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Using a special key in function


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I am trying to remap <PageUp> key to call this function:



function! PageUp()
let l:line = line('.')
if(l:line != 1)
if(l:line != winline())
:set syntax=off
<PageUp>
:set syntax=on
else
normal! 1G
endif
endif
endfunction


but gvim complains that I cannot do it.



So what is the proper way to use the keys in a function ?










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    I am trying to remap <PageUp> key to call this function:



    function! PageUp()
    let l:line = line('.')
    if(l:line != 1)
    if(l:line != winline())
    :set syntax=off
    <PageUp>
    :set syntax=on
    else
    normal! 1G
    endif
    endif
    endfunction


    but gvim complains that I cannot do it.



    So what is the proper way to use the keys in a function ?










    share|improve this question
























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      I am trying to remap <PageUp> key to call this function:



      function! PageUp()
      let l:line = line('.')
      if(l:line != 1)
      if(l:line != winline())
      :set syntax=off
      <PageUp>
      :set syntax=on
      else
      normal! 1G
      endif
      endif
      endfunction


      but gvim complains that I cannot do it.



      So what is the proper way to use the keys in a function ?










      share|improve this question














      I am trying to remap <PageUp> key to call this function:



      function! PageUp()
      let l:line = line('.')
      if(l:line != 1)
      if(l:line != winline())
      :set syntax=off
      <PageUp>
      :set syntax=on
      else
      normal! 1G
      endif
      endif
      endfunction


      but gvim complains that I cannot do it.



      So what is the proper way to use the keys in a function ?







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          First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



          Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



          That gives us:



          :exe "norm <PageUp>"


          The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



          (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)






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            To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



            exec "norm! <PageUp>"


            You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



            norm! <80>kP
            ^----------<80> is 0x80


            <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



            "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
            ^----------press carriage return


            If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



            norm! <c-v><c-p>
            ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


            • :h :exec

            • :h quote=

            • :h string





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              First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



              Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



              That gives us:



              :exe "norm <PageUp>"


              The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



              (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)






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                First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



                Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



                That gives us:



                :exe "norm <PageUp>"


                The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



                (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)






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                  First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



                  Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



                  That gives us:



                  :exe "norm <PageUp>"


                  The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



                  (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)






                  share|improve this answer















                  First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



                  Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



                  That gives us:



                  :exe "norm <PageUp>"


                  The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



                  (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)







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                      To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



                      exec "norm! <PageUp>"


                      You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



                      norm! <80>kP
                      ^----------<80> is 0x80


                      <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



                      "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
                      ^----------press carriage return


                      If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



                      norm! <c-v><c-p>
                      ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


                      • :h :exec

                      • :h quote=

                      • :h string





                      share|improve this answer





























                        1














                        To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



                        exec "norm! <PageUp>"


                        You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



                        norm! <80>kP
                        ^----------<80> is 0x80


                        <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



                        "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
                        ^----------press carriage return


                        If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



                        norm! <c-v><c-p>
                        ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


                        • :h :exec

                        • :h quote=

                        • :h string





                        share|improve this answer



























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                          To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



                          exec "norm! <PageUp>"


                          You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



                          norm! <80>kP
                          ^----------<80> is 0x80


                          <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



                          "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
                          ^----------press carriage return


                          If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



                          norm! <c-v><c-p>
                          ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


                          • :h :exec

                          • :h quote=

                          • :h string





                          share|improve this answer















                          To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



                          exec "norm! <PageUp>"


                          You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



                          norm! <80>kP
                          ^----------<80> is 0x80


                          <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



                          "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
                          ^----------press carriage return


                          If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



                          norm! <c-v><c-p>
                          ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


                          • :h :exec

                          • :h quote=

                          • :h string






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