On 03/09/2024 01:27 PM, H via Users wrote: > On 03/09/2024 12:51 PM, H wrote: >> 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. >> > Tried your modification but it still does not work properly. Could I ask you > try to select an entire line using SHIFT-ALT-L, then extend your selection > one or more lines down using SHIFT-downarrow but then change your mind and > instead extend the selection one or more lines up using SHIFT-L going above > your original selection. Does this work? And, does it work regardless of > whether the lines below/above your original selection are longer than your > original selected line? > > Which version of geany are you running and what environment? > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list -- users@lists.geany.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.geany.org
Typo. s/extend the selection one or more lines up using SHIFT-L going above your original selection/extend the selection one or more lines up using SHIFT-uparrow going above your original selection/ _______________________________________________ Users mailing list -- users@lists.geany.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.geany.org
