On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Steve Riggins wrote: > I see BBEdit has a paste column feature, which does exactly what I > need, but I'd like it while typing. ie, instead of the text coming > from the clipboard, it would come from the keyboard. > > Am I missing how to do this?
You can accomplish this by using BBEdit's "Prefix/Suffix Lines..." command from the Text menu. Select the columns of text you want to modify (see "rectangular selections" in the user manual, page 93). Note that this can optionally be a "zero-width" selection (i.e. a rectangular selection that doesn't actually contain any characters, just the area between two character columns). Then select the "Prefix/Suffix Lines..." command from the Text menu. If you're using a "zero-width" selection, it doesn't matter if you use the prefix or suffix field. Also note the "insert" and "remove" options can be toggled with Command-I and Command-R (hold down the Command key to see available keyboard shortcuts). I know some competing products allow you to type into a column selection and have the text appear on all selected lines. This would be a nice addition to BBEdit. But I find the "Prefix/Suffix Lines..." command to be as good, if not better, in most situations. I use it so much that I've set up a key combination for it; and holding the Option key with that shortcut allows me to apply the same modification over and over without the sheet opening. Hope this helps. -Dennis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "supp...@barebones.com" rather than posting to the group.
