Show HN: Subvim – Vim customized to be like SublimeText

Re:Show HN: Subvim – Vim customized to be like SublimeText by efnx on Saturday April 06, 2013 @04:10PM (#5504844)

This would be easily done by recording a macro and replaying it numlines/2-1 times. Possibly if starting on the first line: q,a,j,$,i, odd,esc,j,q,4@a

    qa // start recording into 'a' register
    j // move down
    $ // move last char on line
    i // insert mode
     odd //
    esc // back to command mode
    j // move down
    4@a // replay macro 4 times (if there are 8 more lines)

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Re:Show HN: Subvim – Vim customized to be like SublimeText by vitalique on Saturday April 06, 2013 @05:57PM (#5505199)

Yep, using macros are the way to go for a task like this one. I'd use 'A' here to jump into the insert mode at the end of line though (commenting because '$i' part made me realize that I had probably never used '$' for movement at all).

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Re:Show HN: Subvim – Vim customized to be like SublimeText by efnx on Sunday April 07, 2013 @02:56PM (#5508204)

That's a good point, '$i' starts inserting just before the last character, whereas with 'A' you'd save the '$i' but have to delete the quote. One cat with many ways to skin it!

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