Better column mode
I work lot with columns. The selection column mode is not very useful as it is.
It would be nice if it would work similar to UE.
Like:
- You can select empty column, then entering text will enter the text on each line.
- Selecting text by column and entering some key would replace all letters in the column,
- moving the selected column
- sorting in the selected column
- search/replace in the selected column
- etc...
Jun 17, 2010 by jl_pspad
I fully agree, that would be great.
Additionally, it would be great to have an icon in the toolbar that allows toggling between the different selection modes (normal, column, line)
Jun 18, 2010 by pspad
>jl_pspad:
>Additionally, it would be great to have an icon in the toolbar that allows toggling between the different selection modes (normal, column, line)
Same question you place in separate thread. This isn't forum. See the answer there:
http://pspad.nlift.com/issues/65/toolbar-icon-to-toggle-selection-type/
Jan 06, 2011 by grof
I have read many posts on forum about Column mode. I am very used to UltraEdit column mode behavior. That is: turn on column mode, with mouse mark lines (drag the mouse down) and then just start typing and text appears in each line. As I have read the forum PSPad does not have this feature - it has some basic
<Alt>+I feature which can be used on start/end of lines, but I need feature to insert text into middle of the lines.
The same functionality is also available in Vim editor (specially Linux/Unix) it is called block mode and the operation is done like:
1. press <Ctrl>+q to enter block mode and mark lines you would like to have in column mode
2. press <Shift>+i to enable insert mode inside block mode
3. type in text it is displayed only in first line
4. press <Esc> key - this enters (copies) text to all marked lines from step 1.
Can something similar, like Vim, be done using scripting in PSPad or in macro?
This is a killer must have feature in any advance text editor.
Mar 08, 2011 by mtanguay
I agree. This is a MUST in an application with the quality of PSPad.
Can you reconsider adding this feature in PSPad, or at least move it to a higher priority so that it is added in the next release ?
Mar 08, 2011 by jazzmax
Adding my voice here because I think the column mode is a must have for a code editor as great as PSPad and unfortunately is not very intuitive and productive as it is now.
Here is the 2 major enhancement I think should be done:
- Insertion and replacement of text should be done automatically on each selection line without the need of a shortcut and dialog, as soon as a column selection is made, just as it is in normal mode.
- Ability to select an empty column for text insertion (at the empty column position).
Another cool feature would be the ability to move the selected column.
Continue the great work!
Mar 08, 2010 by pspad