Update install instructions

- Field number -> Field index

DEMO.md

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# vim: set buftype=nofile colorcolumn= scrolloff=0 noshowcmd:
+
+vim-easy-align
+==============
+
+Where's Lennon?
+---------------
+
+Paul McCartney 1942
+George Harrison 1943
+Ringo Starr 1940
+Pete Best 1941
+
+
+Formatting table
+----------------
+```
+
+| Option| Type | Default | Description |
+|--|--|--|--|
+| threads | Fixnum | 1 | number of threads in the thread pool |
+|queues |Fixnum | 1 | number of concurrent queues |
+|queue_size | Fixnum | 1000 | size of each queue |
+|   interval | Numeric | 0 | dispatcher interval for processing |
+|batch | Boolean | false | enables batch processing mode |
+ |batch_size | Fixnum | nil | maximum number of items in batch|
+ |logger | Logger | nil | logger instance for debug logs |
+
+```
+Operators with = sign
+---------------------
+```ruby
+
+a =
+a = 1
+bbbb = 2
+ccccccc = 3
+ccccccccccccccc
+ddd = 4
+eeee === eee = eee = eee=f
+fff = ggg += gg &&= gg
+g != hhhhhhhh == 888
+i   := 5
+i     %= 5
+i       *= 5
+j     =~ 5
+j   >= 5
+aa      =>         123
+aa <<= 123
+aa        >>= 123
+bbb               => 123
+c     => 1233123
+d   =>      123
+dddddd &&= 123
+dddddd ||= 123
+dddddd /= 123
+gg <=> ee
+
+```
+Formatting YAML (or JSON)
+-------------------------
+```yaml
+
+mysql:
+  # JDBC driver for MySQL database:
+  driver: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
+  # JDBC URL for the connection (jdbc:mysql://HOSTNAME/DATABASE)
+  url: jdbc:mysql://localhost/test
+  database: test
+  "user:pass":r00t:pa55
+
+```
+Using blockwise-visual mode or negative N-th parameter
+------------------------------------------------------
+```ruby
+
+options = { :caching => nil,
+            :versions => 3,
+            "cache=blocks" => false }.merge(options)
+
+```
+Commas
+------
+
+aaa,   bb,c
+d,eeeeeee
+fffff, gggggggggg,
+h, ,           ii
+j,,k
+
+

