Toggle Insert-Normal Mode via ctrl-space

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created June 8, 2009 · complexity basic · author Kursadk · version 7.0

This is a simple setup I use here and I believe it is way easier than using Esc-I combination to go back and forth between modes. This is a toggle based solution. You can go back and forth between Insert and Normal modes via "ctrl+space"

Copy the lines below into your vimrc:

"Normal-Insert Toggle
nnoremap <C-space> i
imap <C-space> <Esc>

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Thanks for suggestion. I have recently done a lot of merging of different ideas into Avoid the escape key so I think it would be better if I also move this to there. JohnBeckett 22:27, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Sure go ahead please. Kursadk 22:36, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

:nnoremap <C-Space> a is the proper way to do this, if you don't want repeated hitting of <C-Space> to back up one character per repetition. (Spiiph 00:01, 29 July 2009 (UTC))

Toggle Insert-Normal Mode via ctrl-space

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