[TxMt] Re: Column Selections

[Lewis Overton]

Cool. I didn't know that. I use column select a lot, but had used the mouse
+ drag. Thanks!

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Dru Kepple <dru at summitprojects.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
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