Cool. I didn't know that. I use column select a lot, but had used the mouse + drag. Thanks! <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Dru Kepple <<a href="mailto:dru@summitprojects.com">dru@summitprojects.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">On Apr 28, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Adimir wrote: What is the shortcut to select columns (block) of text? I'm using ⌥ and selecting with the mouse, but I would only use the keyboard. </div>You can select a linear selection as normal (with the keyboard) and then just tap the option key. It will turn the linear selection into a columnar selection by using the start and end points of the linear selection as opposing corners of the block. Tap again to go back. That is probably my favorite-yet-obscure TextMate feature. And it's truly painful when I realize (too late, after muscle memory did its thing) that it's not a universal feature that all text editors have. +dru _______________________________________________ textmate mailing list <a href="mailto:textmate@lists.macromates.com">textmate@lists.macromates.com</a> <a href="http://lists.macromates.com/listinfo/textmate" target="_blank">http://lists.macromates.com/listinfo/textmate</a></blockquote></div>