Cool. I didn&#39;t know that. I use column select a lot, but had used the mouse + drag. Thanks!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Dru Kepple <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dru@summitprojects.com">dru@summitprojects.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<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:<br>
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What is the shortcut to select columns (block) of text?<br>
I&#39;m using ⌥ and selecting with the mouse, but I would only use the keyboard.<br>
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</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.<br>

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That is probably my favorite-yet-obscure TextMate feature.<br>
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And it&#39;s truly painful when I realize (too late, after muscle memory did its thing) that it&#39;s not a universal feature that all text editors have.<br>
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+dru<br>
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