Bug 146572

Summary:	Implement Column mode editing.
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Steve Thompson <sthompson>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	andriusmao, kare.sars
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Attachments:	features of column mode

Description Steve Thompson 2007-06-09 05:57:42 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I would like to see column mode editing like the ultraedit editor for Windows. To me, that's one of the best features I've ever seen. To be able to cut / copy / add to / or remove elements in a column of a document. Editing should be able to start from any line for x amount of lines etc. To see the power of column mode editing go to ultraedit.com.

Comment 1 Andrius 2009-04-03 00:53:16 UTC

that would be really nice and useful for developers which use katepart, I also use UltraEdit although I prefer using kate, I often need to use the UE's column mode

please let me explain the features of column mode:
-being able to select a rectangular area of the text
-being able to cut/copy/paste this area
-being able to select a column in some lines and write into all these selected  lines
-given a rectangular selection, being able to set a character to fill this selection

Comment 2 Kåre Särs 2009-04-03 10:53:59 UTC

Is "Block Selection Mode" what you are looking for?

In Kate KDE4: Edit->Block Selection Mode

This will let you copy/paste blocks.

Comment 3 Andrius 2009-04-03 21:53:07 UTC

Created attachment 32579 [details]
features of column mode

I did not know about Block Selection Mode, yes it allows me to select a rectangular area and use copy/paste.
However it has not the last two features I've mentioned, I'm attaching a screenshot explaining these features.

Comment 4 paschuller 2011-07-15 14:38:14 UTC

Hello, 

Using KWrite ver. 4.6.5 (4.6.5) "release 8" myself, I second Andrius' comment #3!

Using this kind of feature from (x)emacs makes me miss them in KWrite, to the point of being forced to switch editors to accomplish such a task. Multiple pasting is not really an option when working with long tables, code or similar. 

Thank you for looking into this matter favorably.

Comment 5 Dominik Haumann 2011-08-12 13:58:23 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 56935 ***