The series of short videos that follow, introduce the forthcoming new multi-caret and multi-selection editing capabilities of PyScripter. They can also serve as a tutorial on how to effectively use them for more productive code editing.
Multiple carets and selections using the mouse
Takeaways:
- Alt + Mouse click: Adds new caret
- Alt + Mouse move: Adds new selection
- Alt + Shift + Mouse click/move: Selects column mode
Multiple carets and selections using the keyboard
Takeaways:
- Alt + Shift + Left/Right/Up/Down/PgUp/PgDown: Selects column mode
- Alt + End: Adds carets to the end of the lines in the current selection
Editing with multiple carets and selections
Takeaways:
- Most editing commands work with multiple carets and selections
Copying and pasting with multiple selections
Takeaways:
- If the number of carets when you copy, is equal to the number of carets when you paste, copying is taking place on a one-to-one basis. Otherwise, the full selected text is copied.
Selecting matching words and text
Takeaways:
- Ctrl + W: Adds the next matching word as a new selection
- Shift +Ctrl + W: Selects all matching occurrences of the current selection
