I added a few lines to my .vimrc today in my ongoing effort to be more productive and type fewer key strokes.
First I changed the <leader> variable from a backslash to a comma which is easier to type. The leader variable is useful for creating custom commands.
"Easier mapleader than the default "\"
let mapleader = ","
Instead of manually typing "import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace()", the following vim configuration will insert a python breakpoint in the next line by typing ,p in normal mode. As the comment explains, ctrl v and then escape must be typed in order to create the characters at the end.
" type ,p to insert breakpoint. ^[ is at the end. Insert with ctrl v and then esc " (the github web gui doesn't display control characters, but it is there) nnoremap <leader>p oimport ipdb;ipdb.set_trace()^[
This next bit is useful for removing a breakpoint and preserving the newline. I mapped this to W key
" type ,W to wipe the whole line clean but keep the \n
nnoremap <leader>W 0d$
My whole .vimrc file may be found on Github: https://github.com/pycharles/dotfiles
Please let me know if this is helpful or if you have any suggestions!
