Note You don't need this plugin! Instead, there's a very easy keymap that you can use that will do basically the exact same thing!
vim.keymap.set("n", "<Leader>eq", function()
-- ask user for which register they'd like to edit
local reg = vim.fn.getchar("Macro Register: ")
-- Obtain the content of the register
local reg_content = vim.fn.getreg("q")
-- Present the register content to the user to edit
local replaced_reg_content = vim.fn.input("> ", reg_content)
-- Take the user input and put it back into the register
vim.fn.setreg(reg, replaced_reg_content)
end, { silent = true, desc = "Edit a macro" })The vimscript version is almost identical because vim.fn.xxxx is simply a
wrapper around the vimscript functions.
Ever work on a long macro and need to change something about it half way through? sure ya have. This'll let you open up a nice window (either floating or split) where you can edit your macro. Neat huh?
open up the window with
<Leader>q{macro register you care about}
Then when you're done editing, just hit q and it'll save the macro to the register you wanted, or hit <esc> to abort! Cool!
MEdit should have default mappings out of the box, but you can set your own mappings if you want using let g:medit_no_mappings = 1 and then nmap {whatever you want} <Plug>MEdit
- Preview for changes to lines in the buffer you called things from
- Preserving your clipboard