EXAMPLES.md

@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ my_object
 ```
 
 
-Using blockwise-visual mode or negative field index
----------------------------------------------------
+Using blockwise-visual mode or negative N-th parameter
+------------------------------------------------------
 
 You can try either:
 - select text around `=>` in blockwise-visual mode (`CTRL-V`) and `<Enter>=`

README.md

@@ -37,15 +37,17 @@ and extract in ~/.vim or
 [plugin](https://github.com/Shougo/neobundle.vim)
 [manager](https://github.com/MarcWeber/vim-addon-manager).
 
-### With Vundle
-
-Add the following line to your .vimrc,
-
-```vim
-Bundle 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'
-```
-
-then execute `:BundleInstall` command.
+- [Pathogen](https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen)
+  - `git clone https://github.com/junegunn/vim-easy-align.git ~/.vim/bundle/vim-easy-align`
+- [Vundle](https://github.com/gmarik/vundle)
+  1. Add `Bundle 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'` to .vimrc
+  2. Run `:BundleInstall`
+- [NeoBundle](https://github.com/Shougo/neobundle.vim)
+  1. Add `NeoBundle 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'` to .vimrc
+  2. Run `:NeoBundleInstall`
+- [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug)
+  1. Add `Plug 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'` to .vimrc
+  2. Run `:PlugInstall`
 
 Usage
 -----
@@ -56,8 +58,8 @@ variant `:EasyAlign!`) for visual mode.
 | Mode                      | Command                                          |
 | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
 | Interactive mode          | `:EasyAlign[!] [OPTIONS]`                        |
-| Using predefined rules    | `:EasyAlign[!] [FIELD#] DELIMITER_KEY [OPTIONS]` |
-| Using regular expressions | `:EasyAlign[!] [FIELD#] /REGEXP/ [OPTIONS]`      |
+| Using predefined rules    | `:EasyAlign[!] [N-th] DELIMITER_KEY [OPTIONS]`   |
+| Using regular expressions | `:EasyAlign[!] [N-th] /REGEXP/ [OPTIONS]`        |
 
 ### Concept of _alignment rule_
 
@@ -83,8 +85,8 @@ vnoremap <silent> <Enter> :EasyAlign<cr>
 With the mapping, you can align selected lines of text with only a few keystrokes.
 
 1. `<Enter>` key to start interactive EasyAlign command
-1. Optional Enter keys to select alignment mode (left, right, or center)
-1. Optional field number (default: 1)
+1. Optional: Enter keys to select alignment mode (left, right, or center)
+1. Optional: N-th delimiter (default: 1)
     - `1`         Around the 1st occurrences of delimiters
     - `2`         Around the 2nd occurrences of delimiters
     - ...
@@ -112,20 +114,21 @@ You can override these default rules or define your own rules with
 
 #### Example command sequences
 
-| With visual map     | Description                                              | Equivalent command    |
-| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
-| `<Enter><space>`    | Alignment around 1st whitespaces                         | `:'<,'>EasyAlign\ `   |
-| `<Enter>2<space>`   | Alignment around 2nd whitespaces                         | `:'<,'>EasyAlign2\ `  |
-| `<Enter>-<space>`   | Alignment around the last whitespaces                    | `:'<,'>EasyAlign-\ `  |
-| `<Enter>:`          | Alignment around 1st colon                               | `:'<,'>EasyAlign:`    |
-| `<Enter>=`          | Alignment around 1st equals signs (and the likes)        | `:'<,'>EasyAlign=`    |
-| `<Enter>2=`         | Alignment around 2nd equals signs (and the likes)        | `:'<,'>EasyAlign2=`   |
-| `<Enter>3=`         | Alignment around 3rd equals signs (and the likes)        | `:'<,'>EasyAlign3=`   |
-| `<Enter>*=`         | Alignment around all equals signs (and the likes)        | `:'<,'>EasyAlign*=`   |
-| `<Enter>**=`        | Left-right alternating alignment around all equals signs | `:'<,'>EasyAlign**=`  |
-| `<Enter><Enter>=`   | Right alignment around 1st equals signs                  | `:'<,'>EasyAlign!=`   |
-| `<Enter><Enter>**=` | Right-left alternating alignment around all equals signs | `:'<,'>EasyAlign!**=` |
-| ...                 | ...                                                      |                       |
+| With visual map     | Description                                             | Equivalent command              |
+| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
+| `<Enter><space>`    | Alignment around 1st whitespaces                        | `:'<,'>EasyAlign\ `             |
+| `<Enter>2<space>`   | Alignment around 2nd whitespaces                        | `:'<,'>EasyAlign2\ `            |
+| `<Enter>-<space>`   | Alignment around the last whitespaces                   | `:'<,'>EasyAlign-\ `            |
+| `<Enter>-2<space>`  | Alignment around the 2nd to last whitespaces            | `:'<,'>EasyAlign-2\ `           |
+| `<Enter>:`          | Alignment around 1st colon (`key:  value`)              | `:'<,'>EasyAlign:`              |
+| `<Enter><Right>:`   | Alignment around 1st colon (`key : value`)              | `:'<,'>EasyAlign:{'s':0,'l':1}` |
+| `<Enter>=`          | Alignment around 1st operators with =                   | `:'<,'>EasyAlign=`              |
+| `<Enter>2=`         | Alignment around 2nd operators with =                   | `:'<,'>EasyAlign2=`             |
+| `<Enter>3=`         | Alignment around 3rd operators with =                   | `:'<,'>EasyAlign3=`             |
+| `<Enter>*=`         | Alignment around all operators with =                   | `:'<,'>EasyAlign*=`             |
+| `<Enter>**=`        | Left-right alternating alignment around all = operators | `:'<,'>EasyAlign**=`            |
+| `<Enter><Enter>=`   | Right alignment around 1st equals signs                 | `:'<,'>EasyAlign!=`             |
+| `<Enter><Enter>**=` | Right-left alternating alignment around all = operators | `:'<,'>EasyAlign!**=`           |
 
 #### Using regular expressions
 
@@ -175,10 +178,10 @@ Instead of going into the interactive mode, you can type in arguments to
 
