[fpc-pascal] Persistent blocks in Lazarus

[Martin Friebe]

[cross-posted to lazarus list => please join there to continue the topic]

I am trying to figure out how they work....

- Block is kept, if cursor moves away. (obvious)
- Shift Cursur keys:
  - Block is extended if cursor was next to block
  - New block is started , if cursor was away from block.
     (could also be used to extend the block, like shift-left-mouse)
- Block is kept, position/size adjusted if text is typed before, or into 
the block  (exception, column mode block is not adapted)
- ctrl-c copies the block, at any time

annoyances I found in turbo explorer (the free delphi), not sure if they 
are supposed to be.
- Move the caret via mouse (left click) => block is undone
- paste/ctrl-v : the newly inserted text is selected as new block?
   (this means the current block is lost)

That's all the knowledge I have about them sofar.

Anyone wants to update me?

Martin

Andreas Berger wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 01:36:15PM +0200, Andreas Berger wrote:
>>  
>>>> Out of curiosity (because I never used this feature in any editor), 
>>>> what would you use it for?
>>>>       
>>> Persistent blocks and the full Wordstar keyboard shortcuts is why I 
>>> use the Delphi IDE until today.
>>>     
>>
>> If you miss wordstar stuff, please list it.
>
> Well, maybe I should use the Lazarus IDE again for a bit a jot down 
> what I would like. I may even soon have time to help add some options.
>
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