I came across the post about using column mode via holding down the ALT key and dragging the mouse to select. Personally, I prefer Ultra-Edit's one-time column mode setting.
However, when I was testing column mode, I found that it did not perform as expected. The problem is that after making a selection, I cannot insert new text at every row of that column. I can delete but not insert.
Here's an example. Let's say I had this text:
if statement true {
random bit of code;
loop {
more random code;
}
}
Now, if I want to indent the entire block of code to the right, I would use column mode to create a line (not selecting anything) on the left-most part of the page and then press spacebar to indent. What results is that only the first line of the selection is indented... the rest does not move. (Yes, I know that tabbing a selection in N++ will indent it over. I'm trying to make a point)
Here's another set of text:
superman
superman
superman
Let's say I want to change that text to all say "sup-woman" using Column Mode (and yes, I realize a Find/Replace can do that. I'm trying to demonstrate the usefulness of Column mode insertion). I would highlight the "er" columns and then start typing "-wo" and it would be done for all rows. However, this is the result of doing that in N++:
sup-woman
supman
supman
It deleted the colums correctly but could not handle insertion.
Please correct this. This feature is pretty unique and powerful when it works properly.
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Notepad is already very very good and very helpfull.
But it could be very very better with this functionality. I think that notepad++ will be the best text editor without contest (may be even better than ultraedit) with a good column mode and not only scintilla column mode.
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I came across the post about using column mode via holding down the ALT key and dragging the mouse to select. Personally, I prefer Ultra-Edit's one-time column mode setting.
However, when I was testing column mode, I found that it did not perform as expected. The problem is that after making a selection, I cannot insert new text at every row of that column. I can delete but not insert.
Here's an example. Let's say I had this text:
if statement true {
random bit of code;
loop {
more random code;
}
}
Now, if I want to indent the entire block of code to the right, I would use column mode to create a line (not selecting anything) on the left-most part of the page and then press spacebar to indent. What results is that only the first line of the selection is indented... the rest does not move. (Yes, I know that tabbing a selection in N++ will indent it over. I'm trying to make a point)
Here's another set of text:
superman
superman
superman
Let's say I want to change that text to all say "sup-woman" using Column Mode (and yes, I realize a Find/Replace can do that. I'm trying to demonstrate the usefulness of Column mode insertion). I would highlight the "er" columns and then start typing "-wo" and it would be done for all rows. However, this is the result of doing that in N++:
sup-woman
supman
supman
It deleted the colums correctly but could not handle insertion.
Please correct this. This feature is pretty unique and powerful when it works properly.
Notepad is already very very good and very helpfull.
But it could be very very better with this functionality. I think that notepad++ will be the best text editor without contest (may be even better than ultraedit) with a good column mode and not only scintilla column mode.
It sounds like a good feature. Another workaround is Plugins/TextFX Edit/Insert (clipboard) through lines.
Crimson Editor has a column mode that works great!
However, Crimson Editor is has not been updated for two years.
I agree, N++ could be improved by adding a column mode (that works).
Thanks.