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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*message.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Feb 13
+*message.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Jul 27
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -714,9 +714,10 @@ a user-defined command.
This is an (incomplete) overview of various messages that Vim gives:
- *hit-enter* *press-enter* *hit-return* *press-return* >
+ *hit-enter* *press-enter* *hit-return*
+ *press-return* *hit-enter-prompt*
- Hit ENTER or type command to continue
+ Press ENTER or type command to continue
This message is given when there is something on the screen for you to read,
and the screen is about to be redrawn:
@@ -724,10 +725,13 @@ and the screen is about to be redrawn:
- Something is displayed on the status line that is longer than the width of
the window, or runs into the 'showcmd' or 'ruler' output.
--> Hit <Enter> or <Space> to redraw the screen and continue, without that key
- being used otherwise.
--> Hit ":" or any other Normal mode command character to start that command.
--> Hit <C-Y> to copy (yank) a modeless selection to the clipboard register.
+-> Press <Enter> or <Space> to redraw the screen and continue, without that
+ key being used otherwise.
+-> Press ':' or any other Normal mode command character to start that command.
+-> Press 'k', 'u' or 'b' to scroll back in the messages. This works the same
+ way as at the |more-prompt|. Only works when 'compatible' is off and
+ 'more' is on.
+-> Press <C-Y> to copy (yank) a modeless selection to the clipboard register.
-> Use a menu. The characters defined for Cmdline-mode are used.
-> When 'mouse' contains the 'r' flag, clicking the left mouse button works
like pressing <Space>. This makes it impossible to select text though.
@@ -746,8 +750,7 @@ group.
*more-prompt* *pager* >
-- More --
- -- More -- (RET: line, SPACE: page, d: half page, q: quit)
- -- More -- (RET/BS: line, SPACE/b: page, d/u: half page, q: quit)
+ -- More -- SPACE/d/j: screen/page/line down, b/u/k: up, q: quit
This message is given when the screen is filled with messages. It is only
given when the 'more' option is on. It is highlighted with the |hl-MoreMsg|
@@ -755,11 +758,13 @@ group.
Type effect ~
<CR> or <NL> or j or <Down> one more line
+ d down a page (half a screen)
+ <Space> or <PageDown> down a screen
+
<BS> or k or <Up> one line back (*)
- <Space> or <PageDown> next page
- b or <PageUp> previous page (*)
- d down half a page
- u up half a page (*)
+ u up a page (half a screen) (*)
+ b or <PageUp> back a screen (*)
+
q, <Esc> or CTRL-C stop the listing
: stop the listing and enter a
command-line
@@ -771,8 +776,8 @@ Type effect ~
Any other key causes the meaning of the keys to be displayed.
-(*) backwards scrolling is only supported for these commands: >
- :clist
+(*) backwards scrolling is {not in Vi}. Only scrolls back to where messages
+ started to scroll.
(**) Clicking the left mouse button only works:
- For the GUI: in the last line of the screen.
- When 'r' is included in 'mouse' (but then selecting text won't work).