Re: unexpected value from mode(1) command
Mike <[email protected]>
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On 05/26/2024 10:42 PM, M wrote: > вс, 26 мая 2024 г., 19:25 Mike <[email protected]>: > >> Hello. >> >> If, in normal mode, I type a colon followed by the command "echo >> mode(1)", the value "n" is displayed in the command-line area indicating >> normal mode. I would have expected something beginning with "c" which >> would be consistent with what ":help cmdline-mode" states. >> >> Could someone explain why the observed behavior should have been expected? >> >> Thanks in advance for the education! >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. >> Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. >> For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "vim_use" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/v2vnpp%24i0q%241%40ciao.gmane.io >> . >> > > Vim stays in Command-line mode as long as user _is editing_ the command > line. After enter key has been pressed Vim gets back into the Normal mode, > as explained at `:help mode-switching` topic. > > Kind regards, > >> > Thanks for the explanation and link, it certainly explains what I'm seeing. It just seemed odd that an ex-command is being executed in "normal" mode. But, now that I think about it, autocommands do invoke ex-commands and we do expect them to be aware of the current buffer's mode setting. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/v3gfto%24qs4%241%40ciao.gmane.io.