ReplaceTextAction¶

Inherits

Replaces text in the currently focused text field.

Note

This action is currently only supported in the compositor plugin implementations and will only work in programs that support the Text Input Wayland protocol.

Configuration¶

Properties¶

Property	Type
replace_text	TextSubstitutionRule

TextSubstitutionRule¶

Property	Type	Description
regex	regex	Regular expression executed on text before the cursor, on the same line. On a successful match, the `match_0`, `match_1`, …, `match_4` variables are set to groups captured by the expression, where group `0` is the entire text, and the text is replaced with the value specified in the `replace` property.
replace	string	Text to replace the match with. Accepts dynamic values, evaluated asynchronously.

Property

Type

Description

regex

regex

Regular expression executed on text before the cursor, on the same line.

On a successful match, the match_0, match_1, …, match_4 variables are set to groups captured by the expression, where group 0 is the entire text, and the text is replaced with the value specified in the replace property.

replace

string

Text to replace the match with. Accepts dynamic values, evaluated asynchronously.

Examples¶

replace_text:
  # :calc{2+2} -> 4
  - regex: :calc{(.*)}
    replace:
      command: printf "$(qalc -t "$match_1")"

   # :email -> example@example.com
  - regex: :email
    replace: example@example.com