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mrblister
mrblister

Reputation: 11

Using textmate for ruby, what how do I move the cursor outside of brackets?

I'm new to textmate, ruby... programming...

Lets say I'm writing the following:

{::Rails:root}

Textmate will create both sets of {} when I type the first one. Once I've entered ::Rails:root within the {} how do I get textmate to jump outside of the {} without using the arrow keys? Is there a key stroke or command that I just dont know the name of or is using the arrow keys the correct method?

Thanks for dealing with me seriously new coder question!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 348

Answers (3)

Ryan Castillo
Ryan Castillo

Reputation: 1125

If you want to stay on the same line you simply type '}' to overwrite the autocomplete. If you want to get out of the autocomplete and go directly to the next line its cmd + enter.

If you like to see semicolons at the end of your ruby commands, you also have the option of pressing cmd + shift + enter.

UPDATE: As @Jake stated in the comments, you also have the option of pressing cmd + right arrow to get to the end of the line. You do have to press the arrow but you save keystrokes in cases where there is a nested autocomplete such as

("Some text #{variable}")

So instead of pressing '}', then '"', then ')' you could simply press cmd + right arrow to get to the end.

Upvotes: 3

RyanWilcox
RyanWilcox

Reputation: 13972

Edit -> Select -> Enclosing Brackets might be your friend here, depending on what you're trying to do. Do that then right arrow will take you to the end of the brackets/{}s/etc.

I use a similar approach for one of the macros in my Motion Commands TextMate Bundle

Upvotes: 0

Jake Dempsey
Jake Dempsey

Reputation: 6312

You should be able to just do cmd + enter

Upvotes: 0

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