Oops, the script should be:
Send ^f!l!p!x!f(xmlns:)android!e\1_!a!f(\s)android:!e\1_:!a{Escape}^
+f^s
On Jul 21, 4:35 pm, sstrenn <[email protected]> wrote:
> If you find that the "android:" attribute prefix is cumbersome and
> reduces the readability of your Android XML files, you might want to
> try changing the prefix from android to _. If you do it via the
> Eclipse XML editor, it seems like you have to perform 2 find/replace
> operations with regular expressions. This is itself a cumbersome
> task, so you can automate it:
>
> 1) Download AutoHotKey, which lets you write a script to send keys
> and mouse clicks to a program. I believe that AutoKey does the same
> for linux.
>
> 2) Write a script to tell Eclipse to perform a find/replace, scope is
> all, wrap search, regular expressions on, 1st find expression is
> (xmlns:)android, 1st replace expression is \1_. 2nd find expression
> is (\s)android: and 2nd replace expression is \1_:. I also added in
> format and save commands, so my AutoHotKey script is:
>
> ^!a::
> Send ^f!f(xmlns:)android!e\1_!a!f(\s)android:!e\1_:!a{Escape}^+f^s
>
> The result is a single-keystroke (Ctrl-Shift-a) to change a layout
> file from:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <LinearLayout
> xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
> android:orientation="vertical"
> android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> android:layout_height="fill_parent">
> <TextView
> android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> android:text="User name"
> android:textColor="#ffffff"
> android:textSize="20sp"
> android:layout_margin="5dp" />
> <EditText
> android:id="@+id/EditText01"
> android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> android:layout_margin="5dp"
> android:layout_width="fill_parent"></EditText>
> </LinearLayout>
>
> to
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <LinearLayout
> xmlns:_="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
> _:orientation="vertical"
> _:layout_width="fill_parent"
> _:layout_height="fill_parent">
> <TextView
> _:layout_width="fill_parent"
> _:layout_height="wrap_content"
> _:text="User name"
> _:textColor="#ffffff"
> _:textSize="20sp"
> _:layout_margin="5dp" />
> <EditText
> _:id="@+id/EditText01"
> _:layout_height="wrap_content"
> _:layout_margin="5dp"
> _:layout_width="fill_parent"></EditText>
> </LinearLayout>
>
> If anyone runs into a problem using this approach, or finds a better
> solution, please pass it along.
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