 ```vim
 " Using predefined alignment rules
-:EasyAlign[!] [FIELD#] DELIMITER_KEY [OPTIONS]
+:EasyAlign[!] [N-th] DELIMITER_KEY [OPTIONS]
 
 " Using arbitrary regular expressions
-:EasyAlign[!] [FIELD#] /REGEXP/ [OPTIONS]
+:EasyAlign[!] [N-th] /REGEXP/ [OPTIONS]
 ```
 
 For example, when aligning the following lines around colons and semi-colons,
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ my_hash = { :a   => 1,
 ```
 
 However, in this case, we don't really need blockwise visual mode
-since the same can be easily done using the negative field number: `<Enter>-=`
+since the same can be easily done using the negative N-th parameter: `<Enter>-=`
 
 Alignment options
 -----------------
@@ -507,7 +510,7 @@ let g:easy_align_bang_interactive_modes = ['c', 'r']
 
 ### Alignments over multiple occurrences of delimiters
 
-As stated above, "field number" is used to target specific occurrences of
+As stated above, "N-th" parameter is used to target specific occurrences of
 the delimiter when it appears multiple times in each line.
 
 To recap:

autoload/easy_align.vim

@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ let s:option_values = {
 \ 'ignore_groups':    [[], ['String'], ['Comment'], ['String', 'Comment']]
 \ }
 
+let s:shorthand = {
+\ 'margin_left':   'lm', 'margin_right':     'rm', 'stick_to_left':   'stl',
+\ 'left_margin':   'lm', 'right_margin':     'rm', 'indentation':     'idt',
+\ 'ignore_groups': 'ig', 'ignore_unmatched': 'iu', 'delimiter_align': 'da',
+\ 'mode_sequence': 'm',  'ignores': 'ig'
+\ }
+
 if exists("*strwidth")
   function! s:strwidth(str)
     return strwidth(a:str)
@@ -88,14 +95,57 @@ function! s:ignored_syntax()
   endif
 endfunction
 
-function! s:echon(l, n, d, o)
-  echon "\r"
-  echon "\rEasyAlign". s:mode_labels[a:l] ." (" .a:n.a:d. ")"
-        \ . (empty(a:o) ? '' : ' '.string(a:o))
+function! s:echon_(tokens)
+  " http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/How_to_print_full_screen_width_messages
+  let xy = [&ruler, &showcmd]
+  try
+    set noruler noshowcmd
+
+    let winlen = winwidth(winnr()) - 2
+    let len = len(join(map(copy(a:tokens), 'v:val[1]'), ''))
+    let ellipsis = len > winlen ? '..' : ''
+
+    echon "\r"
+    let yet = 0
+    for [hl, msg] in a:tokens
+      if empty(msg) | continue | endif
+      execute "echohl ". hl
+      let yet += len(msg)
+      if yet > winlen - len(ellipsis)
+        echon msg[ 0 : (winlen - len(ellipsis) - yet - 1) ] . ellipsis
+        break
+      else
+        echon msg
+      endif
+    endfor
+  finally
+    echohl None
+    let [&ruler, &showcmd] = xy
+  endtry
+endfunction
+
+function! s:echon(l, n, r, d, o, warn)
+  let tokens = [
+  \ ['Function', ':EasyAlign'],
+  \ ['ModeMsg', get(s:mode_labels, a:l, a:l)],
+  \ ['None', ' ']]
+
+  if a:r == -1 | call add(tokens, ['Comment', '(']) | endif
+  call add(tokens, [a:n =~ '*' ? 'Repeat' : 'Number', a:n])
+  call extend(tokens, a:r == 1 ?
+  \ [['Delimiter', '/'], ['String', a:d], ['Delimiter', '/']] :
+  \ [['Identifier', a:d == ' ' ? '\ ' : (a:d == '\' ? '\\' : a:d)]])
+  if a:r == -1 | call extend(tokens, [['Normal', '_'], ['Comment', ')']]) | endif
+  call add(tokens, ['Statement', empty(a:o) ? '' : ' '.string(a:o)])
+  if !empty(a:warn)
+    call add(tokens, ['WarningMsg', ' ('.a:warn.')'])
+  endif
+
+  call s:echon_(tokens)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:exit(msg)
-  echon "\r". a:msg
+  call s:echon_([['ErrorMsg', a:msg]])
   throw 'exit'
 endfunction
 
