benson@dcdwest.UUCP (Peter Benson) (09/20/89)
I have noted with respect the complex and powerful macros people have generated for vi, e.g., centering lines. I have been trying to create a special one myself to no avail. What I am trying to do is create a macro that will act similar to the tags function. In this case, however, I would like to position the cursor at the front of a file name, as in the "s" in system in .so system and have the command :n system be executed. I envision that this will be accomplished by storing ":n " in a register, adding the file name to the register and then executing the command in the register. I have tried numerous ways with no success. Can someone think of a solution? PS I use :<line,line>!ff -c to center stuff and it works quite well. ff is a useful program. -- Peter Benson | ITT Defense Communications Division (619)578-3080 | 10060 Carroll Canyon Road ucbvax!ucsd!dcdwest!benson | San Diego, CA 92131 dcdwest!benson@UCSD.EDU |
maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath) (09/21/89)
benson@dcdwest.UUCP (Peter Benson) writes:
\... I would like to
\position the cursor at the front of a file name, as in the "s"
\in system in
\
\.so system
\
\and have the command
\
\:n system
\
\be executed. [...]
map v ma:!:^V^M :t.^V^Mkc`a:e!^V^[ea ^V^[D^V^V"zdd@z
Explanation:
ma = mark the current position with `a'
:!:^V^M = this shell escape will force the buffer to be
^ written if it has been modified AND the option
space `autowrite' is set; all further modifications
due to the map are irrelevant and will be
discarded (see `e!' below)
the `:' command does nothing in sh and csh
the ^M (return) needs to be escaped with ^V, else
the map would be terminated
:t.^V^M = this "ex" command will put a copy of the current
line right below it (`yyp' seems to cause trouble)
k = upward one line (back to the original line)
c`a:e!^V^[ = change till the mark `a'
just like ^M the escape ^[ needs to be escaped
e = go to the end of the next word (our filename)
a ^V^[ = append a space, to make sure there's something to
delete (see `D')
D = delete the rest of the line
^V^V"zdd = delete the current line into register `z'
the `"' must be escaped upon the first READING of
the map, since it is the "ex" comment character
(NOTE: not necessary in some vi versions)
@z = execute the contents of register `z':
:e!file^J
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creat(2) shouldn't have been create(2): |Maarten Litmaath @ VU Amsterdam:
it shouldn't have existed at all. |maart@cs.vu.nl, mcvax!botter!maartsteinbac@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Gunter Steinbach) (09/21/89)
This line in your .exrc should work:
map \ lb"xdEPo0:n! "xp"xdd@x
^^execute buffer x
^^^^remove the new line into buffer x
^^^add the stored word to the new line
^^^^^^^^^^^^make new line with ":n! ", no indentation
^^^^^^^put the word under the cursor into buffer x
Usage: put the cursor anywhere on the file name, hit \. You better have
previous changes saved, or they'll be lost. Add :w
of the macro for automatic writing.
Good luck!
Guenter Steinbach | hplabs!gunter_steinbach
| gunter_steinbach@hplabs.hp.comsteinbac@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Gunter Steinbach) (09/21/89)
'Nother try, this time with control characters expanded - sorry!!!
This line in your .exrc should work:
map \ lb"xdEPo0^V^D:n! ^["xp"xdd@x
^^execute buffer x
^^^^remove the new line into buffer x
^^^add the stored word to the new line
^^^^^^^^^^^^make new line with ":n! ", no indentation
^^^^^^^put the word under the cursor into buffer x
Usage: put the cursor anywhere on the file name, hit \. You better have
previous changes saved, or they'll be lost. Add :w
of the macro for automatic writing.
Good luck!
Guenter Steinbach | hplabs!gunter_steinbach
| gunter_steinbach@hplabs.hp.commaart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath) (09/23/89)
steinbac@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Gunter Steinbach) writes:
\This line in your .exrc should work:
\
\map \ lb"xdEPo0^V^D:n! ^["xp"xdd@x
Have you actually TRIED this macro?
Of course it SHOULD work, but SunOS 4.0.1 vi doesn't like it...
See my other posting for a macro that works at least on aforementioned system.
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creat(2) shouldn't have been create(2): |Maarten Litmaath @ VU Amsterdam:
it shouldn't have existed at all. |maart@cs.vu.nl, mcvax!botter!maart