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List:       ktexteditor-devel
Subject:    Re: Adding Textmate-like snippets to Kate
From:       Anders Lund <anders () alweb ! dk>
Date:       2008-01-24 20:18:07
Message-ID: 200801242118.07878.anders () alweb ! dk
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On Thursday 24 January 2008, Matt Rogers wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm in the process of adding textmate-like snippet support to KTextEditor
> based implementations in the form of a KTextEditor plugin. The behavior I
> want to implement is described at
> http://macromates.com/textmate/manual/snippets#snippets. After looking at
> how KatePart is implemented, I have a few questions.
>
> Does the template interface support what I want to do? I think it's
> basically the same thing, only rather than working with whole files, i'm
> working with little bits of text.

The template interface can replace macros in the inserted text, so it looks 
like you want that for variables. I used it in the kate file template plugin, 
so look there for an example.

> I was initially thinking that I would install an event filter on a
> KTextEditor::View object, but since KatePart does that already, will that
> work without interfering with other things in KatePart?

Why would you want an event filter? for changes in the text, use the 
textChanged() signal.

> Also, if others have better ideas, I'm open to them. :)
>
> Thanks
> --
> Matt



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Anders

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