On 19/01/11 04:59, Jean-Francois wrote:
Hi,
I use the following abbrev but I don't understand why it inserts a
space between ' and .html so I got {% extends ' .html' %}
iab ,ex, {% extends '.html' %}<ESC>hhhhhhhhi
Thanks for your help !
,ex, (comma small-e small-x comma) is a non-id abbreviation. As defined
above, it inserts
{% extends '.html %}
and puts the cursor in Insert mode before the dot. Now what happens
depends on how you triggered the abbreviation:
- if you typed a non-keyword printable character (such as a space) that
character will trigger the abbreviation, but it will not be consumed,
and it'll end up being inserted at the cursor (between the opening quote
and the dot).
- if you typed Ctrl-] it will trigger the abbreviation and it will also
be consumed, and you'll end up in Insert mode with the cursor between
the opening quote and the dot, with no space on either side of the cursor
- if you type <Esc> it will end Insert mode and move the cursor one
screen cell left, and you'll end up in Normal mode with the cursor on
the opening quote.
- if you hit <Enter> it'll break the line between the opening quote and
the dot
- And so on...
But the abbreviation can only be triggered by a non-keyword character.
With that abbreviation defined, if you type just
,ex,index
the abbreviation won't be expanded.
See ":help abbreviations" from which I extract the following paragraph:
An abbreviation is only recognized when you type a non-keyword character.
This can also be the <Esc> that ends insert mode or the <CR> that ends a
command. The non-keyword character which ends the abbreviation is inserted
after the expanded abbreviation. An exception to this is the character <C-]>,
which is used to expand an abbreviation without inserting any extra
characters.
Best regards,
Tony.
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