Is there anyway to constrain Ctrl+Shift text selections to just words? I got used to this in Textpad and didn't realize how useful it was until I didn't have it. An example of what I mean:
You have the following text:
partConfig.loadValues(source);
Image the caret is placed right before the "p" of partConfig.
Now do a Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow to select the word to the right. In most text editors, including WeBuilder, you'll get "partConfig." selected, which is rarely what you want, or at least rarely what I want. In TextPad if you do the same thing you'll get "partConfig", minus the period.
Another example is if you place your caret right before the "s" in source. In TextPad you'd get just "source" while in WeBuilder I get "source)".
Oddly enough it's this selection model that has kept me using Textpad even though it's syntax highlighting is dated and doesn't offer some of the great features of WeBuilder.
Is there some option I'm missing to get WeBuilder to select this way?
Constrain Ctrl+Shift selection to just words?
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SimianJones
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travis@gsdesign.com
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That feature I dearly miss.
I didn't really realize how ingrained Textpad became in my habits also. This feature mentioned is an INSANELY productive helper.
In general, I find Rapid php the best solution for integrated development, but I often find myself thinking that I cannot figure out the logic with the editor in general. It seems inconsistent, and sort of cludgy; but I'm still figuring out the options so there might be a magic setting that makes this go away. (I hope).
In general, I find Rapid php the best solution for integrated development, but I often find myself thinking that I cannot figure out the logic with the editor in general. It seems inconsistent, and sort of cludgy; but I'm still figuring out the options so there might be a magic setting that makes this go away. (I hope).
In my opinion it should work something like:
1) look at the 1st character that would be selected and determinie if it's in the \w regular experssion set ([a-zA-Z_0-9] in ECMAscript)
2) if it's in that set, then match up to the next character NOT in that set (in other words, match \w+)
3) if the 1st characrter is not in that set (in other words, it matches \W in ECMAscript regex), then select up to but not including the next character that is in the \w set. In other words, select \W+.
By the way, SlickEdit also behaves similar to this.
1) look at the 1st character that would be selected and determinie if it's in the \w regular experssion set ([a-zA-Z_0-9] in ECMAscript)
2) if it's in that set, then match up to the next character NOT in that set (in other words, match \w+)
3) if the 1st characrter is not in that set (in other words, it matches \W in ECMAscript regex), then select up to but not including the next character that is in the \w set. In other words, select \W+.
By the way, SlickEdit also behaves similar to this.