Abbreviation that includes "\t" literally (not for a TAB char)

[lee321987]

I'm trying to create an abbreviation that includes a backslash followed by the letter "t", but when I try to utilize the abbreviation it's inserting a tab in place of these two chars. I guess I need to escape the backslash -- how? Double slashes does not work.

TIA

[Minikori]

Quite confused at your question, are you saying that in strings it replaces \t with a tab? Like \n does a carriage return?

[lee321987]

@Minikori

Yes. This function is described at the top of the file abbrev.properties. No mention of a bypass is made.

Edited January 3, 2010 by lee321987

[Malkey]

I'm trying to create an abbreviation that includes a backslash followed by the letter "t", but when I try to utilize the abbreviation it's inserting a tab in place of these two chars. I guess I need to escape the backslash -- how? Double slashes does not work.

TIA

Note result of example.

\t produces a horizontal tab white space;

\\t produces \t

ConsoleWrite(StringFormat('"\n12\t3\\t4\t5%d\n\n"', 6))
#cs
Result is:-
"
12  3\t4    56

"
#ce

[lee321987]

It doesn't work in an abbreviation.

Thanks for the effort.

[martin]

It doesn't work in an abbreviation.

Thanks for the effort.

What do you mean by an abreviation?

[lee321987]

What do you mean by an abreviation?

Into this file:

"C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\SciTE\Properties\au3.keywords.abbreviations.properties"

I add this entry:

snd

Into this file:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\abbrev.properties

I add this entry:

snd=SoundPlay("C:\Windows\Media\\tomtom_double.wav", 1)\n|

Then in SciTE I type this:

snd

Immediately upon typing the "d", the entire "snd" turns red in color (indicating it's an abbreviation), I then hit {SPACE] key to activate the abbreviation, but instead of this

SoundPlay("C:\Windows\Media\tomtom_double.wav", 1)

i get this:

SoundPlay("C:\Windows\Media\    omtom_double.wav", 1)

(sorry if this is over-explanatory -- I've had a lot of caffine)

Edited January 3, 2010 by lee321987

[Jos]

Try using Ctrl+B in stead of space to expand.

Think you hit on a bug here in the LUA code.

Jos

[Jos]

Try using Ctrl+B in stead of space to expand.

Think you hit on a bug here in the LUA code.

Jos

Replace the current AutoItTools:Abbreviations Func in AutoItTools.lua with this "simple" func:

function AutoItTools:Abbreviations()
    editor:DeleteBack()
    scite.MenuCommand(IDM_ABBREV)
end

This should fix the issue.

Edited January 3, 2010 by Jos

[lee321987]

@post # 8:

Try using Ctrl+B in stead of space to expand.

Think you hit on a bug here in the LUA code.

Jos

That worked.

I just had to rewrite it so all the backslashes are escaped (when using {SPACE} to expand it wasn't required).

"C:\\Windows\\Media\\tomtom_double.wav"

Edited January 4, 2010 by lee321987

[lee321987]

@post # 9:

OK, I replaced the AutoItTools:Abbreviations Func, and now it works like it should with space or CTRL+b.

Just two things left:

1) In case this helps -- I now have to escape all backslashes (even if I use space to expand).

2) Is it OK for me to leave this Func like this?

Thanks for the help.

[Jos]

@post # 9:

OK, I replaced the AutoItTools:Abbreviations Func, and now it works like it should with space or CTRL+b.

Just two things left:

1) In case this helps -- I now have to escape all backslashes (even if I use space to expand).

2) Is it OK for me to leave this Func like this?

Thanks for the help.

Yea,this is really the way it should have been to begin with. I tried to rewrite the Ctrl+B function in LUA which was not needed at all as we know now.

I will update this for the next release of SciTE4AutoIt3.

Jos