@@ -108,7 +158,7 @@ function! s:rtrim(str)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:trim(str)
-  return substitute(a:str, '^\s*\(\S*\)\s*$', '\1', '')
+  return substitute(a:str, '^\s*\(.\{-}\)\s*$', '\1', '')
 endfunction
 
 function! s:fuzzy_lu(key)
@@ -166,6 +216,14 @@ function! s:normalize_options(opts)
   return s:validate_options(ret)
 endfunction
 
+function! s:compact_options(opts)
+  let ret = {}
+  for k in keys(a:opts)
+    let ret[s:shorthand[k]] = a:opts[k]
+  endfor
+  return ret
+endfunction
+
 function! s:validate_options(opts)
   for k in keys(a:opts)
     let v = a:opts[k]
@@ -302,12 +360,12 @@ function! s:do_align(modes, all_tokens, all_delims, fl, ll, fc, lc, pattern, nth
     " Calculate the maximum number of tokens for a line within the range
     call s:max(max, { 'tokens': len(tokens) })
 
-    if a:nth > 0 " Positive field number
+    if a:nth > 0 " Positive N-th
       if len(tokens) < a:nth
         continue
       endif
       let nth = a:nth - 1 " make it 0-based
-    else " -0 or Negative field number
+    else " -0 or Negative N-th
       if a:nth == 0 && mode !=? 'l'
         let nth = len(tokens) - 1
       else
@@ -492,23 +550,26 @@ function! s:input(str, default, vis)
   call inputsave()
   let got = input(a:str, a:default)
   call inputrestore()
-  try
-    return eval(got)
-  catch
-    return got
-  endtry
+  return got
 endfunction
 
-function! s:interactive(modes, vis)
+function! s:atoi(str)
+  return (a:str =~ '^[0-9]\+$') ? str2nr(a:str) : a:str
+endfunction
+
+function! s:interactive(modes, vis, opts, delims)
   let mode = s:shift(a:modes, 1)
   let n    = ''
   let ch   = ''
-  let opts = {}
+  let opts = s:compact_options(a:opts)
   let vals = deepcopy(s:option_values)
   let regx = 0
+  let warn = ''
 
   while 1
-    call s:echon(mode, n, '', opts)
+    call s:echon(mode, n, -1, '', opts, warn)
+    let check = 0
+    let warn = ''
 
