Re: [ jEdit-users ] text selection behavior

[Alan M. <ala...@op...>]

Back in jEdit 2.6, I hacked all the line-based actions (like 
block-comment) so that, if the end of the selection was at 
the start of a line, then that line was not included in the 
action.  I've never gotten around to changing subsequent 
versions likewise, but I very much agree that the way jEdit 
does it is wrong. (And I know that I can always triple-click 
and drag to select lines, but I've never been comfortable 
with triple-clicking, and I think the same goes for a lot of 
people.)

--Alan


mh983 wrote:
>Does everyone else see the odd behavior of actions involving the current selection also affecting the line the cursor is 
>on?  In the typical windows editor, if you are at the start of a line and hold down shift and press the down arrow, you will 
>have highlighted that line.  Then an indent would indent only that line.  In jEdit, the same action will cause the 
>highlighted line *and* the line the cursor is sitting on, to be indented.  I've learned to adjust, but I was wondering if 
>anyone else experiences this, and if anyone else thinks it would be nice if it was fixed.