Re: [joe] shift+arrow keys for text/block selection

[Mikhael G. <mi...@ho...>]

On 06 May 2004 09:47:02 -0500, David Phillips wrote:
> 
> Mario Salzer writes:
> > Does anyone know, if there is a way to make easy text selection
> > with SHIFT+ARROWS work in joe?  I personally doubt this can be
> > configured, but since 3.0 now enlarges the text selection block
> > while moving the cursor around, it should be possible to hack
> > this in.
> 
> Unfortunately not.  There is no way to capture that key combination.

This is not true with the modern terminfo, here it generates "^[[1;2C"
for Shift-rightarrow, for example.  

I wrote a dirty patch a year ago for my own use, it introduces some new
commands that enable selection using Shift-arrows, Shift-PgDn/PgUp. This
path does not conflict with cvs version, but it is not finished.

I will be online in 2-3 days only, then I may post my idea/patch.
If noone else has a better idea/patch, of course. :)

Regards,
Mikhael.