On 2012-05-28 15:22 +0200, Petro wrote:
Is there a way to insert one symbol without entering into insert mode? I find it unconvenient to push "i <symbol> C-[" to insert one letter.
As Michael pointed out, you can use "\" to escape to Emacs state for the duration of one command. Thus, "\e" inserts the letter "e" and then returns to Normal state. The following Vim tip suggests to bind a character-insertion command to "SPC": http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Insert_a_single_character If you would rather type "SPC <symbol>" instead of "\ <symbol>", then you can rebind "SPC". By typing "C-h k \", we see that "\" is bound to the command `evil-execute-in-emacs-state'. Thus, the following binds it to "SPC": (define-key evil-normal-state-map " " 'evil-execute-in-emacs-state) Then you can follow the Vim tip to set up similar behavior in Vim, if you use both editors. -- Vegard