boxcar
a vim plugin to create and edit configurable unicode boxes
! experimental and unstable
still very experimental and liable to have odd behaviors and bugs. please see CONTRIBUTING if you would like to help improve this plugin.
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usage
call :BoxcarMake inside a markdown code-block i.e. inside a code-fence of
three back-ticks.
``` ```
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``` ┃ ┏━━━> ┃█┃ cursor is inside box
with cursor here ┃ ┗━┛
call :BoxcarMake ━━━━┛ ```
and then either resize the box with e.g. :BoxcarResize 3 3 with your
cursor inside the box, or call :BoxcarOn and then start
typing inside a box in insert mode. Be aware that BoxcarOn requires the user
to be inside a box in order to type. To disable, call :BoxcarOff.
If you first resize a box to your desired size, you can type inside of it with
'Replace mode', by e.g. typing R in normal mode. Otherwise BoxcarOn allows
you to grow a box as large as you like, as you type. current behavior is not
smart enough to handle multiline yet, so its a bit of a manual process, of
BoxcarResize {lines} {cols} and 'Replace mode'.
Commands
:BoxcarOn :BoxcarOn Enables auto-grow as you type inside a box. Call 'BoxcarOff' to disable ! hitting enter will not work as expected
:BoxcarOff :BoxcarOff BoxcarOff disables auto-grow as you type mode.
:BoxcarMake :BoxcarMake Create a new 3x3 box whose top-left corner is under the cursor
:BoxcarResize {y} {x} :BoxcarResize Resize a box underneath the cursor by {y} lines and {x} cols. Cursor must be fully inside, i.e. not on a border.
Ex: BoxcarResize 4 3
resizes the box under the cursor by 4 lines and 3 columns
bugs
there are many, mostly related to resizing a box vertically when there are other boxes around. It works ok, but for now, it's recommended to think top down and left-right and try to ...square away... the top and left before adding more boxes to the right and down.