Re: Bind ":" to execute-named-cmd in vicmd?

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:29:13 -0700
Ian Tegebo <ian.tegebo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It seems like one would naturally want to bind ":" to
> execute-named-cmd in the vicmd keymap.  Is there something I'm missing
> that would prohibit this from being a sensible default?

Well, there's no fundamental reason why not, and it's an easy change, but it
doesn't really work the same way as ":" in vi so it's not clear to me it's
something you'd do without thinking.  Can't see any obvious disadvantage,
though.

Index: Doc/Zsh/zle.yo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo,v
retrieving revision 1.79
diff -u -r1.79 zle.yo
--- Doc/Zsh/zle.yo	13 Mar 2009 10:04:21 -0000	1.79
+++ Doc/Zsh/zle.yo	17 Apr 2009 15:12:14 -0000
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@
 point and mark are not swapped.
 )
 tindex(execute-named-cmd)
-item(tt(execute-named-cmd) (ESC-x) (unbound) (unbound))(
+item(tt(execute-named-cmd) (ESC-x) (:) (unbound))(
 Read the name of an editor command and
 execute it.  A restricted set of editing functions is available in the
 mini-buffer.  Keys are looked up in the special
Index: Src/Zle/zle_bindings.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Src/Zle/zle_bindings.c,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 zle_bindings.c
--- Src/Zle/zle_bindings.c	18 Dec 2000 02:14:57 -0000	1.3
+++ Src/Zle/zle_bindings.c	17 Apr 2009 15:12:14 -0000
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
     /* 7 */ z_digitargument,
     /* 8 */ z_digitargument,
     /* 9 */ z_digitargument,
-    /* : */ z_undefinedkey,
+    /* : */ z_executenamedcmd,
     /* ; */ z_virepeatfind,
     /* < */ z_viunindent,
     /* = */ z_listchoices,


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