#!/usr/bin/env python
# align a section in vertical columns
import vim, re
def align(start, end):
	indent = ""
	indent_re = re.compile(r'^(\s*)')
	for m in indent_re.finditer( vim.current.buffer[start] ):
		indent = m.group(1)

	columns = [ ]
	for line in vim.current.buffer[start-1:end]:
		for i, word in enumerate(line.split()):
			if i >= len(columns):
				columns.append( 0 )
			if len(word) > columns[i]:
				columns[i] = len(word)
	for index in range(start-1,end):
		words = []
		for i, word in enumerate(vim.current.buffer[index].split()):
			words.append ( word + " " * ( columns[i] - len(word) ) )
		vim.current.buffer[index] = indent + " ".join(words)