Simple indent macro

David · Mar 17, 2005#12005-03-17T16:02+00:00

I am having trouble creating a simple macro that indents a currently selected block. I have tried RunTool with "Indent", "Indent Current Selection" and a few other combinations and I can't seem to get the correct syntax. Has someone done this and can you tell me what I need in order to create a "working" macro for indent (and UnIndent) for a selected block??

TIA

mrainey56 · Mar 17, 2005#22005-03-17T16:23+00:00

If you're not using word wrap, have you tried selecting a block and hitting the Tab key? That works well for me

David · Mar 17, 2005#32005-03-17T16:33+00:00

I wanted to indent by 1 column (space) at a time to align blocks of text.. Shift Tab moves it further than I wanted.

mrainey56 · Mar 17, 2005#42005-03-17T18:16+00:00

How about selecting the block, then clicking Format > Add Indents

It defaults to 1 space but that can be overridden - would be more flexible than a macro.

If it works, you could put a button on your toolbar and make it easy to access.

David · Mar 17, 2005#52005-03-17T18:29+00:00

I guess I was just interestedin how to get the syntax for something like that to work. I have since found an alternative method that satisfied my requirement. If anyone can post an example of a macro for indenting a previously selected block, I would appreciated it (as an educational point).

mrainey56 · Mar 17, 2005#62005-03-17T19:12+00:00

Try this with Unix regular expression mode turned on.

InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOn
Find RegExp "^"
Replace All SelectText " "