Sometimes when I make a rectangular selection and start typing to replace text I get a doubled cursor -- and one of the lines has the newly-typed text doubled.
See this set of screenshots:
https://img.skitch.com/20120227-j64tcejysdeahy7akwtx1dq414.jpg
On 27/02/2012, at 07.50, Stephen Bannasch wrote:
Sometimes when I make a rectangular selection and start typing to replace text I get a doubled cursor […]
Sounds/looks like you do rectangular selection plus extra command click (to add a new caret).
See http://blog.macromates.com/2011/multiple-carets/ for most “gestures” to invoke multiple carets.
At 10:06 AM +0700 2/27/12, Allan Odgaard wrote:
On 27/02/2012, at 07.50, Stephen Bannasch wrote:
Sometimes when I make a rectangular selection and start typing to replace text I get a doubled cursor []
Sounds/looks like you do rectangular selection plus extra command click (to add a new caret).
I was used to using option-command-drag to make a rectangular selection. Using just option-drag works the way I want.
See http://blog.macromates.com/2011/multiple-carets/ for most "gestures" to invoke multiple carets.
I didn't know about multiple cursors. Those features are completely cool. I have now used them dozens of times since I learned about them!
Here's a short screencast (3:26) I created to show the folks I work with a number of uses of multiple cursors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68pqDgwkMw
On 29/02/2012, at 11.41, Stephen Bannasch wrote:
At 10:06 AM +0700 2/27/12, Allan Odgaard wrote:
On 27/02/2012, at 07.50, Stephen Bannasch wrote:
Sometimes when I make a rectangular selection and start typing to replace text I get a doubled cursor [Š]
Sounds/looks like you do rectangular selection plus extra command click (to add a new caret).
I was used to using option-command-drag to make a rectangular selection. Using just option-drag works the way I want.
FYI you can also do a regular selection and quickly tap the option key to turn it into a column selection. E.g. in your screencast simply do shift-arrow-down 3 times, hit option once, and you have the same rectangular selection that you did with the mouse.
[…] Here's a short screencast (3:26) I created to show the folks I work with a number of uses of multiple cursors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68pqDgwkMw
Nice, thanks for sharing!
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