Hey
Is there a way to change the default modifier key that enables multiple caret selection by mouse? Default is 'cmd'.
I already know about changing keybindings in general, e.g. from https://manual.macromates.com/en/key_bindings.html or http://blog.macromates.com/2005/key-bindings-for-switchers/ but neither of them seem to work for what I want to do.
Changing it by OSX Keyboard shortcuts doesn't work either, since it's not a key combination but modifier & mouse event. So I'm out of ideas.
The reason I'm asking is that with the current key, the multiple caret selection is a bit 'trigger happy', and I've lost code several times in the past without even noticing. I type something, move the caret with, say, cmd-left arrow, select another line by mouse, continue typing. If I'm not careful/do the above too fast, I sometimes enable multiple carets, and start overwriting or adding code or text I didn't want to. I eventually figure it out (usually when I my code suddenly doesn't compile), but it always takes me a while to figure out what was going on since I never notice that I had multiple carets active.
Long story short: If somehow possible, I'd like to rebind the 'cmd' modifier to something like 'cmd+shift', making it less likely I enable multiple carets by accident.
Any idea if there's a way to do that?
On 27 Sep 2016, at 23:41, Bert wrote:
Is there a way to change the default modifier key that enables multiple caret selection by mouse? Default is 'cmd'. […] Long story short: If somehow possible, I'd like to rebind the 'cmd' modifier to something like 'cmd+shift', making it less likely I enable multiple carets by accident.
It cannot be configured, but you can (sort of) disable it by making a no-op macro that triggers on command click.
I have attached an example of this, double-click to install.
This of course means that you will lose the feature, I don’t know if that is a problem.
I've had a similar experience of being surprised by this (very cool) feature. I haven't lost anything, but I'd also like to turn it off.
I was able to download the <plist> file in the previous message, but double-clicking it opens in TextMate. The name is "Disable Command Click.tmMacro.txt". From https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202292 it seems it should have the suffix ".plist" but I don't know where to put the file. Anyone know how to install a plist file?
--ErikN
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 8:19 AM, Allan Odgaard mailinglist@textmate.org wrote:
On 27 Sep 2016, at 23:41, Bert wrote:
Is there a way to change the default modifier key that enables multiple
caret selection by mouse? Default is 'cmd'. […] Long story short: If somehow possible, I'd like to rebind the 'cmd' modifier to something like 'cmd+shift', making it less likely I enable multiple carets by accident.
It cannot be configured, but you can (sort of) disable it by making a no-op macro that triggers on command click.
I have attached an example of this, double-click to install.
This of course means that you will lose the feature, I don’t know if that is a problem.
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On Sep. 29, 2016, at 11:06 am, Erik Neumann erikn@myphysicslab.com wrote:
I was able to download the <plist> file in the previous message, but double-clicking it opens in TextMate. The name is "Disable Command Click.tmMacro.txt”.
Try changing the extension to “.tmCommand” and then open it.
On Sep. 27, 2016, at 3:41 pm, Bert zanglebert@gmail.com wrote:
Long story short: If somehow possible, I'd like to rebind the 'cmd' modifier to something like 'cmd+shift', making it less likely I enable multiple carets by accident.
You should be able to do this with Karabiner (https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/). It intercepts the keyboard and lets you reprogram it in all sorts of ways. Here is a snippet that will turn ⌘+click into just a click; and it will turn option-click into command click. (I tried with command+shift, but that interfered with extending the selection. You might be able to get it work with a fancier config… or try something like only command-clicking when command is held down for a short time, or only with right- and left-command, etc.)
<appdef> <appname>TEXTMATE</appname><equal>com.macromates.TextMate.preview</equal> </appdef> <item> <only>TEXTMATE</only> <!-- so this applies only in TM --> <name>⌘⟷⌥</name> <appendix>Turn ⌘-click into ⌥-click for making multiple selections</appendix> <identifier>private.command-option-click</identifier>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L | ModifierFlag::NONE, PointingButton::LEFT</autogen> <autogen>__KeyToKey__ PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_R | ModifierFlag::NONE, PointingButton::LEFT</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L | ModifierFlag::NONE, PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L</autogen> <autogen>__KeyToKey__ PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::OPTION_R | ModifierFlag::NONE, PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L</autogen> </item>
-David
Allan Odgaard-4 wrote
It cannot be configured, but you can (sort of) disable it by making a no-op macro that triggers on command click.
I have attached an example of this, double-click to install.
This of course means that you will lose the feature, I don’t know if that is a problem.
Thanks for the suggestion & fix, but I'd prefer not to entirely disable it. It's a great feature and works really well 19 out of 20 times for me, so the benefits outweigh the (occasional) downside.
That said, the external solution via Karabiner, works for me.
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David Green-2 wrote
You should be able to do this with Karabiner (https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/). It intercepts the keyboard and lets you reprogram it in all sorts of ways. Here is a snippet that will turn ⌘+click into just a click; and it will turn option-click into command click. (I tried with command+shift, but that interfered with extending the selection. You might be able to get it work with a fancier config… or try something like only command-clicking when command is held down for a short time, or only with right- and left-command, etc.)
Perfect, thanks! I've been using Karabiner for a while already, but I didn't know it also works with mouse events.
I bound it to cmd-option-LMB now, which should be safe.
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