Re: [ jEdit-users ] text selection behavior

[Slava P. <sl...@je...>]

Well,

I think the only explanation is that jEdit is not your "typical
windows editor". Due to the way selections are implemented, the
cursor is either at the start or end of a selected chunk, and if
the end is at the beginning of a line, that line is considered
part of the selection.

There are two solutions to your specific problem:

- Just use 'Indent Selected Lines' without selecting anything,
  and it will operate on the line containing the caret only
- Press Control+e followed by the letter 'l' to select the current
  line, and then invoke the desired command.

Slava

On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 09:44:51PM -0500, 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.