     let c  = getchar()
     let ch = nr2char(c)
@@ -526,16 +587,16 @@ function! s:interactive(modes, vis)
     elseif ch == '-'
       if empty(n)      | let n = '-'
       elseif n == '-'  | let n = ''
-      else             | break
+      else             | let check = 1
       endif
     elseif ch == '*'
       if empty(n)      | let n = '*'
       elseif n == '*'  | let n = '**'
       elseif n == '**' | let n = ''
-      else             | break
+      else             | let check = 1
       endif
-    elseif c >= 48 && c <= 57 " Numbers
-      if n[0] == '*'   | break
+    elseif (c == 48 && len(n) > 0) || c > 48 && c <= 57 " Numbers
+      if n[0] == '*'   | let check = 1
       else             | let n = n . ch
       end
     elseif ch == "\<C-D>"
@@ -543,9 +604,21 @@ function! s:interactive(modes, vis)
     elseif ch == "\<C-I>"
       let opts['idt'] = s:shift(vals['indentation'], 1)
     elseif ch == "\<C-L>"
-      let opts['lm'] = s:input("Left margin: ", get(opts, 'lm', ''), a:vis)
+      let lm = s:input("Left margin: ", get(opts, 'lm', ''), a:vis)
+      if empty(lm)
+        let warn = 'Set to default. Input 0 to remove it'
+        silent! call remove(opts, 'lm')
+      else
+        let opts['lm'] = s:atoi(lm)
+      endif
     elseif ch == "\<C-R>"
-      let opts['rm'] = s:input("Right margin: ", get(opts, 'rm', ''), a:vis)
+      let rm = s:input("Right margin: ", get(opts, 'rm', ''), a:vis)
+      if empty(rm)
+        let warn = 'Set to default. Input 0 to remove it'
+        silent! call remove(opts, 'rm')
+      else
+        let opts['rm'] = s:atoi(rm)
+      endif
     elseif ch == "\<C-U>"
       let opts['iu'] = s:shift(vals['ignore_unmatched'], 1)
     elseif ch == "\<C-G>"
@@ -570,16 +643,45 @@ function! s:interactive(modes, vis)
         silent! call remove(opts, 'm')
       endif
     elseif ch == "\<C-_>" || ch == "\<C-X>"
-      let ch = s:input('Regular expression: ', '', a:vis)
-      if !empty(ch)
+      let prompt = 'Regular expression: '
+      let ch = s:input(prompt, '', a:vis)
+      if !empty(ch) && s:valid_regexp(ch)
         let regx = 1
         break
+      else
+        let warn = 'Invalid regular expression: '.ch
       endif
+    elseif ch =~ '[[:print:]]'
+      let check = 1
     else
-      break
+      let warn = 'Invalid character'
+    endif
+
+    if check
+      if has_key(a:delims, ch)
+        break
+      else
+        let warn = 'Unknown delimiter key: '.ch
+      endif
     endif
   endwhile
-  return [mode, n, ch, opts, s:normalize_options(opts), regx]
+  return [mode, n, ch, s:normalize_options(opts), regx]
+endfunction
+
+function! s:valid_regexp(regexp)
+  try
+    call matchlist('', a:regexp)
+  catch
+    return 0
+  endtry
+  return 1
+endfunction
+
+function! s:test_regexp(regexp)
+  if !s:valid_regexp(a:regexp)
+    call s:exit('Invalid regular expression: '. a:regexp)
+  endif
+  return a:regexp
 endfunction
 
 function! s:parse_args(args)
@@ -626,72 +728,76 @@ function! s:parse_args(args)
 
   " Found regexp
   if !empty(matches)
-    let regexp = matches[2]
-    " Test regexp
-    try   | call matchlist('', regexp)
-    catch | call s:exit("Invalid regular expression: ". regexp)
-    endtry
-    return [matches[1], regexp, opts, 1]
+    return [matches[1], s:test_regexp(matches[2]), opts, 1]
   else
     let tokens = matchlist(args, '^\([1-9][0-9]*\|-[0-9]*\|\*\*\?\)\?\s*\(.\{-}\)\?$')
     return [tokens[1], tokens[2], opts, 0]
   endif
 endfunction
 
+function! s:modes(bang)
+  return get(g:,
+    \ (a:bang ? 'easy_align_bang_interactive_modes' : 'easy_align_interactive_modes'),
+    \ (a:bang ? ['r', 'l', 'c'] : ['l', 'r', 'c']))
+endfunction
+
+function! s:alternating_modes(mode)
+  return a:mode ==? 'r' ? ['r', 'l'] : ['l', 'r']
+endfunction
+
 function! easy_align#align(bang, expr) range
-  let modes  = get(g:,
-        \ (a:bang ? 'easy_align_bang_interactive_modes' : 'easy_align_interactive_modes'),
-        \ (a:bang ? ['r', 'l', 'c'] : ['l', 'r', 'c']))
+  try
+    call s:align(a:bang, a:firstline, a:lastline, a:expr)
+  catch 'exit'
+  endtry
+endfunction
+
+function! s:align(bang, first_line, last_line, expr)
+  let modes  = s:modes(a:bang)
   let mode   = modes[0]
   let recur  = 0
   let n      = ''
   let ch     = ''
   let opts   = {}
-  let ioptsr = {}
-  let iopts  = {}
   let regexp = 0
   " Heuristically determine if the user was in visual mode
-  let vis    = a:firstline == line("'<") && a:lastline == line("'>")
+  let vis    = a:first_line == line("'<") && a:last_line == line("'>")
 
