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jcromartie on April 29, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: TextMate Basics Tutorial

You're approaching it the wrong way. TextMate inserts matching pairs around the selection. Just type 2*, then select a+4 and hit (.

axod on April 29, 2009 [–]

I'm too old to change the way I work ;) The extra hassle for saving a keypress isn't worth it IMHO.

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