Column (block) mode editing

I miss column mode editing in SuperEdi. Sometimes it's very handy to have. Crimson Editor has this when pressing alt+c, but I like SuperEdi alot too so thought that I give a hint about it.

Column mode editing
- copy, paste, delete rectangular selections.
- switch between column mode and line mode. (Alt+C)

Re: Column (block) mode editing

I also feel that all users will benefits from adding to SuperEdi a "column mode" selection and editing capabilities: copy, cut, paste, find, replace, etc.
TextPad allows on the fly column mode by pressing the alt-key while selecting with the mouse.
Hopefully this important feature will be added soon.

Thanks,

JC

Re: Column (block) mode editing

I miss it too! I also think, this is a very important feature.

Re: Column (block) mode editing

It´s a MUST in a text editor.

PLEASE add in next version!

Re: Column (block) mode editing

Version 3.9.3 (http://www.wolosoft.com/en/superedi/download.html) adds experimental support for block selection (menu Edit/Block Mode). Copy to clipboard should work. Everything else is probably broken.

Your comments, suggestions, bug reports and flames are welcome.

Re: Column (block) mode editing

Its great that you include this. This makes your editor mutch more useful. Thanks!

Re: Column (block) mode editing

It has been more than a year since the last entry on Column mode block support. Has there been any enhancement in this area beyond copy to clipboard?

Re: Column (block) mode editing

What else do you need?

Re: Column (block) mode editing

There are many times when I have to edit a position-specific data file and need to be able to shift data from side to side. Also, I often need to do search and replace within a selected columnar block that leaves data outside the selected block untouched. I was concerned because of this quote in your 3/13/07 post; "Everything else is probably broken."

Thank you for your response.

Re: Column (block) mode editing

Block selection is officially supported since SuperEdi 4.0. I did not hear any complaints about it since. Search and replace within a block selection does work, sort of, but maybe not the way you want it. I'm not sure how it is supposed to work, because after the replacement the selected text may no longer represent a rectangular area.

Re: Column (block) mode editing

Thanks for the reply. Your concern about the columnar block not being rectangular after a replace is valid. What keeps that from being a problem is that to use that kind of block change reasonably, you need to replace a string with one of the same length or a string on each line of the block so the block stays rectangular. Since the circumstances when you are making this type of change pretty much drive its use. I'll download a copy and check it out.