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last_edit_marker.vim : Keybind to quickly return to the last code you edited.

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created by
joey twiddle
 
script type
utility
 
description
Automatically adds a global mark whenever you leave Insert mode, so you can
easily return to text you were last working on, even if you have moved to a
different buffer!  I tend to need this after I have been navigating around
files to do some research.  This saves us from hitting Ctrl-O repeatedly!

It sets global marker Z so you can jump back with g'Z but this is also bound to
the C-Y key for convenience.

ISSUES: not all edits require Insert mode.  e.g. undo or 4r0
And leaving Insert mode is not always an edit (e.g. Insert mode on a
conqueterm, or i<Esc> aborted edit).
 
install details
drop in plugin/

Edit the script if you do not want to overwrite the C-Y keybind, or if you want to
use a different global marker than Z.
 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
last_edit_marker.vim 1.4 2012-10-24 6.0 joey twiddle Initial upload
ip used for rating: 142.132.191.50

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