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Asked: 2026-05-25T20:09:31+00:00

I’d like to remap a modified click in gvim (and also MacVim), but certain

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I’d like to remap a modified click in gvim (and also MacVim), but certain combinations of modifiers work while others do not. In gvim on a Linux box, I would like to insert “hello” anywhere I type:

:noremap <C-S-LeftMouse> <LeftMouse>ihello<ESC>

However, that command does not work: control-shift-click retains its original behavior. Yet I can remap control-click in gvim:

:noremap <C-LeftMouse> <LeftMouse>ihello<ESC>

In MacVim, command-shift-click <D-S-LeftMouse> is likewise unresponsive, as are most other modified clicks.

How can I actually remap the modified mouse clicks?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Double modifier keys don’t work in MacVim. It’s a known limitation/bug.

    :nnoremap <M-LeftMouse> <LeftMouse>ihello<Esc>

    seems to work, though, but neither <C-LeftMouse> nor <D-LeftMouse> do.

    <C-LeftMouse> brings the normal contextual menu everyone expects, I wouldn’t count on it being easily changed.

    <D-LeftMouse> does nothing at all. I wonder if it’s even registered.

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