Hi,
I like using key commands for scrolling / reading. That is, not just moving one line up/down, more like continuous movement vertically. Navigation -> Scroll -> Line Up/Down
Question, Using this command (while holding down / key repeat), firing a shortcut makes the top-menu blink. So, when using it for continuos scrolling it feels a bit sluggish due to this.
Also, when I've scrolled say 1 1/2 page, how do I center the cursor on the visible area!?
Why, I'm used to this from bbedit where you have ctrl alt and command + arrows for scrolling in different speeds. Say ctrl-down = one line, ctrl-alt-down = three lines, etc. Then when you see that line you wanna edit, I use command-shift-J for moving the cursor -> "Go to center line".
In bb I don't think the shortcuts for this is available in the main menu, which makes them run without the menu-blink for each key repeat.
best /David
On 2/1/2006, at 11:35, David Eriksson wrote:
Using this command (while holding down / key repeat), firing a shortcut makes the top-menu blink. So, when using it for continuos scrolling it feels a bit sluggish due to this.
You can record a macro that does scroll up/down 2-n times and save it. Macros do not cause the menu flash (when they are saved), so that might be faster for you, and you can have it scroll more than one line on the key press.
Also, when I've scrolled say 1 1/2 page, how do I center the cursor on the visible area!?
There's no way to do that — but it sounds like a candidate for the to- do list (as I also frequently scroll w/o moving caret myself, and fallback to actually position the caret with the mouse, somehow it never occurred to me that this could be a key action).
You can record a macro that does scroll up/down 2-n times and save it. Macros do not cause the menu flash (when they are saved), so that might be faster for you, and you can have it scroll more than one line on the key press.
tried it now as a macro (without the menu blinking)
1. Running a macro doing the exact same thing (scroll one line) is slower than running the shortcut for the built in menu-item.
2. Can I set a macro globally? (not just for a specific language).
Also, when I've scrolled say 1 1/2 page, how do I center the cursor on the visible area!?
Please do! Top!!
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On 4/1/2006, at 10:55, David Eriksson wrote:
tried it now as a macro (without the menu blinking)
Running a macro doing the exact same thing (scroll one line) is slower than running the shortcut for the built in menu-item.
Same here actually -- that's pretty strange ;) thought might take some time before I'll be able to look into that.
Can I set a macro globally? (not just for a specific language).
By default it's global, see scope selectors for more info [1].
Also, when I've scrolled say 1 1/2 page, how do I center the cursor on the visible area!?
There's no way to do that - but it sounds like a candidate for the to-do list (as I also frequently scroll w/o moving caret myself, and fallback to actually position the caret with the mouse, somehow it never occurred to me that this could be a key action).
WOW!
Just noticed that in Rev. 948 we now have
[NEW] The Navigation menu has a Go to Middle Visible Line action (shift-cmd J) which moves the caret to the line which is vertically centered.
Thanks Allan!!!
best D
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David Eriksson