I want to add placeholders to some templates I have like
<+TITLE+> <+DATE+> etc.
I then want to map a keyboard shortcut to do the following
1. find next placeholder
2. remove placeholder
3. place cursor where placehoder where
4. go into insert mode.
I started out on the command, but got kinda stuck.
:map <C-j> /<+.\++><CR>:s/<+.\++>//<CR>'.i
it almost works, except that it places the cursor at the beginning of
the line instead of at the place of the placeholder.
Here's my first stab at the matter:
:nnoremap <c-j> /<+.\{-1,}+><cr>c/+>/e<cr>
which is
/ find
<+.\{-1,}+> a minimal tag
<cr> (do the find)
c change
/+>/e to the "e"nd of the "+>"
<cr> (end of the 2nd search)
The reason for using the minimal operator ("\{-1,}") is to ensure
that there's at least something within (the "1" bit), but that
you don't swallow multiple tags if they occur on the same line.
Just a few ideas,
-tim
