Using Vim as an HTML editor

Question

You know how Notepad++ has this feature that when you click on a tag (say ) it automatically highlights the ending tag () as well? What\'s it called? And how do you tweak Vim to

Answer 1

wrap selected text with tags:

    function! VisualTagsWrap()
        if !exists('g:tags_to_wrap')
            let g:tags_to_wrap=[]
        endif
        let g:tags_to_wrap=split(input('space separated tags to wrap block: ', join(g:tags_to_wrap, ' ')), '\s\+')
        if len(g:tags_to_wrap)>0
            execute 'normal! `>a'
            execute 'normal! `<').'>'
        endif
    endfunction


vnoremap ,w :call VisualTagsWrap()

highlight closing bracket for tags:

set matchpairs+=<:>

dummy text (type "lorem" in insert mode):

inoreabbrev lorem Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi.