On March 9, 2024 12:42:22 PM GMT-05:00, Little Girl via Users <users@lists.geany.org> wrote: >Hey there, > >H via Users wrote: > >>Did you try to extending the selection by more than one line? > >Yep. I created two separate paragraphs with a blank line between them >and each paragraph contains several complete sentences. > >The initial press of Shift+Alt+L selects the entire first paragraph. >Releasing the Alt and L and pressing the down arrow sends me down one >line at a time, selecting the entire line each time. > >>By the way, even if it did work by keeping SHIFT pressed, it would >>mean that you had to extend the selection at the same time as you >>make the initial selection. > >Yes, although I figured that was what you had originally wanted. > >>In most cases you may want to extend the selection after looking at >>your initial selection, ie after you released the keys. Needing to >>keep SHIFT pressed seems suboptimal - even if it worked. > >That can be done this way: > >1. Press Shift+Alt+L to select the current paragraph. >2. Let go of all of those keys. >3. Change your mind and decide you want to select more lines. >4. Press Shift+down arrow repeatedly to select more lines. > >>I asked the question because I could not find a keybinding in >>Preferences for extending a selection by entire lines. > >Hopefully this will solve that. > >>Do you have such a keybinding in your Preferences? > >Nothing specifically for that, but I have this one modification that >I make to the Geany keybindings any time I do a fresh installation >because I feel so strongly about the behavior. It's possible that the >selection process we're using above uses the Home and End keys under >the hood. If so, the configuration below may affect the behavior and >that could explain why we're seeing different results: > >==================== >Make Home and End keys go to beginning and end of displayed line >rather than wrapping to another line > >A default Geany behavior that I don't like is that the "Home" and >"End" keys go to the beginning and end of the current line no matter >how long the line is, so if the line wraps, you could end up on a >totally different line. This can be disturbing and disorienting for >those of us who expect a "Home" or "End" key-press to take us to the >beginning or end of the current line without wrapping. Luckily, Geany >offers us a way to configure the behavior: > >1. Open the "Edit" menu. >2. Choose "Preferences". >3. Choose the "Keybindings" tab. >4. Double-click "Go to Start of Line". >5. Press the "Alt" and "Home" keys at the same time. >6. Left-click the "OK" button. Click "Override" if you get a warning >that that key combination is already in use. >7. Double-click "Go to End of Line". >8. Press the "Alt" and "End" keys at the same time. >9. Left-click the "OK" button. Click "Override" if you get a warning >that that key combination is already in use. >10. Double-click "Go to Start of Display Line". >11. Press the "Home" key. >12. Left-click the "OK" button. >13. Double-click "Go to End of Display Line". >14. Press the "End" key. >15. Left-click the "OK" button. >16. Left-click the "Apply" button. >17. Left-click the "OK" button. >====================
Looking at the modification you made, it seems that it does accomplish the desired result. I am surprised that this would not be part of standard geany behavior. Also, being able to select an entire paragraph could be a useful feature. Thank you for sharing your modification, I will try it. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list -- users@lists.geany.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.geany.org
