From: greeb@screamingmonkey.com (Jim Greeb)
Subject: Any way to block or column select ?
 
Help !!
 
	I am trying to implement a feature known as a "block" or
"column" select.  In this mode, a drag of the cursor selects across
lines without continuing to the end of the line before moving
down....   like this:
 
xxx x xxxxx x xxxxxxx XXXX XXXX x xx xxx xxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx
x xxxxxx xx xxxxxx x  X XXX XXX xx xxx xxxxxxxxxx x xxxxxxx
xx xxxxx x xxx x xx x XXX XXX X x xxxxxx x xxx x xxxxxxxxxx
x xx x xxxxxx xx xxxx XXXXX XXX x
 
The capital X's mark the location of characters I am trying to
select.  The problem is that there is no way to select only the
capital X's without including many interposed small x's. Is there
any way to implement a block select without writing a low level
procedure or subroutine (in ANY programming language) that you
know of??  I am hoping some kind of configurable text widget would
support this feature...
At this point, I am willing to try just about any language/module,
including some kind of stand alone editor.  I remember that the old
DOS version of MS Word used to do this....  Any advice on
implementation, or even a hint or a pointer, would be much
appreciated!
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					Thanks...
 
						Sykes
 
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