Tutorial for Emmet.vim
mattn <[email protected]>
1. Expand an Abbreviation
Type the abbreviation as 'div>p#foo$*3>a' and type '<c-y>,'.
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<div>
<p id="foo1">
<a href=""></a>
</p>
<p id="foo2">
<a href=""></a>
</p>
<p id="foo3">
<a href=""></a>
</p>
</div>
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2. Wrap with an Abbreviation
Write as below.
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test1
test2
test3
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Then do visual select(line wise) and type '<c-y>,'.
Once you get to the 'Tag:' prompt, type 'ul>li*'.
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<ul>
<li>test1</li>
<li>test2</li>
<li>test3</li>
</ul>
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If you type a tag, such as 'blockquote', then you'll see the following:
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<blockquote>
test1
test2
test3
</blockquote>
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3. Balance a Tag Inward
type '<c-y>d' in insert mode.
4. Balance a Tag Outward
type '<c-y>D' in insert mode.
5. Go to the Next Edit Point
type '<c-y>n' in insert mode.
6. Go to the Previous Edit Point
type '<c-y>N' in insert mode.
7. Update an <img>’s Size
Move cursor to the img tag.
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<img src="foo.png" />
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Type '<c-y>i' on img tag
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<img src="foo.png" width="32" height="48" />
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8. Merge Lines
select the lines, which include '<li>'
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<ul>
<li class="list1"></li>
<li class="list2"></li>
<li class="list3"></li>
</ul>
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and then type '<c-y>m'
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<ul>
<li class="list1"></li><li class="list2"></li><li class="list3"></li>
</ul>
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9. Remove a Tag
Move cursor in block
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<div class="foo">
<a>cursor is here</a>
</div>
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Type '<c-y>k' in insert mode.
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<div class="foo">
</div>
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And type '<c-y>k' in there again.
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10. Split/Join Tag
Move the cursor inside block
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<div class="foo">
cursor is here
</div>
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Type '<c-y>j' in insert mode.
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<div class="foo"/>
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And then type '<c-y>j' in there again.
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<div class="foo">
</div>
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11. Toggle Comment
Move cursor inside the block
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<div>
hello world
</div>
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Type '<c-y>/' in insert mode.
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<!-- <div>
hello world
</div> -->
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Type '<c-y>/' in there again.
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<div>
hello world
</div>
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12. Make an anchor from a URL
Move cursor to URL
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http://www.google.com/
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Type '<c-y>a'
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<a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>
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13. Make some quoted text from a URL
Move cursor to the URL
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http://github.com/
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Type '<c-y>A'
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<blockquote class="quote">
<a href="http://github.com/">Secure source code hosting and collaborative development - GitHub</a><br />
<p>How does it work? Get up and running in seconds by forking a project, pushing an existing repository...</p>
<cite>http://github.com/</cite>
</blockquote>
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14. Installing emmet.vim for the language you are using:
# cd ~/.vim
# unzip emmet-vim.zip
Or if you are using pathogen.vim:
# cd ~/.vim/bundle # or make directory
# unzip /path/to/emmet-vim.zip
Or if you get the sources from the repository:
# cd ~/.vim/bundle # or make directory
# git clone http://github.com/mattn/emmet-vim.git
15. Enable emmet.vim for the language you using.
You can customize the behavior of the languages you are using.
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# cat >> ~/.vimrc
let g:user_emmet_settings = {
\ 'php' : {
\ 'extends' : 'html',
\ 'filters' : 'c',
\ },
\ 'xml' : {
\ 'extends' : 'html',
\ },
\ 'haml' : {
\ 'extends' : 'html',
\ },
\}
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