abbreviations of comments

[jeancf]

Hi,

I tried to create an abbreviation to add a separator line in my code like this:

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//----------------------------------------

I wanted the abbreviation to be //- but typing this sequence followed by CTRL+J does not do anything.

I also tried /, //, //-- and *-+ with no more success.

Are symbols in abbreviations limited to [A-Za-z0-9]?

Thanks,

/~jc

[Pecan]

I use "sep" as an abbreviation maybe 100 times a day. Works great.
Yes, you're correct; it seems that special chars cannot be used in abbreviations.

I go to abbreviations and enter "sep" as the abbreviation:


then enter the text for the abbreviation


then go to the editor; type sepCtrlJ and get: