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| Stefan | Posted on: 5/11/2012 10:48 am |
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Improve the selection features / Select to bookmark EDIT:
This idea is already mostly implemented. See my comments some posts below. ------------------------------------------- Hi Yutaka, I want to set an marker, then go elsewhere in the document by scrolling around or use find to find something, then do an selection to that marker. Therefor i can imagine at least this improvements. 1.) New shortcut toggle for: * Start an Selection / End the Selection I would press e.g. F8 to start an selection, then i would go elsewhere, then press F8 again to set the end of the selection and all between is selected. 2.) New "Edit > Extend selection" possibilities * Select to next bookmark * Select to prev bookmark * Select to bookmark # n I would set an bookmark, then go elsewhere, then use one of the new commands to selected all between current point and an bookmark. 3.) New command "Sticky Selection" I would make an selection, enable Sticky Selection, use one of the current available movements to selected all between current point and the initial selection. Called "persistent selections" in some other editors. What do you think? . |
| Stefan | Posted on: 5/11/2012 11:13 am |
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Re: Improve the selection features / Select to bookmark In the meantime i can help me with an macro.
- find/go to the wanted start position for the selection. - set an bookmark (toggle: Ctrl+F2). - find/go to the end position of the wanted selection. - execute this macro: The same but wiith explanations: |
| Stefan | Posted on: 5/15/2012 8:38 am |
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Re: Improve the selection features / Select to bookmark Seen again: "Sticky Selection" is also nifty if your macro/script do an selection and you want to move around in the document to see the start or end of the selection. Therefor alone it would be nice to have an command "Sticky Selection" as last command in your macro. . |
| Stefan | Posted on: 5/18/2012 1:37 pm |
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Re: Improve the selection features / Select to bookmark Again seen an use for this. IF we get "Sticky Selection" AND an Shortcut to Start an Selection / End the Selection THEN it would be nice to also get an shortcut to duplicate an selection imagine this work flow: - type something - "Start an Selection" - type ABC - "End the Selection" - enable "Sticky Selection" - type something - duplicate the selection (which is ABC here only, but can be an larger string also) . |
| Stefan | Posted on: 5/23/2012 11:36 am |
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Re: Improve the selection features / Select to bookmark Upps
F8 works already as needed for my suggestions No.1 and No.2 from my initial post above! (It's even kinda "sticky selection" (No. 3), but not really) How to: - press F8 to set the starting point of an selection - now use one (or more) of this movements: * Ctrl+G GoTo e.g. Line 34 * Ctrl+F Find e.g. an word or an sign. Or RegEx ^$ to find next blank line (select paragraph) Tip: Even F3 works after F8. (e.g. Ctrl+F8 ,then F3) * F2 go to next bookmark * Shift+F2 go to prev bookmark * use Arrow keys * or just click somewhere else And voila, all between is selected now. You can even extent the selection by using the same or an another moving command again. There are some more F8 commands: * Select Character command - F8 * Select Line command - CTRL+F8 * Select Vertically command - CTRL+Shift+F8 (it's a little bit tricky with bookmarks, but works: - press CTRL+Shift+F8 - select the wanted columns at the first line - be sure to remember the end column number at the right(e.g.: 35) - go to next boomark (F2) - the selection line is at column 1 (the selection is at the left side of the start column.) - use now Ctrl+G to go to the remembered column '35' in this example. Or just use the right arrow key.) Read more about in the help: EmEditor Help - Command Reference - Edit category HTH? EDIT Sure enough, of course now i find this info everywhere: f.ex. here: EmEditor Help - How to - Edit > To Select a Portion of a Document Quote: Click at the beginning of the selection, move the mouse to the end of the selection while holding the left mouse button down, and then release the mouse button. And here > http://www.emeditor.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=669&forum=2 |
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