[TxMt] Re: Extract Function command for ActionScript

[Benjamin Jackson]

On Apr 15, 2006, at 7:06 PM, Benjamin Jackson wrote:

>> As for how to go about this, I attached a bundle with a macro and a
>> script, the macro does:
>>
>>   1) replace all in selection, adding 0xFFFC as the first/last
>> character (this is the unicode object replacement character, so I’d
>> be surprised if your script already have such characters)
>>   2) select all
>>   3) call transform.rb with input set to document and output to
>> insert as snippet
>>
>> The transform.rb script then reads stdin, does a split on 0xFFFC
>> (resulting in an array with the before/selection/after), snippet-
>> escapes each of the 3 parts, and then inserts a snippet which puts
>> >>> and <<< around the selection, but leaves those added characters
>> unselected, when replacing the document.
>
> Nice!! +2 for Allan :D

One thing I noticed... in the bundle you attached, the code is in a  
file named transform.1.rb, and transform.rb is blank.

Also, I updated the post with Allan's solution:

http://www.unfitforprint.com/articles/2006/04/15/pimping-my-editor- 
refactoring-take-1