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# -*- mode: snippet -*-
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# name: Command that works on region or word
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# contributor : Xah Lee
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# --
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;; example of a command that works on current word or text selection
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(defun down-case-word-or-region ()
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"Lower case the current word or text selection."
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(interactive)
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(let (pos1 pos2 meat)
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(if (and transient-mark-mode mark-active)
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(setq pos1 (region-beginning)
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pos2 (region-end))
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(setq pos1 (car (bounds-of-thing-at-point 'symbol))
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pos2 (cdr (bounds-of-thing-at-point 'symbol))))
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; now, pos1 and pos2 are the starting and ending positions
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; of the current word, or current text selection if exists
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;; put your code here.
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$0
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;; Some example of things you might want to do
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(downcase-region pos1 pos2) ; example of a func that takes region as args
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(setq meat (buffer-substring-no-properties pos1 pos2)) ; grab the text.
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(delete-region pos1 pos2) ; get rid of it
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(insert "newText") ; insert your new text
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)
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)
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