Script Roundup: textobj-word-column.vim, refactor-rails.vim

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textobj-word-column.vim

textobj-word-column.vim by Jim Garvin adds extra text-objects:

• ac: A column
• ic: Inner column
• aC: A COLUMN, based on aW
• iC: Inner COLUMN, based on iW

These text-objects can be combined with other commands. For example, vic will visually select a column. The author has made an animated gif that demonstrates the plugin with some Ruby code.

refactor-rails.vim

refactor-rails.vim (GitHub: sandeepravi / refactor-rails.vim, License: Vim) by Sandeep Ravichandran is designed to help refactor Rails projects, and includes commands like these:

• riv: Select an instance variable in Visual mode, then use this to rename it
• em: Extract selected code into a new method
• rc: Rename a controller, including all associated helpers and test cases