Details
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Type:
Improvement
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Status:
Open
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Priority:
Minor
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Affects Version/s: None
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Fix Version/s: X10 2.3.2
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Component/s: X10DT Source Editor
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Labels:None
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Environment:Eclipse
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Number of attachments :
Description
Many IDEs and other text editors editors support a block select operation, in which a rectangular area of text can be selected, cut, and pasted as a single block, irrespective of line beginnings and ends. This is a very useful feature to have for formatting and for generating lines of code with repeating vertical text and/or characteristics.
In the attached example, the words 'static' can be cut, copied, and pasted as a block:
