Hi, haven't really used macroing for a lot as I've found it too limited to do something to my taste.

Anyways, I'd like to have a macro that does this:
run the macro and have it like this: Now, I made a macro that does this, but I don't like it, so I was wondering if someone who has more knowledge of the macroing facilities has a better idea. If possible, I'd like to have it run without having to open a new tab, but as I can't store linenumbers etc, I dunno how to.

Here's the macro anyways (need to have code selected before running it): The same with the uncomment macro:

Following two macros do what you I think you asked.
Assumptions are:
1) you have desired code highlighted
2) highlight was done in normal mode not column mode
3) your highlighting entire lines (put mouse left of column 1 click and drag down)

What macro does is COPY the offending code (not cut it)
It then takes this highlighted range and turns everyline into a constant "tag /* */"
we then go to top of file and find the first tag
arrow over into the center of our /* */ pair and in column mode paste our code
last step ist to remove all occurances of the tag string and put us back into normal mode.


InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOff
Copy
Find RegExp "%*$"
Replace All SelectText "/* */"
Top
EndSelect
Find "/*"
Key RIGHT ARROW
Key RIGHT ARROW
ColumnModeOn
Paste
Key HOME
Find "/*"
Replace All "/*"
ColumnModeOff



To undo what the other macro did is very easy.
Use same assumptions as other macro and simply do two replaces
WITHIN the selected range, one for "beginning of line /*"
and the other for "*/ end of line"

Find RegExp "%/^*"
Replace All SelectText ""
Find RegExp "^*/$"
Replace All SelectText ""

Well, that doesn't really work as I intended ^^

1. is correct
2. is correct
3. is correct

The problem with your version is:

you can't have several sections commented, as it will always find the topmost section (which will cause it to look... funny ^^).

The format is also not correct. it gives the result of
/* * here comes the code/ (easy fixed tho).

I appreciate the time taken tho =) If one could just have something like 'Top' and keep it inside the selection.

I redid the uncomment macro as it was kinda unnecessary to have it like that. Now I use: (this however leave part of it selected on exit, dunno how to get it off without inserting a cursor move...)

I'm pressed for time, and gotta go however the code in my 1st reply doesn't look right. There was supposed to be a "myuniquestring" in there.
The following should resolve your concerns. I did one quick test seems to work just fine but as I said, gotto go.
bye.


InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOff
Copy
Find RegExp "%*$"
Replace All SelectText "myuniquestring/* */"
Top
EndSelect
Find "myuniquestring/*"
Key RIGHT ARROW
Key RIGHT ARROW
ColumnModeOn
Paste
Key HOME
Find "myuniquestring/*"
Replace All "/*"
ColumnModeOff