Mapping hotkey for compile and run in Vim editor

[stefanos82]

Those of you who use Vim as your editor of choice and would like to map a hotkey to compile and run C3 projects, you can do so with the following steps:

• Go in $HOME/.vim/after/ftplugin/
• Create a folder named c3
• In it, create a .vim file; I happened to name it c3mappedkeys.vim
• Edit it and add nmap <F5> :up <bar> !clear && /PortableApps/c3c/c3c run -q<CR> and save it

To explain the last point what it actually does, it goes like this: even if you haven't saved your changes, the editor will do so, thanks to the :up command (:up or :update: Like :write, but only write when the buffer has been modified.); then, we clear the terminal and then we execute the compile-and-run but without the verbosity turned on by default command.

That's really it; enjoy!

[lerno]

Should it perhaps be added to the README for the vim editor syntax highlighter?

[stefanos82]

Actually it matches the Show and Tell in Discussions.

Can you move it, please? It does not let me 😕

[lerno]

Oh, that actually worked!

[stefanos82]

Lovely!

So, if any other ticket can be transferred here to continuous conversation, that would reduce the unnecessary noise we accidentally cause in issues.