"Column Mode"

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:36 pm

It would be nice (IMHO) with "Column Mode" in PB editor, as in UltraEdit. :roll:

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:51 pm

Now I have no idea how UltraEdit works, but do you mean something like holding Alt and selecting with the mouse?

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:04 pm

Trond wrote:Now I have no idea how UltraEdit works, but do you mean something like holding Alt and selecting with the mouse?

You can switch to "column mode" in UltraEdit and select a block / rectangle anywhere in your editor window.

A good example is here,

http://www.ultraedit.com/index.php?name ... ge&pid=124

This is a really nice feature in UltraEdit!

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:08 pm

That's what I said with Alt, but you want to lock it like that?

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:09 pm

That's what I said with Alt, but you want to lock it like that?
Edit: Please delete this accidental post. (And increase forum uptime hehe.)

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:30 pm

Trond wrote:That's what I said with Alt, but you want to lock it like that?

Ups!

I think I have to RTFM. Has it always been so?!?

No, it doesn't have to lock. It's fine as it is!

(Well, it would be nice if the rectangle / selection continued after EOL and empty lines, for easy viewing. (Have to complain on something, don't I?

))

Thanks Trond!

Flype · Post by **Flype** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:30 pm

hey, i didn't know that.
awesome, i had this functionnality on Amiga with Azur (a texteditor),
and then, i always think it never exists on windows.

very thank you for the tip.

gnozal · Post by **gnozal** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:55 am

PSPAD http://www.pspad.com (a free UltraEdit like) also has column mode, and the SynPlus editor plugin for Total Commander http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/synplus.html (can also be used standalone).