[ jEdit-devel ] [ jedit-Feature Requests-1777000 ] auto return cursor to initial character position

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Feature Requests item #1777000, was opened at 2007-08-18 14:43
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Category: core
Group: v4.3
>Status: Open
>Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Ken (kwiniec)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: auto return cursor to initial character position

Initial Comment:
I'd like an option which, after cursoring up or down, would automatically return the cursor left or right to the initial character position of the previous edit.  For example:

- cursor right to character position 20
- type 10 characters, stopping on position 30
- cursor down
- cursor automatically returns to position 20

This could work for typing, pasting, backspacing, and selecting.  TextPad addicted me to it, but I can't find such an editor that works on the Mac.  I found something on the jedit-users that said jEdit used to do this for pasting only in 2002, but it doesn't now.


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>Comment By: Jarek Czekalski (jarekczek)
Date: 2012-03-29 04:35

Message:
I don't think it's smart home. I read it that Kwiniec would like typing not
to change the magic caret position.

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Comment By: Jarek Czekalski (jarekczek)
Date: 2012-03-29 04:35

Message:
The entry has been pending for 14 days or more and is being closed now.
The procedure is described in wiki:
https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/jedit/index.php?title=Bug_tracker_details#Pending

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Comment By: Alan Ezust (ezust)
Date: 2011-11-29 23:25

Message:
So this is basically a next line followed by a smart-home ?
you can make a macro with that very easily.

textArea.goToNextLine(false);
textArea.goToStartOfWhiteSpace(false);

Do you really need an option or special feature for that ?


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