if it's possible to also press Tab to go back to "insert" mode.

Steps to reproduce

• <Leader>F
• Press Tab

Actual behaviour

When pressing Tab it does nothing.

Expected behaviour

When pressing Tab it goes back in "insert" mode (as if I pressed i).

[Yggdroot]

You can refer to the below:

LeaderF/doc/leaderf.txt

Lines 429 to 448 in 7eada20

	g:Lf_NormalMap *g:Lf_NormalMap*
	Use this option to customize the mappings in normal mode.
	e.g., >
	let g:Lf_NormalMap = {
	\ "File": [["<ESC>", ':exec g:Lf_py "fileExplManager.quit()"<CR>'],
	\ ["<F6>", ':exec g:Lf_py "fileExplManager.quit()"<CR>']
	\ ],
	\ "Buffer": [["<ESC>", ':exec g:Lf_py "bufExplManager.quit()"<CR>'],
	\ ["<F6>", ':exec g:Lf_py "bufExplManager.quit()"<CR>']
	\ ],
	\ "Mru": [["<ESC>", ':exec g:Lf_py "mruExplManager.quit()"<CR>']],
	\ "Tag": [],
	\ "BufTag": [],
	\ "Function": [],
	\ "Line": [],
	\ "History":[],
	\ "Help": [],
	\ "Self": [],
	\ "Colorscheme": []
	\}

e.g.,

let g:Lf_NormalMap = { 
         \ "File":   [["<tab>", ':exec g:Lf_py "fileExplManager.input()"<CR>']]
         \ }

[romainf-unity]

Thanks, I'll try that locally, but don't you think it would be interesting to make it by default for everyone? It seems simpler (to me) to have one key to swap between modes.

[romainf-unity]

I added that in my .vimrc and it feels way more natural to use now:

"" LeaderF
let g:Lf_NormalMap = { 
         \ "File":   [["<ESC>", ':exec g:Lf_py "fileExplManager.quit()"<CR>'],
         \            ["<TAB>", ':exec g:Lf_py "fileExplManager.input()"<CR>']
         \           ],
         \ "Buffer": [["<ESC>", ':exec g:Lf_py "bufExplManager.quit()"<CR>'],
         \            ["<TAB>", ':exec g:Lf_py "bufExplManager.input()"<CR>']
         \           ],
         \ "Mru":    [["<ESC>", ':exec g:Lf_py "mruExplManager.quit()"<CR>'],
         \            ["<TAB>", ':exec g:Lf_py "mruExplManager.input()"<CR>']
         \           ]
         \ }

It would be nice to have that by default IMHO.

Edit: add Buffer and Mru mappings

[Yggdroot]

Sorry, I am already accustomed to "i", so I don't plan to change it.

[Yggdroot]

I think adding <tab> instead of just replacing "i" is another solution.

[romainf-unity]

Yep, I also think that adding is better since it doesn't change users habits.

[romainf-unity]

Just tested on File and Buffer pages, it works super nice, thanks! ;)