On 14/06/10 12:42, Robbo wrote:
Hello,
if I select a text area via visual mode, how to draw a 80 chars width
comment box and center the selected text in it?
For example:
If I select the following text:
GODMORING
GUYS
I obtain
/
*******************************************************************************
*
GOODMORING *
*
GUYS *
******************************************************************************/
Thank you
(untested). This assumes that your Vim executable was compiled with
+ex_extra and +visualextra
1. Type the interior of the box without the frame.
2. Center the text in 80 characters: select the text linewise (using V
then cursor movement), then
:'<,'>center 80
The '<,'> range is insterted automatically and means "from the first to
the last of the selected lines".
3. Add the opening comment line:
:'<-1put ='/' . repeat('*', 79)
There is just '<, not '>, and you type it yourself.
4. Add the closing comment line:
:'>put =repeat('*', 79) . '/'
No -1 this time (and no +1 either).
5. Add the asterisks at left
5a. Hit Ctrl-V in column 1 of the first line of centered text.
5b. Move the cursor down (in Block-Visual) to the last line of centered
text.
5c. hit I then * then Esc
6. Add the asterisks at right
6a. :set virtualedit=all
6b. Move the cursor to column 79 of the first centered line
('virtualedit' was used to allow moving the cursor past the end of the line)
6c. Hit Ctrl-V then move down to the last centered line while remaining
in column 79
6d. Hit A then * then Esc
6d is the most "untested" part. I think that it should put the asterisks
where you want them. If it doesn't, adding a block of blanks with
block-visual I (see 5c above, and ":help v_b_I") ought to move them to
the desired column.
7. Now you may
:set ve=
if you don't want to go on using virtual editing.
Best regards,
Tony.
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