Using Coda? Here are three recommended plugins I use daily.

 

Zen Coding

Takes a while to learn but the most flexible HTML/CSS-Shortcut system ever (yes, ever, at the moment).

It works quite easy:

  • You type
    div

    , press

    ^E

    (the global shortcut key) and

    <div></div>

    is inserted in Coda.

The cool thing is, that you can also do this:

  • Type
    div#whatulike

    and

    <div id="whatulike"></div>

    is inserted

  • div*2

    gives

    <div></div><div></div>
  • div#someid>p

    inserts

    <div id="someid"><p></p></div>

There are numerous other examples (also for CSS) and some screencasts showing the concept:

http://code.google.com/p/zen-coding/

 

Line Commands

What I really miss from Eclipse are the following features:

  • Go to last edit location (regardless if it’s in another file)
  • Word completion (aka “Hippie Completion”, don’t ask), best completion system on the planet
  • Move Line Up/Down, Duplicate Line Up/Down

At least the last was rebuilt in Coda, although somewhat slow:

http://code.google.com/p/codaplugins/downloads/list

 

Remove Trailing Whitespaces

This is something Panic could really add in the next version (with “trim on save”):

http://erikhinterbichler.com/software/white-out/

 

Other pages with hints and plugins I found useful:

http://www.macstories.net/tutorials/coda-a-collection-of-120-plugins…

http://www.drastudio.com/…/adding-more-coda-books/

http://www.mactricksandtips.com/…/32-coda-tips-and-tricks.html

http://www.upstartblogger.com/30-panic-coda-tips-and-tricks

http://www.digitalistic.com/2009/03/31/pimp-my-coda/