[TxMt] Column selection question

Nicolas Weber nicolasweber at gmx.de
Thu Jan 18 12:08:23 UTC 2007


Hi,

> Taking a dummy example string like:
>
> KIBRA
> C/T
> T/T
> C/C
>
> Questions
> 1/ Using the keyboard, how do I make a zero-width column selection  
> at the
> last position for each of the bottom three lines? The manual  
> suggests that
> holding option-shift while moving (arrow) from the top to the  
> bottom lines
> should do it, but this doesn't create the right selection for me,  
> and when I
> push option, the selection is not converted to a zero-width column  
> cursor
> (nothing happens).

Select all lines, then press cmd-opt-a. Now hit backspace or start  
typing. This is not really a column selection, but I guess it's what  
you want.

> 2. Can I type at the end of each line (given that the lines end on  
> different
> columns)?

Yes. See 1.

HTH,
Nico




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