plugin Cuda-Ext Align

[LuNik700]

Hello,
I quite new to CudaText but it seems to be a great editor for my needs. I would like to switch from VS Code cause CudaText is much more light weighted, offers great functionality and in my eyes has a better UI with an old-style toolbar.
I use it mainly for coding SQL and PL/SQL.

There is functionality I miss in the plugin Cuda-Ext respectively it does not work and doesn't offer enough flexibilty for aligning.

What I want is
1: align text for positions of carets in multiple lines
2: align text for selected text according to a flexible separator

I think the first functionality is absend at the moment!?!
"Cuda-Ext| Align |Align comma separated columns in selected lines" seens to work solely for a "," as a separator not for ";" or "|" ...
For the second request there is given functionality in the plugin Cuda-Ext ( Cuda-Ext| Align | Align in lines by separator ) but this sometimes behaves strange and works (if it works) only for the first occurance of the separator in a line ...

For example:
123; 2345; 234
23456;7868;2
45;frsf;afaf

results with ";" as separator in:
123 ; 2345; 234
23456;7868;2
45;frsf;afaf
(with the text being aligned in the first 2 lines at ";", but nothing more ...)

Another example with "X" as the chosen separator:
123 X 2345 234
23456X78682
45Xfrsfafaf

results in:
123 X 2345 234
23456X78682
45Xfrsfafaf
(with the text being aligned in the first 2 lines at "X" but not in the 3rd line)

Can somebody help? Do I use the plugin in a wrong way??? is there an alternative?

Best regards
Ludger

[uvviewsoft]

Thanks for report about CudaExt. Author is @kvichans but maybe I will try to fix that.

ps. Please use code-blocks of PHPBB forum.

[uvviewsoft]

About command "Align in lines by separator". It works ok. I checked it. Maybe you didn't select n lines before the command?

Before the command:

Call the command, enter ';', it gives

It works for FIRST separator in line.

[LuNik700]

Hi,
thanks for your quick reply! I did select the lines I wanted to apply that alignment to ...

Your example works with me as well! That's the strange thing ... in some (perhaps the most) cases ist works but sometimes it shows really strange behavior.

But just as example for the unexpected behavior ... if you mark the whole text and then align using ";" as the separator character then the last line ist skipped ...

Code: Select all

ddd,dddd,dddd
ddd;dddd;dddd
ddddddd;dddd;dddd
ddd;ddddddddd;dddd
dd;dddd;ddddddd
dddddddd;dddd

Code: Select all

ddd,dddd,dddd
ddd    ;dddd;dddd
ddddddd;dddd;dddd
ddd    ;ddddddddd;dddd
dd     ;dddd;ddddddd
dddddddd;dddd

Sorry I'm looking for a way to insert the corresponding screenshots, but I can't find a way to do that ([img] is off) ... Sorry, I'm not familiar with this forum software.

Best regards
Ludger

[LuNik700]

... and I forget to mention that if you select from the end to the beginning of the text (the opposite way you normally do) then the alignment doesn't work at all. Perhaps that is not common but sometimes I do it that way round ...

Have a nice weekend
Ludger

[uvviewsoft]

>if you mark the whole text and then align using ";" as the separator character then the last line ist skipped ...

Well, I didn't repeat it. I got -

Attach images by clicking 'Full editor' button in forum's reply. it has "Upload attachement" tab on bottom.

[uvviewsoft]

(Maybe post the video here? which shows your steps.)

About custom separator for the "Align comma-separated columns"- it will be implemented soon.

[LuNik700]

Attach images by clicking 'Full editor' button in forum's reply. it has "Upload attachement" tab on bottom.

I think I should get myself new glasses ... Got it!

About custom separator for the "Align comma-separated columns"- it will be implemented soon.

That is great news!!! Thanks in advance!!!

Here are the corresponding screenshots:

Best regards and thx
Ludger

PS. If you need a video for further clarification please let me know. I will then look for a way to record one ...

[uvviewsoft]

I confirm it, when last line don't have a EOL mark. To-fix.

[uvviewsoft]

Posted
issue https://github.com/kvichans/cuda_ext/issues/182
and issue https://github.com/kvichans/cuda_ext/issues/183

Pls wait because @kvichans is busy for some days.