title: vim let mapleader = "\<Space>" annoying cursor movement
body: <p>I'm trying to map space bar to leader key by using the code above but there's a problem - it is writing the file but whenever I press space, the pointer moves forward a character, which annoys me. What am I missing? (gvim@arch linux) Here's my .vimrc</p>
  
  <pre><code>let mapleader = "\&lt;Space&gt;"
  
  nnoremap &lt;Leader&gt; :w&lt;CR&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Changing the code to</p>
  
  <pre><code>let mapleader = " "
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>makes no difference. I've tried to append the line <code>noremap &lt;Space&gt; &lt;Nop&gt;</code> to it but to no avail. What am I missing?</p>