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On 10/04/2012 02:20 PM, ping wrote:
>
>
> On 10/04/2012 02:04 PM, ping wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 10/04/2012 12:04 PM, Charles Campbell wrote:
>>> ping wrote:
>>>> as in subject, suppose we have a gq'ed block already:
>>>>
>>>> 0        1         2
>>>> 12345678901234567890123456789
>>>> lsdjflsdlksjfsdlfjsld     123
>>>> lsjfsdfksdjfldsfsdlsl     456
>>>> lsjdlfsdlfjsalfslfsjs     789
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> now I want to re-format the character blocks , for example, extend
>>>> them from current length 21 to some other length, say, 25, or squeeze
>>>> to 18, without affacting the "digit blocks".
>>>>
>>>> is it possible at all with any command or plugins?
>>>>
>>> Not a perfect solution, because the righthand side digits may move (as a
>>> column) a bit, but:
>>>
>>> * set tw=(new value here)
>>> * ctrl-v block of characters
>>> * :B norm! gqap
>>>
>>> That also assumes that the text within is a paragraph, too.
>>>
>>> The ":B" is supported by my vis plugin:
>>>
>>> You can get vis.vim from:
>>>
>>>      http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=1195
>>> (stable)
>>>      http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#VIS         (cutting
>>> edge)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> C Campbell
>>>
>>
>> thanks! I was just thinking to look at your vim website for some help...
>>
>> but it looks not always work well, sometime it even change the text
>> sequences, is there any internal "sort" in the process flows?
>>
>>
>> the example text:
>>
>> LUCY CRAFT: Japan             and China 'normal
>> 40 years ago and i            n terms of econom
>> relations, are lit            erally 'joined'
>> their cross-border             trade reaching $
>> last year. Their p            olitical relation
>> meanwhile, has bee            n a constant sour
>> And yet while anti            -Japanese 'hostil
>> has 'flared up' re            peatedly over the
>> the recent widespr            ead 'fury' target
>> government offices             and businesses o
>> week, 'blindsided'             many    here - like
>> 72-year-old 'green            grocer' Hiroko Iw
>>
>>
>>
>> I set tw=50, c-v selected the left block, move cursor to the bottom CHAR
>> 'n', then :B normal! gqap
>> and I got this:
>>
>>
>>
>>                Their p meanwhile, has              and China 'normal n
>> terms
>>                bee And yet while anti              of econom erally
>> 'joined'
>>                has 'flared up' re the              trade reaching $
>> olitical
>>                recent widespr                      relation n a constant
>> sour
>>                government offices week,            -Japanese 'hostil
>> peatedly
>>                'blindsided' 72-year-old            over the ead 'fury'
>> target
>>                'green                              and businesses o many
>> here
>>              - like grocer' Hiroko Iw
>>                LUCY CRAFT: Japan 40
>>                years ago and i
>>                relations, are lit their
>>                cross-border last year.
>>
>>
>> so the text block that I applied the gqap just got indented, making them
>> looks like 50 textwidth, but not re-wrap the whole block?
>>
>
>
>    "That also assumes that the text within is a paragraph, too."
>
> oh I got it, I have to test it with these text, making it "within a
> parag"...
>
> LUCY CRAFT: Japan and China         'normalized ties'
> 40 years ago and in terms of         economic
> relations, are literally 'jo        ined'  'at the hip';
> their cross-border trade rea        ching $340 billion
> last year. Their political r        elationship,
> meanwhile, has been a consta        nt source of 'tension'
> And yet while anti-Japanese         'hostility' in China
> has 'flared up' repeatedly o        ver the years,
> the recent widespread 'fury'         targeted at Japanese
> <\n>            <---- must have a new line here
>
>
> it work!
>
> on the other hand, sometime it doesn't work well...
>
> see I have this texts:
>
> LUCY CRAFT: Japan and China 'normalized ties'             aaaaaaaaaaa
> 40 years ago and in terms of economic                    aaaaaaaaaaa
> relations, are literally 'joined'  'at the hip';            aaaaaaaaaaa
> their cross-border trade reaching $340 billion              aaaaaaaaaaa
> last year. Their political relationship,                    aaaaaaaaaaa
> meanwhile, has been a constant source of 'tension'.         aaaaaaaaaaa
> And yet while anti-Japanese 'hostility' in China         aaaaaaaaaaa
> has 'flared up' repeatedly over the years,                  aaaaaaaaaaa
> the recent widespread 'fury' targeted at Japanese         aaaaaaaaaaa
> government offices and businesses over the last                 aaaaaaaaaaa
> week, 'blindsided' many    here - like                 aaaaaaaaaaa
> 72-year-old 'greengrocer' Hiroko Iwasaki.             aaaaaaaaaaa
>
>
> now I set tw=60 and a :B normal! gqap turned it into:
>
> LUCY CRAFT: Japan and China 'normalized ties'         40    aaaaaaaaaaa
> years ago and in terms of economic                relations,    aaaaaaaaaaa
> are literally 'joined'  'at the hip';        their              aaaaaaaaaaa
> cross-border trade reaching $340 billion          last year.    aaaaaaaaaaa
> Their political relationship,                meanwhile, has     aaaaaaaaaaa
> been a constant source of 'tension'.     And yet while          aaaaaaaaaaa
> anti-Japanese 'hostility' in China     has 'flared up'      aaaaaaaaaaa
> repeatedly over the years,              the recent              aaaaaaaaaaa
> widespread 'fury' targeted at Japanese     government offices
> aaaaaaaaaaa
> and businesses over the last         week, 'blindsided' many aaaaaaaaaaa
> here - like             72-year-old 'greengrocer'    aaaaaaaaaaa
> Hiroko Iwasaki.                                         aaaaaaaaaaa
>
> now look at:
> 'normalized ties'         40
> economic                relations,
> hip';        their
> ....
>
>
> why there are many gaps between the last word of each line to the
> previous word?
>
>
> thanks!

ok that is the 'old' version in www.vim.org

I tested with the cutting version and it looks better.

I'll try using it at my work and feedback issues if I have.
thanks!

regards
ping
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