[TxMt] Re: Tapping option key for column selection - broken?

[Matt Neuburg]

> On Jun 19, 2015, at 12:42 AM, Justin Catterall <justin at masonsmusic.co.uk> wrote:
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>> On 18 Jun 2015, at 19:39, Matt Neuburg <matt at tidbits.com> wrote:
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>>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 9:04 AM, Curt Sellmer <sellmerfud at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> double tapping the shift key on the Logitech keyboard does not consolidate multiple cursors
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>> Didn't know about this feature. This could get tricky because tapping Shift or Option multiple times on Mac already has a meaning. 5 Shift presses toggles Sticky Keys and 5 Option presses toggles Mouse Keys. m.
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> It's been a feature since TM 1, if it hasn't bugged you yet it ain't gonna start now!   :) 
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> I couldn't get by without column select

Nor could I, but I do it by Option-dragging. What I'm talking about is double-tap-the-Option-key to convert a normal selection into a column select.

I'm not saying this is bad; I'm just saying watch out (or warn users to watch out), because playing with this feature can cause a system-level feature to kick in. m.

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