Re: [ jEdit-users ] Set and move "mark" for selections?

[Advrk A. <avk...@gm...>]

I see, so sounds like this feature does not exist yet... Perhaps a
plugin could be written for this, or should it just become part of
jEdit? Another feature I'd really like is a shortcut to jump the caret
to the end or beginning of sentences without selecting anything.

I don't have Java experience but I see there is Jython support in
jEdit. Does anyone know of the APIs that are relavent to the features
discussed?

If nothing has been done for any of the above, I will also try the
development list...

Thanks again for your responses.

On 17 August 2012 18:18, maxwell <ma...@um...> wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:03:27 -0400, Advrk Aplmrkt <avk...@gm...>
> wrote:
>> In other words, I am hoping to set some sort of "mark" at a point in
>> the text, *let go of all keys*, move the caret to another place, then
>> enter a command that will select everthing in between.
>
> I think this has been a frequent request--I may have referred to it in a
> previous email to this list as "drop anchor."  Or not.  But I know it has
> been requested.  Or perhaps more in the form of "set a mark, and start
> treating the cursor keys (arrows, page down, etc.) as selecting keys until
> told otherwise."  (Same as above, but without having to issue a final
> command to select everything in between the mark and the cursor's current
> position.)  Sort of a toggle on selecting.
>
> Several older editors implemented this, e.g. Brief.
>
>    Mike Maxwell