Actions Reference

Actions

application

debug	Does nothing, but a good place for breakpoints when debugging Merman.
quit	Quits the application. Shows confirmation if the document has unsaved changes.
save	Save the document at the current path.

array

copy	Copy the selected elements.
cut	Copy and delete the selected elements.
delete	Delete the selected elements.
enter	Enter the first selected element.
exit	Exit the array.
gather_next	Gather the next element from the selection. Makes the gathered element the leading edge.
gather_previous	Gather the previous element from the selection. Makes the gathered element the leading edge.
insert_after	Insert a gap after the selection.
insert_before	Insert a gap before the selection.
move_after	Move the selection after the next element.
move_before	Move the selection before the next element.
next	Select the next part in the atom.
next_element	Select the next element, deselecting everything else.
paste	Replace the selected elements with the copied elements
prefix	Wrap the lead selected element with a prefix gap.
previous	Select the previous part in the atom.
previous_element	Select the previous element, deselecting everything else.
release_next	Remove the next element from the selection. Makes the following selected element the lead.
release_previous	Remove the previous element from the selection. Makes the following selected element the lead.
suffix	Wrap the lead selected element with a suffix gap
window	Restrict the view to the tree rooted at the selected lead element.

atom

copy	Copy the child atom.
cut	Copy and delete the child atom.
delete	Delete the child atom (leaves a gap in its place).
enter	Enter the child atom.
exit	Exit the parent atom.
next	Select the next part in the parent atom.
paste	Paste the copied document subtree as an atom. This replaces the current child atom. If the clipboard does not hold a single parsable subtree, this fails.
prefix	Wraps the child atom in a prefix gap.
previous	Select the previous part in the parent atom.
suffix	Wraps the child atom in a suffix gap.
window	Restrict the view to the tree of the child atom.

editor

click_hovered	Click the hovered element.
redo	Redo the last undone action.
scroll_next	Scroll in the forward transverse direction.
scroll_next_alot	Scroll alot in the forward transverse direction.
scroll_previous	Scroll in the backward transverse direction.
scroll_previous_alot	Scroll alot in the backward transverse direction.
scroll_reset	Adjust the scroll so the selection is visible.
undo	Undo the last action.
window_clear	Remove view restrictions.
window_down	If the view is restricted, move the root of the view down towards the selection, away from the document root.
window_up	If the view is restricted, move the root of the view up towards the document root.

gap

choose	Fill the gap with the selected type.
choose_%s (%s = index)	Fill the gap with the choice at the specified index, numbered from 0.
next_choice	Select the next choice.
previous_choice	Select the previous choice.

lua actions module

%s (%s = lua action id)

Run the Lua function with the specified id.

modes module

mode_%s (%s = mode id)

Switch to the mode with the specified id.

primitive

copy	Copy selected text.
cut	Copy the selected text and delete.
delete_next	Delete the selection or following character.
delete_previous	Delete the selection or preceding character.
exit	Exit the primitive.
gather_next	Add the following character to the selection.
gather_next_line	Add the next line to the selection.
gather_next_line_end	Extend the selection to the end of the current line.
gather_next_word	Add the next word to the selection.
gather_previous	Add the preceding character to the selection.
gather_previous_line	Add the previous line to the selection.
gather_previous_line_start	Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line.
gather_previous_word	Add the preceding word to the selection.
join	Join the selected lines or the next line with the current line if no lines are selected.
line_begin	Move the cursor to the start of the line.
line_end	Move the cursor to the end of the line.
next	Select the next part of the atom.
next_element	Move the cursor forward one character.
next_line	Move the cursor forward one line.
next_word	Move the cursor forward one word.
paste	Paste the text, replacing the selection.
previous	Select the previous part of the atom.
previous_element	Move the cursor backward one character.
previous_line	Move the cursor backward one line.
previous_word	Move the cursor backward one word.
release_next	Remove from the selection the character at the end.
release_next_line	Reduce the end of the selection by one line.
release_next_line_end	Reduce the selection to the start of the end line.
release_next_word	Remove from the selection the word at the end.
release_previous	Remove from the selection the character at the start.
release_previous_line	Reduce the start of the selection by one line.
release_previous_line_start	Reduce the selection to the end of the start line.
release_previous_word	Remove from the selection the word at the start.
split	Delete selected text and split the line at the cursor.