Pair character autocompletion plugin for gedit

A gedit plugin that automatically inserts brackets, quotes, and parenthesis.

Usage

Automatically inserts a closing parenthesis ) whenever an opening parenthesis ( is typed. The default paired characters are (), [], {}, "", '', and ``. The plugin is smart enough to automatically overwrite existing closing brackets when appropriate.

Selecting a block of text and typing an opening parenthesis or quote character will enclose the selection in quotes or parenthesis.

To quickly jump out of nested quotes or brackets and start a newline, type Ctrl+Return. To jump to the end of the line, insert a semicolon, and start a newline, type Ctrl+Shift+Return.

Custom sets of per-language paired characters are supported. To change the default paired characters, or add support for new languages, edit the file pair_char_lang.py.

Installation

1. Download the latest version of the plugin and extract it. Be sure to download the a version of the plugin compatible with your version of gedit.
2. Run the install.sh script.
3. Restart gedit if it is already started.
4. Select Edit->Preferences from the menu. Click on the Plugins tab and enable the Pair Character Completion plugin.