Re: How do I implement boilerplate text?
Thanks to all, the abbreviation method seems to work now. I had used 'abbreviate' in my _vimrc file and it wasn't working. I changed it to 'ab' and it works fine. I'm not sure if I read the message wrong or if both should work. Anyway thanks again for all the help. On 11/2/06, Yegappan Lakshmanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/2/06, Bill McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu 2-Nov-06 4:11pm -0600, Richard Querin wrote: The abbreviation method seems the simplest for me at the moment, but I can't seem to figure out how to make a multiline abbreviation in my .vimrc file. I've tried using CR characters in the string and quoting it as well.. both to no avail. Any hints? Actually, using the CR characters should work fine. Perhaps you have some setting interfering. You should be Check the 'cpoptions' option setting. To use symbolic representation of key codes in maps and abbreviations, make sure the '' flag is not present in 'cpoptions'. To use raw key-codes in a map or abbreviation, make sure the 'k' flag is not present in 'cpoptions'. - Yegappan able to place the following in a script file (or your vimrc): ab lhs This is line 1.CR \This is line 2.CR \This is line 3. For a simple test, start gvim without any mods: gvim -u NONE -i NONE -N And define an abbreviate call abb: :ab abb ThisCRisCRaCRtest. Now type: iabbenter where enter is the enter key. -- Best regards, Bill
Re: How do I implement boilerplate text?
Anyway, one thing I'd like to be able to do is insert some boilerplate text into a document - something like a standard signature. Is there some way I can preload a buffer with this text when I run Vim? Can this be done in the rc file? I'm sure there is a way (with Vim there always seems to be) but I can't seem to find out how. In your vimrc, you can add a line something like au BufNewFile *.txt $r ~/template.txt where *.txt is the pattern to match. Thus, if you do: :e nonexistant.txt it will automatically read in the file ~/template.txt at the bottom of the file ($). This can be modified for most templating needs. You can change the filespec to just * to have it apply to all new files. You can change the file that is read in. You can also position it elsewhere in the file by changing the $ to any other address, such as reading at the beginning (0). When you're dealing with an empty/new file, this isn't such a big deal though ;) There are a number of bigger and more powerful templating scripts available, such as http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=988 http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=1160 which may be a bit like hunting mosquitoes with a bazooka, or might be just what you need. -tim
Re: How do I implement boilerplate text?
On 11/2/06, Bill McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu 2-Nov-06 4:11pm -0600, Richard Querin wrote: The abbreviation method seems the simplest for me at the moment, but I can't seem to figure out how to make a multiline abbreviation in my .vimrc file. I've tried using CR characters in the string and quoting it as well.. both to no avail. Any hints? Actually, using the CR characters should work fine. Perhaps you have some setting interfering. You should be Check the 'cpoptions' option setting. To use symbolic representation of key codes in maps and abbreviations, make sure the '' flag is not present in 'cpoptions'. To use raw key-codes in a map or abbreviation, make sure the 'k' flag is not present in 'cpoptions'. - Yegappan able to place the following in a script file (or your vimrc): ab lhs This is line 1.CR \This is line 2.CR \This is line 3. For a simple test, start gvim without any mods: gvim -u NONE -i NONE -N And define an abbreviate call abb: :ab abb ThisCRisCRaCRtest. Now type: iabbenter where enter is the enter key. -- Best regards, Bill
