On Mon, June 3, 2013 13:44, David Fishburn wrote: > On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:52 AM, Steve Litt > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Using snipMate, <h1> items have id strings that are the same as their >> text, meaning the id string has spaces. >> >> <h1 id="My h1 item">My h1 item</h1> >> >> This is an HTML4 no-no, so I want to create a Vim something or other so >> that, when my cursor is between the quotes delineating the id's value, >> it replaces all spaces with underscores. >> >> > Since you are new to Vim, it is best to start learning some of Vim's > motion > commands. > :h motion.txt > And read through the entire thing. > Find a couple that you might think, start using them regularly. > Then read it again, find another one and start using them. > > To answer your question, in Vim, you can do this: > <h1 id="My h1 item">My h1 item</h1> > ^ Cursor is here > vi" > v - start character-wise visual mode. > i" - select the text between the quotes (not including the quotes) >
That doesn't work, because the :s command only accepts a linewise address and does not care about the start/end of the visual selection. For that we have the \%V atom (which is a little bit buggy). regards, Christian > Then you can operate on that visual selection. > :'<,'>s/ /_/g > > > Another, possibly more useful thing I could do, would be to modify >> snipMate's <h1> snippet so I type the visible text and the id follows, >> instead of vice versa. I know how to do that. But then I'd need to have >> the id replace the spaces with underscores realtime, and I don't know >> how to do that. >> >> Haven't used snipMate. > Did spend some time on UltiSnips, which apparently can also use snipMates > templates. > > HTH, > David > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
