How do I map my Windows key (which is defined as the Meta_L key in Ubuntu) so that it also works as the Ctrl+L key in Vim? This is a more comfortable mapping for me in some circumstances.
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How do I map my Windows key (which is defined as the Meta_L key in Ubuntu) so that it also works as the Ctrl+L key in Vim? This is a more comfortable mapping for me in some circumstances.
Looks like Ctrl and Alt are hard-coded into in the Vim source. You can map your Windows key to Ctrl globally if you don’t mind affecting all other programs too. Some window managers will support doing this, or else you can use xmodmap. The Vim wiki has some info about mapping the Windows key to another Esc , which is similar.