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List:       vim
Subject:    Re: i_ctrl-i v. <TAB>
From:       Bram Moolenaar <Bram () moolenaar ! net>
Date:       2002-12-30 21:36:55
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Steve Hall wrote:

> Is there any way to map the <Tab> key and Ctrl+I to different
> functions? I've tried
> 
>    function! Tab()
>        return nr2char(9)
>    endfunction
>    imap <silent> <Tab>       <C-r>=Tab()<CR>
>    imap <silent> <C-i>       <C-o>:echo "C-i"<CR>
> 
> and variations, but it seems only the second map is ever used (even
> when reversed).

No, for Vim CTRL-I and <Tab> are identical.  Just like CTRL-[ and <Esc>
are identical.

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