Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
> >> On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 9:17 AM, Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Justin Keyes wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > ```
> >> > > Doesn't work for :diffsplit, :diffpatch, :execute and :normal.
> >> > > ```
> >> > >
> >> > > But it doesn't mention user commands. It would avoid a lot of redundant
> >> > commands, and add flexibility, if `:tab` supported user commands.
> >> > >
> >> > > Steps to reproduce:
> >> > >
> >> > > ```
> >> > > :command! -nargs=1 Foo split <args>
> >> > > :tab Foo bar
> >> > > ```
> >> > >
> >> > > - Expected behavior: opens a new buffer named "bar" in a new tab
> >> > > - Actual behavior: opens a new buffer named "bar" in a new split window
> >> >
> >> > OK, but this will cause trouble if the user command has several Ex
> >> > commands, then we don't know where to apply the modifier. E.g. when
> >> > temporarily opening a scratch bufffer.
> >> >
> >> > We could make the modifiers available in <> form, so that the user
> >> > command can apply them where needed. Possibly just <mods>, to pass on
> >> > all modifiers.
> >>
> >> The attached patch adds support for the <mods> user command escape
> >> sequence.
> >
> > Thanks. It would be nice if the help has an example that shows how the
> > modifiers are applied to only one of the commands. E.g. do something
> > else before the "split".
> >
>
> We can use the example quoted by the OP:
>
> :command! -nargs=1 Foo <mods> split <args>
It would be clearer if there is another command before or after the
"split". E.g.
<mods> split <args> | edit Results
So that we see that <mods> only applies to "split", not to "edit".
> Now the ":tab Foo bar" command will open the file in a new tab.
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