-  try
-    if empty(a:expr)
-      let [mode, n, ch, ioptsr, iopts, regexp] = s:interactive(copy(modes), vis)
-    else
-      let [n, ch, opts, regexp] = s:parse_args(a:expr)
-      if empty(n) && empty(ch)
-        let [mode, n, ch, ioptsr, iopts, regexp] = s:interactive(copy(modes), vis)
-      elseif empty(ch)
-        " Try swapping n and ch
-        let [n, ch] = ['', n]
-      endif
+  let delimiters = s:easy_align_delimiters_default
+  if exists('g:easy_align_delimiters')
+    let delimiters = extend(copy(delimiters), g:easy_align_delimiters)
+  endif
+
+  if empty(a:expr)
+    let [mode, n, ch, opts, regexp] = s:interactive(copy(modes), vis, opts, delimiters)
+  else
+    let [n, ch, opts, regexp] = s:parse_args(a:expr)
+    if empty(n) && empty(ch)
+      let [mode, n, ch, opts, regexp] = s:interactive(copy(modes), vis, opts, delimiters)
+    elseif empty(ch)
+      " Try swapping n and ch
+      let [n, ch] = ['', n]
     endif
-  catch 'exit'
-    return
-  endtry
+  endif
 
   if n == '*'      | let [nth, recur] = [1, 1]
   elseif n == '**' | let [nth, recur] = [1, 2]
   elseif n == '-'  | let nth = -1
   elseif empty(n)  | let nth = 1
   elseif n == '0' || ( n != '-0' && n != string(str2nr(n)) )
-    echon "\rInvalid field number: ". n
-    return
+    call s:exit('Invalid N-th parameter: '. n)
   else
     let nth = n
   endif
 
-  let delimiters = s:easy_align_delimiters_default
-  if exists('g:easy_align_delimiters')
-    let delimiters = extend(copy(delimiters), g:easy_align_delimiters)
-  endif
-
   if regexp
     let dict = { 'pattern': ch }
   else
     " Resolving command-line ambiguity
     if !empty(a:expr)
       " '\ ' => ' '
-      if ch =~ '^\\\s\+$'
+      " '\'  => ' '
+      if ch =~ '^\\\s*$'
         let ch = ' '
       " '\\' => '\'
       elseif ch =~ '^\\\\\s*$'
@@ -699,17 +805,12 @@ function! easy_align#align(bang, expr) range
       endif
     endif
     if !has_key(delimiters, ch)
-      echon "\rUnknown delimiter key: ". ch
-      return
+      call s:exit('Unknown delimiter key: '. ch)
     endif
-    let dict = delimiters[ch]
+    let dict = copy(delimiters[ch])
   endif
 
-  for opt in [opts, iopts]
-    if !empty(opt)
-      let dict = extend(copy(dict), opt)
-    endif
-  endfor
+  call extend(dict, opts)
 
   let ml = get(dict, 'left_margin', ' ')
   let mr = get(dict, 'right_margin', ' ')
@@ -719,12 +820,11 @@ function! easy_align#align(bang, expr) range
   let bvisual = vis && char2nr(visualmode()) == 22 " ^V
 
   if recur && bvisual
-    echon "\rRecursive alignment is currently not supported in blockwise-visual mode"
-    return
+    call s:exit('Recursive alignment is not supported in blockwise-visual mode')
   endif
 
   let aseq = get(dict, 'mode_sequence',
-        \ recur == 2 ? (mode ==? 'r' ? ['r', 'l'] : ['l', 'r']) : [mode])
+        \ recur == 2 ? s:alternating_modes(mode) : [mode])
   let mode_expansion = matchstr(aseq, '\*\+$')
   if mode_expansion == '*'
     let aseq = aseq[0 : -2]
@@ -734,11 +834,11 @@ function! easy_align#align(bang, expr) range
     let recur = 2
   endif
   let aseq_list = type(aseq) == 1 ? split(tolower(aseq), '\s*') : map(copy(aseq), 'tolower(v:val)')
+  let aseq_str = join(aseq_list, '')
 
