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I'd like the option to show the selection after setting a mark and moving. This would be like emacs transient mark mode. I like not having to hold down the shift key to do a selection, but I'd sure like to see what I was selecting. Thanks, David
Hi, I am filing this, as suggested by Tom Eicher, based on my newsgroup posting titled "What is the mark good for anyways?": (Sorry, I don't have the skills to implement this patch myself) I have just started using Eclipse, switching from Emacs, and was happy to see Set, Clear, and Swap Mark in the default Emacs key bindings. However, I cannot seem to find anything useful you can DO with the mark. In particular, in Emacs the region between the mark and the cursor is "selected", i.e, it is the region to which current commands (such as reformating, etc.) are applied. I believe what I am also asking for is what is called "transient mark mode" in Emacs. Tx, -CR
This behavior is now available in the Emacs+ plugin. See: http://www.eclipseplugincentral.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Web_Links&file=index&req=viewlink&cid=1442 The relevant portion from the doc reads: Emacs Style Region Selection - Modifies motion keys (including: C-f, C-b, M-f, M-b, C-n, C-p, C-a, C-e, M-<, M->, etc.) to extend the current selection when adjacent to an active selection or activated mark. * Exchange Point and Mark (Ctrl-X Ctrl-X): Swap point and mark and activate the selection (if necessary) o Corrects Eclipse semantics * Keyboard Quit (Ctrl-G): deactivate the current selection (does not change point or mark) o Corrects Eclipse semantics
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet. If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.
