Thanks Alex! This is exactly what I was missing :).
Cheers,
Wojtek
W dniu środa, 31 lipca 2019 Alexander Burger <a...@software-lab.de>
napisał(a):
> Hi Wojtek,
>
>> By the way, I wanted to clear a misunderstanding I seem to be having,
>> regarding code evaluation in Vip. The wiki article says, that if I move
to
>> the command buffer and enter a Picolisp expression on a line of its own,
>> then I can execute it by pressing Enter.
>
> Oh, sorry! The article is outdated in this regard.
>
> The Vip REPL now no longer behaves this way (triggering evaluation with an
> opening parenthesis). Instead, it needs ": " (a colon and a space).
>
> Practically, you get the colon by pressing ':' (as in Vim) or <space>. At
this
> point you can enter commands like "e" (edit), "w" (write) and so on (see
the
> full list in the 'command' function in the 'case C' body. BUT if you press
> a(nother) space here, the rest of the line will be evaluated.
>
> This is easier than it sounds ;)
>
> Try this: Hit '-' a few times to get a bigger command window. Then hit
space,
> space,(+ 3 4 and <enter>. The command window shows
>
> : (+ 3 4)
> -> 7
>
> The focus is back to the current edit window.
>
> Or, you move to the command window permanently with "qj" or "^wj", and
edit
> expressions manually. You can (re)evaluate any line there by pressing
<enter> on
> it.
>
>
>> While I'm on the topic, is there a way to evaluate arbitrary Picolisp
code
>> from *any* Vip buffer, i.e. sending region to the Picolisp REPL?
>
> Not a region (in the sense of as part of a file), but you can evaluate
('load')
> the whole file by pressing F7.
>
> Or you copy some lines to the command window ('y' and 'p' commands) and
evaluate
> them there.
>
> ☺/ A!ex
>
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