> Actually, I thought there already was some such behavior in BBEdit > but I can never figure out how to "engage" it. If it is there, maybe > it only needs a heuristic tweak?
There used to be some really cool funky selection behavior that would work similarly to that described by the original poster. It was only invoked when you'd had a selection that you'd typed over and hit the back arrow or something like that. It would let you enter a bunch of things in a column in a very quick way ( I used to use it to enter data into <td></td> tags stacked vertically, for example) but invoking it was confusing and not well documented. When people would see the behavior inadvertently, I'm sure it was confusing for them. I remember reading on the release notes that it was removed at some point (the 8.0 release? 7?), probably becauseof the confusion it caused. I also remember someone complaining about it on the list later, but nothing came of that. I found it useful, but didn't use it that often so I didn't speak up. The suggestion on the list at that time was to create rectangular selection and then use "Text -> Prefix/Suffix LInes". That works well for problems like Bruce Barrett described earlier in the thread (adding dashes two letters in) but not for problems like the original poster mentioned (adding arbitrary content). Kerri's solution to that issue using clippings sounds like an interesting avenue to pursue, but it would have to be customized for each situation you'd want to use it in. I'd love it if one of the BBEdit developers could describe what this feature was and why it was removed. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
