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I'd like to make a command that works like this: :KeepCursor cmd will the given execute ex command string, then restore the cursor's position. A primary example is:

:KeepCursor normal! *

which would perform a keyword search without jumping to the next match. This can of course be accomplished in other ways, but it's a good demonstration of the functionality I'm looking for, which I want to work in every possible case.

This is my attempt so far. I'm using feedkeys+imtx because I'd like the command to behave exactly as though I typed it. I put the cursor restoration in a finally so it works even if the command encounters an error.

function! s:keepcursor(qargs)
 let l:view = winsaveview()
 let l:winid = win_getid()
 try
 call feedkeys(':'.a:qargs."<cr>", 'imtx')
 finally
 if win_getid() != l:winid
 if !win_id2win(l:winid)
 return
 endif
 call win_gotoid(l:winid)
 endif
 call winrestview(l:view)
 endtry
endfunction

command! -nargs=* KeepCursor call s:keepcursor(<q-args>)

However, it does not seem to work. Using :KeepCursor normal! * prints the search string but does not highlight anything. Running :hlsearch afterwards highlights the wrong thing.

My questions are a) can it be explained why this doesn't work and b) can such a :KeepCursor command be written?

search command-line cursor command

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I'd like to make a command that works like this: :KeepCursor cmd will the given execute ex command string, then restore the cursor's position. A primary example is:

:KeepCursor normal! *

which would perform a keyword search without jumping to the next match. This can of course be accomplished in other ways, but it's a good demonstration of the functionality I'm looking for, which I want to work in every possible case.

This is my attempt so far. I'm using feedkeys+imtx because I'd like the command to behave exactly as though I typed it. I put the cursor restoration in a finally so it works even if the command encounters an error.

function! s:keepcursor(qargs)
 let l:view = winsaveview()
 let l:winid = win_getid()
 try
 call feedkeys(':'.a:qargs."<cr>", 'imtx')
 finally
 if win_getid() != l:winid
 if !win_id2win(l:winid)
 return
 endif
 call win_gotoid(l:winid)
 endif
 call winrestview(l:view)
 endtry
endfunction

command! -nargs=* KeepCursor call s:keepcursor(<q-args>)

However, it does not seem to work. Using :KeepCursor normal! * prints the search string but does not highlight anything. Running :hlsearch afterwards highlights the wrong thing.

My questions are a) can it be explained why this doesn't work and b) can such a :KeepCursor command be written?

search command-line cursor command

share|improve this question

asked 4 hours ago

MassMass

6,4051420

add a comment | 

I'd like to make a command that works like this: :KeepCursor cmd will the given execute ex command string, then restore the cursor's position. A primary example is:

:KeepCursor normal! *

which would perform a keyword search without jumping to the next match. This can of course be accomplished in other ways, but it's a good demonstration of the functionality I'm looking for, which I want to work in every possible case.

This is my attempt so far. I'm using feedkeys+imtx because I'd like the command to behave exactly as though I typed it. I put the cursor restoration in a finally so it works even if the command encounters an error.

function! s:keepcursor(qargs)
 let l:view = winsaveview()
 let l:winid = win_getid()
 try
 call feedkeys(':'.a:qargs."<cr>", 'imtx')
 finally
 if win_getid() != l:winid
 if !win_id2win(l:winid)
 return
 endif
 call win_gotoid(l:winid)
 endif
 call winrestview(l:view)
 endtry
endfunction

command! -nargs=* KeepCursor call s:keepcursor(<q-args>)

However, it does not seem to work. Using :KeepCursor normal! * prints the search string but does not highlight anything. Running :hlsearch afterwards highlights the wrong thing.

My questions are a) can it be explained why this doesn't work and b) can such a :KeepCursor command be written?

search command-line cursor command

share|improve this question

asked 4 hours ago

MassMass

6,4051420

:KeepCursor normal! *

function! s:keepcursor(qargs)
 let l:view = winsaveview()
 let l:winid = win_getid()
 try
 call feedkeys(':'.a:qargs."<cr>", 'imtx')
 finally
 if win_getid() != l:winid
 if !win_id2win(l:winid)
 return
 endif
 call win_gotoid(l:winid)
 endif
 call winrestview(l:view)
 endtry
endfunction

command! -nargs=* KeepCursor call s:keepcursor(<q-args>)

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Can it be written?

Yup.

command! -nargs=* -complete=command KeepCursor
 let [s:view, s:win] = [winsaveview(), win_getid()] |
 try |
 execute <q-args> |
 finally |
 if win_id2win(s:win) |
 call win_gotoid(s:win) |
 endif |
 keepjumps call winrestview(s:view) |
 endtry

Can it be explained why this doesn't work

There is a lot going on here. I haven't debugged anything, but my guess is feedkeys() is part of your problem. I typically avoid feedkeys() as it is often easier to debug other methods.

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Can it be written?

Yup.

command! -nargs=* -complete=command KeepCursor
 let [s:view, s:win] = [winsaveview(), win_getid()] |
 try |
 execute <q-args> |
 finally |
 if win_id2win(s:win) |
 call win_gotoid(s:win) |
 endif |
 keepjumps call winrestview(s:view) |
 endtry

Can it be explained why this doesn't work

There is a lot going on here. I haven't debugged anything, but my guess is feedkeys() is part of your problem. I typically avoid feedkeys() as it is often easier to debug other methods.

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edited 1 hour ago

answered 3 hours ago

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3

Can it be written?

Yup.

command! -nargs=* -complete=command KeepCursor
 let [s:view, s:win] = [winsaveview(), win_getid()] |
 try |
 execute <q-args> |
 finally |
 if win_id2win(s:win) |
 call win_gotoid(s:win) |
 endif |
 keepjumps call winrestview(s:view) |
 endtry

Can it be explained why this doesn't work

There is a lot going on here. I haven't debugged anything, but my guess is feedkeys() is part of your problem. I typically avoid feedkeys() as it is often easier to debug other methods.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 3 hours ago

Peter RinckerPeter Rincker

10.4k11828

add a comment | 

Can it be written?

Yup.

command! -nargs=* -complete=command KeepCursor
 let [s:view, s:win] = [winsaveview(), win_getid()] |
 try |
 execute <q-args> |
 finally |
 if win_id2win(s:win) |
 call win_gotoid(s:win) |
 endif |
 keepjumps call winrestview(s:view) |
 endtry

Can it be explained why this doesn't work

There is a lot going on here. I haven't debugged anything, but my guess is feedkeys() is part of your problem. I typically avoid feedkeys() as it is often easier to debug other methods.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 3 hours ago

Peter RinckerPeter Rincker

10.4k11828

command! -nargs=* -complete=command KeepCursor
 let [s:view, s:win] = [winsaveview(), win_getid()] |
 try |
 execute <q-args> |
 finally |
 if win_id2win(s:win) |
 call win_gotoid(s:win) |
 endif |
 keepjumps call winrestview(s:view) |
 endtry

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edited 1 hour ago

answered 3 hours ago

Peter RinckerPeter Rincker

10.4k11828

answered 3 hours ago

Peter RinckerPeter Rincker

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answered 3 hours ago

Peter RinckerPeter Rincker

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