Wrap/surround selected text in forms with double quote (and whatever you want: single quote, comma, brace, curly, parenthesis, ...).
IntelliJ Surround My Text! Extension
This extension allows you to wrap/surround a selected text in a editable content (like form fields) with a character of your choice. This is particularly useful when needing to quote a word with the \"quotation marks\" key of your keyboard, but also surrounded with parenthesis.
ℹ️ Example, I have made a text selection for the word \"dolor\", next I push the left parenthesis key:
BEFORE: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
AFTER: Lorem ipsum (dolor) sit amet.
This extension allow more than the simple & double quotes, below the default configuration:
### Simple wrap (left character is the same of right):
\" (double quotation mark) \"
¨ (diaeresis (umlaut)) ¨
' (apostrophe) '
¸ (cedilla) ¸
` (back-tick or grave accent) `
´ (acute accent) ´
· (middle dot) ·
. (dot or full stop) .
* (asterisk) *
º (masculine ordinal indicator) º
ª (feminine ordinal Indicator) ª
° (degree symbol) °
% (percent sign) %
= (equal sign) =
+ (plus sign) +
! (exclamation mark) !
| (vertical bar) |
¦ (broken bar) ¦
~ (tilde) ~
¯ (macron) ¯
_ (low line) _
- (hyphen-minus) -
: (colon) :
¤ (currency sign) ¤
§ (section sign) §
### Simple wrap (left character is different of right):
< (less-than sign, greater-than sign) >
˂ (modifier letter left arrowhead, modifier letter right arrowhead) ˃
« (left-pointing double angle quotation mark, right-pointing double angle quotation mark) »
“ (left double quotation mark, right double quotation mark) ”
ʿ (modifier letter left half ring, modifier letter right half ring) ʾ
( (left parenthesis, right parenthesis) )
[ (left square bracket, right square bracket) ]
{ (left curly bracket, right curly bracket) }
... and more! Customize it, and add lot of more characters as you want. All unicode + emoji are fully compatible.
✓ Light & fast
✓ No ads!
✓ Minimal extension permissions required
✓ Fully customizable
Works well:
✓ Leave selection intact after character wrapping (selection include all the the wrapped text + left/right chars.)
✓ Editor history preserved (undo/redo inside a form field)
100% compatible with:
✓ All unicode chars
✓ All emoji
✓ Gmail & other \"fake\" input fields
## How to use this extension:
1. In an editable form field, make a text selection; select a word, part of a word or all the text for example ...
2. Press the double quotation mark key: \", the selected text will be\" surrounded by quotation marks).
### Create a new character configuration:
1. Indicate the character (the key on your keyboard) that will trigger the action when a text is selected
2. (optional) You can choose to \"surround\" the selected text with a character on the right different from that on the left
### Deactivate a character configuration:
You can, in order to keep your settings for a character, choose to temporarily deactivate a character. To do this, click on the check box on the right entitled \"Activated?\".
### Remove a character configuration:
You can permanently delete a character its parameters. To do this, click on the button on the right entitled \"Delete\".
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install IntelliJ Surround My Text! extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install IntelliJ Surround My Text! extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install IntelliJ Surround My Text! extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the IntelliJ Surround My Text! Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension file
Select and download the IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install IntelliJ Surround My Text! extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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