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I frequently use EasyAlign in my tex files to align tables around the $ delimiter such that this

header1 & header2 & header3 \\
data1 & data2 & data3 \\

becomes this

header1 & header2 & header3 \\
data1   & data2   & data3   \\

As I have EasyAlign mapped to gA, my normal-mode keystrokes to achieve this are gAip*$.

So my first thought was nnoremap <buffer> gT gAip*$, but this doesn't invoke EasyAlign.

As I can vip to select inner paragraph, then :EasyAlign *& to get the alignment, I tried putting these two in a mapped function in my vimfiles\ftplugin\tex.vim:

function! EasyAlignTable()
  normal! vip
  EasyAlign *&
endfunction
nnoremap <buffer> gT :call EasyAlignTable()<cr>

but this somehow doesn't complete: vim remains in visual-mode, and the alignment is not done.

So how do I write this function incorporating EasyAlign?

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    The reason the mapping doesn't call EasyAlign is because you're using nnoremap which ignores existing mappings. Try nmap. This is one of those not-too-common cases where you actually don't want the "noremap" variation. – B Layer Jul 20 at 10:50
  • The issue might be in EasyAlign and a range that is in effect when you select a paragraph. Try '<,'>EasyAlign *& in your function instead. – Maxim Kim Jul 20 at 11:18
  • You probably just have to add the full normal-sequence: normal! vip:EasyAlign *&<CR> – D. Ben Knoble♦ Jul 20 at 14:59
  • @BLayer, nope, the mapping I'm now using is nnoremap <buffer> gT :normal gAip*&<CR> successfully over-mapping default gT. – joharr Jul 22 at 7:31
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    @joharr "Nope"? I was just referring to the nnoremap gT mapping in your question which absolutely won't get any mapped keys within. A mapping that uses :normal (without !) is a totally different situation. – B Layer Jul 22 at 23:45
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You can also try :normal command:

:normal gAip*&

And then @: to repeat last command.

Or if you want to map it:

nmap <buffer> gT gAip*&
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    If you're writing a normal-mode mapping, why do :normal? Just nmap <buffer> gT gAip*&<CR>, though beware of shadowing gT builtin – D. Ben Knoble♦ Jul 20 at 14:58
  • @D.BenKnoble arrrghhh, indeed :) – Maxim Kim Jul 20 at 16:21
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I've found a work-around, with minor disadvantage that it's global, and could be overwritten: let @t = 'gAip*&'. Then, when my cursor is in the table, I just @t.

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