How to enable column block mode?

thoste · Post by **thoste** » 23.04.2017 06:10

Occasionally I need a column block mode.

Other editors offer at this point to press ALT key and drag a vertical line between two columns.

This seems to be not possible in SynWrite.

Could you add this feature in the next version?

Thomas

Post by **Alexey** » 23.04.2017 08:22

1) Vertical blocks: Alt+Shift+arrows
2) Multi-carets to edit columns,
http://www.uvviewsoft.com/synwrite/file ... tisel.html

thoste · Post by **thoste** » 24.04.2017 18:48

Thank you for answer.

I am interested in MultiCaret editing.

So according to your link I performed:

"To do this, just select text block with left mouse button, while Ctrl is pressed"

I did this but nothing happened (under 64 Win7 with SynWrite 6.38.2725).

Why?

Can I use somehow the (more usual) ALT key for the column block mode?
Resp. can I assign a different key?

Thomas

Post by **Alexey** » 24.04.2017 19:36

>Why
You need to do this- select with mouse one block. Press Ctrl, and select with mouse 2nd block.
2 carets must appear with 2 blocks.

I dont understand asking about Alt key

Post by **Alexey** » 24.04.2017 19:39

To select column block, use Ctrl+Shift+click - place carets column,
then press Shift+right to make block

sqa_wizard · Post by **sqa_wizard** » 27.05.2017 18:00

@thoste: you have to differ between the two marking modes

Column marking:
Pressing ALT key and marking with mouse with hold left mouse button marks a column
Pressing Shift-ALT key and click at the most right corner marks a column to this position

Multi caret (multi cursor) marking:
Pressing Ctrl key and click at any position of the text sets a cursor at this position (nothing special you think ... wait)
Hold Ctrl key and click at another position of the text sets a second cursor at this position (you now have two cursors blinking!)
Hold Ctrl key and click at another position of the text sets a third cursor at this position ... and so on
Typing, pasting, marking any text will be done at all cursor positions at once!

thoste · Post by **thoste** » 28.05.2017 07:12

Ok thank you.

One more question: Can I somehow stop blinking the vertical line?

Thomas

Post by **Alexey** » 28.05.2017 17:09

In the Options dialog, Carets tab, you only can change blinking time (maybe cannot turn off).