Re: [platform-text-dev] Columnar Selection

[Kai-Uwe Maetzel <kai-uwe_maetzel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You would have to change all text selection dependent code,
i.e. method returning a text selection, methods accepting a text
selection, and all method working on text selections. A text selection
would no longer be a region but most likely an array of regions.
Kai


At 10:19 AM 7/30/2003 +0100, you wrote:

Thanks.
 
What would be the main obstacles to implementing this ?
 
I do remember looking through the editor toolkit in version 1.0 of Eclipse and noting that a number of methods would need to be changed. Haven't looked more recently though.
 
With Regards
 
John

----- Original Message -----

From: Kai-Uwe Maetzel

To: platform-text-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 10:12 AM

Subject: Re: [platform-text-dev] Columnar Selection

No, this is not yet planned.

Kai

At 09:59 AM 7/30/2003 +0100, you wrote:

Is there any planning for columnar selection in the editor toolkit ?

Clarification: Columnar selection is the ability to select a rectangular

area of the text editor i.e. if the selection starts on column 10, row 5 and

ends on column 50, row 50 only text within the area defined by  the

rectangle (10, 5), (50,50) will be selected.

When I was using Codewright full-time this was one of my most commonly used

selection modes and it would be great to have this within Eclipse

Regards

John

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