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selection start
Submitted by Anonymous on Saturday, 17 January, 2004 - 21:41
The only feature/behavior that I find missing or am unable to write a macro to do is to begin a selection with a keystoke and have that selection continue to grow and shrink as I move around in the file -- usually with remapped cursor keys (e.g., ctl-j, ctl-k, etc). The selection would 'end' when I operate on it -- copy, cut, write, etc. I have used CodeWright in the past, and it works this way -- and I have grown very accustomed to it. The only real difference between this behavior and the normal mode, is that it is not necessary to continue to hold down the SHIFT' key to expand or modify the selection. If there is a way to make this happen via a macro or other mechanism, please, please let me know. I hope this explanation clear enough.

Yeah, I'm a bit strange, but I really don't like to move my hands from the keyboard.

Thanks!

Great editor, BTW.
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try Multiple Selection feature
by paulflory on Sun, 27/03/2005 - 17:24
Try experimenting with this feature: Edit > More Selection > Multiple Selection


You're selection remains highlighted as your cursor roams about. Multiple non-adjacent lines can be selected and then copied/cut.

Nice feature. Try setting up keyboard shortcuts for that and "Select None". That might do the trick.

-Paul
try Multiple Selection feature
by paulflory on Sun, 27/03/2005 - 17:23
[had to edit this -- but no way to delete this extra copy Sad ]

Try experimenting with this feature: Edit > More Selection > Multiple Selection


You're selection remains highlighted as your cursor roams about. Multiple non-adjacent lines can be selected and then copied/cut.

Nice feature. Try setting up keyboard shortcuts for that and "Select None". That might do the trick.

-Paul
Hi,
by fixedsys on Sun, 18/01/2004 - 09:36
Hi,

I know this is not exactly what you are searching but perhaps it helps:

Create four macros, each with one of the following lines:

textArea.goToPrevLine(true);
textArea.goToNextLine(true);
textArea.goToNextCharacter(true);
textArea.goToPrevCharacter(true);

Bind them to the keys you want to use.

Lars
 
Thanks!
by Anonymous on Wed, 21/01/2004 - 12:25
Thank you very much.

Not exactly what I want, but closer than I have gotten yet!

Maybe for the next release, this will be made simpler...

Thanks again.
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