Best paren editing plugin for evil mode

Best paren editing plugin for evil mode

[kfjwheeler]

Hello,

I'm a long time emacs user, first time evil-mode user.  I'm wondering what the best option is for editing S expressions in evil mode.  I've tried evil-smartparens, but I'm completely at a loss about how to use it.

Does anyone know of any good options?

Thanks

Re: Best paren editing plugin for evil mode

[Aleksandar Simic]

Hello

try not to think of it as editing text, but as editing 'trees' of data.

Maybe have a look at this interactive tutorial:

http://danmidwood.com/content/2014/11/21/animated-paredit.html

And maybe this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubcERtDyLDw

Hope that helps
Alex


On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:46 AM, <kfjwheeler@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm a long time emacs user, first time evil-mode user.  I'm wondering what
> the best option is for editing S expressions in evil mode.  I've tried
> evil-smartparens, but I'm completely at a loss about how to use it.
>
> Does anyone know of any good options?
>
> Thanks
>

Re: Best paren editing plugin for evil mode

[Kaylen Wheeler]

Thanks for the tip!

On May 18, 2017 12:56 AM, "Aleksandar Simic" <asimic@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello
>
> try not to think of it as editing text, but as editing 'trees' of data.
>
> Maybe have a look at this interactive tutorial:
>
> http://danmidwood.com/content/2014/11/21/animated-paredit.html
>
> And maybe this video:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubcERtDyLDw
>
> Hope that helps
> Alex
>
>
> On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:46 AM, <kfjwheeler@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm a long time emacs user, first time evil-mode user.  I'm wondering
>> what the best option is for editing S expressions in evil mode.  I've tried
>> evil-smartparens, but I'm completely at a loss about how to use it.
>>
>> Does anyone know of any good options?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

Re: Best paren editing plugin for evil mode

[cetag]

On Wed, 17 May 2017 22:46:32 -0700, kfjwheeler wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm a long time emacs user, first time evil-mode user.  I'm wondering
> what the best option is for editing S expressions in evil mode.  I've
> tried evil-smartparens, but I'm completely at a loss about how to use
> it.
> 
> Does anyone know of any good options?
> 
> Thanks

Sorry you've had no response to this. 

So many modes, where to start. As you're using evil-mode, then perhaps 
roll-your-own with enhancements from another mode. Or indeed persist with 
evil-smartparens. Sacha Chua blogs well on custom init files. 

Personally, I'm not sure where best to go to next. Helm, Ido, paredit. 
There seems a steep learning curve with each. I have completion help in 
Slime already.