CodeBuddy Plugin for IntelliJ

Enhanced text editing capabilities, inspired by TextMate.

Install from https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/16252-codebuddy.

Headless Find & Replace (no Editor Search Controls)

• Use Selection for Find - ⌘E¹
• Use Selection for Replace - ⇧⌘E¹
• Find All - ⇧⌘F¹
• Replace - ⌥⌘G¹
• Replace All in Selection - ⌃⇧⌘G¹

Text Selection

• Select Paragraph - ⌃⌥P¹
• Select Enclosing Typing Pairs - ⇧⌘B¹

Text Manipulation

• Twiddle - ⌃T - Twiddle/swap/cycle between selected words¹

CodeBuddy Keymap

• TextMate inspired shortcuts

Enhanced/Quick Column Selection Mode

Activate on Settings | Editor | CodeBuddy

• When text is selected, press ⌥ to toggle between Selection → Block Selection
• Crosshair cursor when Column Selection Mode is active
• Exit Column Selection Mode by pressing arrow up, down, ⌃, ⇧, or ⌘.
• Press arrow up or down to return to single cursor

¹ When using the CodeBuddy Keymap

Installation

• From the marketplace:

  https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/16252-codebuddy

• Using IDE built-in plugin system:

  Settings/Preferences > Plugins > Marketplace > Search for "CodeBuddy" > Install Plugin

• Manually:

  Download the latest release and install it manually using Settings/Preferences > Plugins > ⚙️ > Install plugin from disk...

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Plugin based on the IntelliJ Platform Plugin Template.