Re: Opt-Delete Doesn't Delete Whitespace Before Word?

2019-07-05 Thread Christopher Stone
On 07/05/2019, at 11:27, Fletcher Sandbeck mailto:fletc...@cumuli.com>> wrote: > I think the BBEdit behavior makes sense if you're working with indented code. > It allows you to delete the indent without deleting the last word on the > previous line. BBEdit also has a different notion of which ch

Re: Opt-Delete Doesn't Delete Whitespace Before Word?

2019-07-05 Thread Fletcher Sandbeck
I think the BBEdit behavior makes sense if you're working with indented code. It allows you to delete the indent without deleting the last word on the previous line. BBEdit also has a different notion of which characters break words. Try option-deleting through code like this in BBEdit and anoth

Re: Is there a "Column Mode" from which would allow selection text in a single column? version 12.6.3

2019-07-05 Thread Christopher Stone
On 07/05/2019, at 00:15, Joel Pointer mailto:joel...@gmail.com>> wrote: > how can I select a column of text to manipulate(copy, clear, cut) it? Hey Joel, Make sure soft-wrap is OFF in the given edit window. Option-select the text of the column. Select the search field in the BBEdit > Help men

Is there a "Column Mode" from which would allow selection text in a single column? version 12.6.3

2019-07-05 Thread Joel Pointer
I have used Ultraedit for many years in my professional life. This software can be set to "Column" mode in which I can select text in each character position from top to bottom. I was able to paste text from a webpage arrange in a column and it remain in the format after pasting in into BBEDIT