Re: [ jEdit-users ] Automated vertical text alignment

[Alan E. <ala...@gm...>]

This looks like a plugin feature request for TextTools.

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Alan Ezust <ala...@gm...> wrote:

> Are you saying you'd like a macro or action that lets you
> perform the alignment by inserting/removing spaces around the separator
> sequence of a given buffer or selection to make them line up?
>
> In this case, would the below the separator sequence be " = " ?
>
> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Jim Byrnes <jf_...@co...> wrote:
>
>> Is there a way in jEdit to automate the vertical alignment of text based
>> on a common separator.
>>
>> For example taking code like this:
>>
>>   // Before
>> var joe = 'joe';
>> var johnny = 'johnny';
>> var quaid = 'quaid';
>>
>> and transforming it to this:
>>
>> // After
>> var joe    = 'joe';
>> var johnny = 'johnny';
>> var quaid  = 'quaid';
>>
>> I've searched the help and looked at available plugins but didn't see
>> anything.
>>
>> Thanks,  Jim
>>
>