[TxMt] Ability to set selection from a command

[Allan Odgaard]

On 03/11/2005, at 22.31, Matthew Gilbert wrote:

> I have frequently wanted the ability to replace some text in the  
> current document and set the selection through a command. Is this  
> possible? I can easily replace the entire document, but setting the  
> selection eludes me.

What can be done is instead use a macro. A macro can get the same  
command functionality (insert snippets etc.) using Text -> Filter  
Through Command…

That said, the need to somehow make a selection pre-executing a  
command is definitely useful. I'm toying a little with the thought of  
having commands specify what “unit” they work on, like word, line,  
paragraph etc. -- that's how I do for the build in stuff. But it  
might be more flexible just to have the command itself do the  
selection via a (future) scripting interface.

> In addition, I'd like access to the column number along with the  
> line number. I didn't see this as one of the exported environment  
> variables.

It's TM_COLUMN_NUMBER