VIMRC: Insert a carriage return without entering insert mode

.vimrc

let mapleader=","

set nocompatible

" allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
set backspace=indent,eol,start

set nobackup
set nowritebackup
set history=50		" keep 50 lines of command line history
set ruler		" show the cursor position all the time
set showcmd		" display incomplete commands
set incsearch		" do incremental searching
set scrolloff=3

set cursorline " highlight current line
set hidden " allow unsaved buffers

" smart indent options
" set cindent
set smartindent

" Color scheme
colorscheme vividchalk
highlight NonText guibg=#060606
highlight Folded  guibg=#0A0A0A guifg=#9090D0

set guifont=Monaco:h12 

" Numbers
set number
set numberwidth=5

" Softtabs, 2 spaces
set tabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set expandtab

" Always display the status line
set laststatus=2

" use w!! to sudo :w  a file that we opened without su privs
cmap w!! w !sudo tee % >/dev/null

" Nerd Tree shortcut
map <leader>n :NERDTreeToggle<CR>

" Easy window navigation
map <C-h> <C-w>h
map <C-j> <C-w>j
map <C-k> <C-w>k
map <C-l> <C-w>l

" Map a shortcut for rotating windows around
" Learned from Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/e6aw9/rotate_all_the_visible_windows_no_cwr/
map <leader>rr <C-w>K<C-W>r<C-W>k<C-W>H

" For Pathogen
call pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles()

" Maintaining the visual line selection after indenting with '>' or '<'
vmap > >gv
vmap < <gv

" Enable JSLint plugin
filetype plugin on

 " Autoc-compile coffee script
autocmd BufWritePost *.coffee silent CoffeeMake!

" Insert a carrage return exactly where you are and moves to the start of that line.  The opposite of <Shift + j>
map <leader>j i<CR><ESC>^

gistfile1.vim

" Insert a carrage return exactly where you are and moves to the start of that line.  The opposite of <Shift + j>
" The "^" at the end ensure you're on the first character of the new line.  
" Especially handy for the moments when vim is auto-indenting for you.

map <leader>j i<CR><ESC>^

All I've needed is i<CR><ESC> no leader or j

Right, but I wanted a shortcut instead of typing all of those keys every time I wanted to do that. I was wondering if there's something like <Shift + j> that could be used instead. Otherwise I'll stick my mapping.

my bad, I missed the intent of you question. So far, nothing I know of. Googling suggests mapping something, so I'm guessing that's the way. I use h,j,k,l to navigate, so I'm out of luck there

It's all good. That's the reason I use <leader>j. This way I can keep my navigation keys, but use the leader for extra stuff. I have other mappings in my .vimrc that do similar convenient things. You've got to pimp out your .vimrc man :)

I'm pretty sure my .vimrc is over pimpedŠ there's things in there I don't even knowŠ I fork my dotfiles from a thoughtbotter we were working with. Forced myself from bash/textmate to zsh/vim/tmux Š it was a hard few weeks, but now I _effing_ love it. https://github.com/jonstorer/dotfiles Jonathon Storer Software Engineer crowdtap 225 Park Avenue S, 16th Fl, New York, NY 10003 m 317.242.9840 www.crowdtap.com http://www.crowdtap.com/ | @crowdtap

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On 12/8/11 1:34 PM, "Abel Martin" ***@***.*** ub.com> wrote: It's all good. That's the reason I use `<leader>j`. This way I can keep my navigation keys, but use the leader for extra stuff. I have other mappings in my .vimrc that do similar convenient things. You've got to pimp out your .vimrc man :) --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://gist.github.com/1447901

That's what I'm saying. Your current .vimrc file is pretty bare. I've added mine to this gist so you can see it in action. You've got a ton of plugins and things, but you've got to start pimping the vimrc file :)

I'm gonna be honest, I've not read all of theseŠ I found what you were talking about though. https://github.com/jonstorer/dotfiles/blob/master/vim/shortcuts.vim I didn't even know they were mapped!! Jonathon Storer Software Engineer crowdtap 225 Park Avenue S, 16th Fl, New York, NY 10003 m 317.242.9840 www.crowdtap.com http://www.crowdtap.com/ | @crowdtap

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On 12/8/11 2:16 PM, "Abel Martin" ***@***.*** ub.com> wrote: That's what I'm saying. Your [current .vimrc file](https://github.com/jonstorer/dotfiles/blob/master/vimrc) is pretty bare. I've added mine to this gist so you can see it in action. You've got a ton of plugins and things, but you've got to start pimping the vimrc file :) --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://gist.github.com/1447901

I see, you've got 2 files that combine to change your vim settings at runtime instead of just using a single file. As much as you like VIM now, you'll really love it when you start adding your own mappings.