Hello,
Lev Lvovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> how can I align text under and after the cursor position to a
> specific column number? and probably just as important, how can I
> find out which column number a cursor is at ;)?
In an unreleased plugin, I have the following definitions
----- >% -----
" take the cursor wherever you want and type "42,\mc"
nnoremap <leader>mc :<c-u>call <sid>MoveToCol()<cr>
function! s:MoveToCol()
let d = v:count - col('.')
if d > 0
exe 'normal! '.d."i \<esc>"
endif
endfunction
" use repeat() with vim7 instead
function! RepeatNChar(times, char)
let r = ''
let i = 0
while i != a:times
let r = r . a:char
let i = i + 1
endwhile
return r
endfunction
function! CompleteWithUpToCol(with, column)
return RepeatNChar( a:column-col('.'), a:with)
endfunction
----- >% -----
The last function can be used with:
- Align the arguments that follow the first comma
:%s#,\zs#\=CompleteWithUpToCol('~', 42)
- Align the the equal signs
:%s#\ze=#\=CompleteWithUpToCol(' ', 50)
HTH,
--
Luc Hermitte