-  try
-    call s:do_align(
+  call s:do_align(
     \ aseq_list,
-    \ {}, {}, a:firstline, a:lastline,
+    \ {}, {}, a:first_line, a:last_line,
     \ bvisual ? min([col("'<"), col("'>")]) : 1,
     \ bvisual ? max([col("'<"), col("'>")]) : 0,
     \ get(dict, 'pattern', ch),
@@ -751,8 +851,15 @@ function! easy_align#align(bang, expr) range
     \ get(dict, 'ignore_unmatched', get(g:, 'easy_align_ignore_unmatched', 1)),
     \ get(dict, 'ignore_groups', get(dict, 'ignores', s:ignored_syntax())),
     \ recur)
-    call s:echon(mode, n, regexp ? '/'.ch.'/' : ch, ioptsr)
-  catch 'exit'
-  endtry
+
+  let copts = s:compact_options(opts)
+  let nbmode = s:modes(0)[0]
+  if !has_key(copts, 'm') && (
+    \  (recur == 2 && join(s:alternating_modes(nbmode), '') != aseq_str) ||
+    \  (recur != 2 && (aseq_str[0] != nbmode || len(aseq_str) > 1))
+    \ )
+    call extend(copts, { 'm': aseq_str })
+  endif
+  call s:echon('', n, regexp, ch, copts, '')
 endfunction
 

doc/easy_align.txt

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ EasyAlign                                      *:EasyAlign* *:EasyAlign!*
 vim-easy-align defines `:EasyAlign` command in the visual mode.
 (:EasyAlign! is the right-align version.)
 
-| Mode                      | Command                                        |
-| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
-| Interactive mode          | :EasyAlign[!] [OPTIONS]                        |
-| Using predefined rules    | :EasyAlign[!] [FIELD#] DELIMITER_KEY [OPTIONS] |
-| Using regular expressions | :EasyAlign[!] [FIELD#] /REGEXP/ [OPTIONS]      |
+| Mode                      | Command                                      |
+| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
+| Interactive mode          | :EasyAlign[!] [OPTIONS]                      |
+| Using predefined rules    | :EasyAlign[!] [N-th] DELIMITER_KEY [OPTIONS] |
+| Using regular expressions | :EasyAlign[!] [N-th] /REGEXP/ [OPTIONS]      |
 
 
 Interactive mode
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ your `.vimrc`.
 With this mapping, you can align selected lines of text with a few keystrokes.
 
 1. <Enter> key to start interactive EasyAlign command
-2. Optional Enter keys to select alignment mode (left, right, or center)
-3. Optional field number (default: 1)
+2. Optional: Enter keys to select alignment mode (left, right, or center)
+3. Optional: N-th delimiter (default: 1)
     1        Around the 1st occurrences of delimiters
     2        Around the 2nd occurrences of delimiters
     *        Around all occurrences of delimiters
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ Instead of going into the interactive mode, you can type in arguments to
 `:EasyAlign` command.
 
     " Using predefined alignment rules
-    :EasyAlign[!] [FIELD#] DELIMITER_KEY [OPTIONS]
+    :EasyAlign[!] [N-th] DELIMITER_KEY [OPTIONS]
 
     " Using arbitrary regular expressions
-    :EasyAlign[!] [FIELD#] /REGEXP/ [OPTIONS]
+    :EasyAlign[!] [N-th] /REGEXP/ [OPTIONS]
 
 For example, when aligning the following lines around colons and semi-colons,
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Available options are as follows.
 |                  |                  |   (right, left, center)       |
 | indentation      | string           | 'k'                           |
 |                  |                  |   (keep, shallow, deep, none) |
-| mode_sequence    | string           | (Depends on field number and  |
+| mode_sequence    | string           | (Depends on N-th param and    |
 |                  |                  |  selected alignment mode)     |
 
 There are 4 ways to set alignment options (from lowest precedence to highest):
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ settings as follows.
 Alignments over multiple occurrences of delimiters
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-As stated above, "field number" is used to target specific occurrences of
+As stated above, "N-th" parameter is used to target specific occurrences of
 the delimiter when it appears multiple times in each line.
 
 To recap:

test/basic.script

@@ -1 +1 @@
-4Gvipjyvip
+4Gvipjyvip

test/regexp.script

@@ -1 +1 @@
-4Gvipjyvip:EasyAlign:
+4Gvipjyvip:EasyAlign: