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accessibility: selecting text using keyboard [message #143507]

Thu, 19 February 2004 13:29

Eclipse User

Hi all.
When using Borland Delphi editor I can select text executing the following
steps.
1) place the cursor in the begin of the text to be selected.
2) press ctrl+kB to mark the begin of the text.
3) place the cursor in the end of the text to be selected.
4) press ctrl+KK to mark the end of the text.

After this I can perform functions like copy, cut, move or delete. The
functions act on the text selected in the procedures described above.
Is there a way to implement a similar function in eclipse?
Thanks.

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Re: accessibility: selecting text using keyboard [message #143517 is a reply to message #143507]

Thu, 19 February 2004 13:35

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.NO.SPAM.us.ibm.com

You use standard selection keystrokes for window, like

while holding the shift, use the the down arrow and it will select text.

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Thanks, Rich Kulp

Re: accessibility: selecting text using keyboard [message #143536 is a reply to message #143517]

Thu, 19 February 2004 14:26

Eclipse User

Yes, however if I've a lot of contiguous lines to delete, use standard
selection keystrokes is not very comfortable. At least for me.
This is because I use a screen reader and sometimes I need to review the
text selected. To review the text I need to use the keyboard to send
commands to the screen reader.
Thanks.

"Rich Kulp" <richkulp@NO.SPAM.us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:c12vfn$h5f$1@eclipse.org...
> You use standard selection keystrokes for window, like
>
> while holding the shift, use the the down arrow and it will select text.
>
>
> --
> Thanks, Rich Kulp
>
>

Re: accessibility: selecting text using keyboard [message #143596 is a reply to message #143536]

Thu, 19 February 2004 16:35

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.NO.SPAM.us.ibm.com

Sorry, but I don't know. I don't user a screen reader.

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Thanks, Rich Kulp

Re: accessibility: selecting text using keyboard [message #143914 is a reply to message #143507]

Fri, 20 February 2004 03:32

Eclipse User

Jose Vilmar Estacio de Souza wrote:
> Hi all.
> When using Borland Delphi editor I can select text executing the following
> steps.
> 1) place the cursor in the begin of the text to be selected.
> 2) press ctrl+kB to mark the begin of the text.
> 3) place the cursor in the end of the text to be selected.
> 4) press ctrl+KK to mark the end of the text.
>
> After this I can perform functions like copy, cut, move or delete. The
> functions act on the text selected in the procedures described above.
> Is there a way to implement a similar function in eclipse?

This is not implemented yet, but would certainly be possible.

-tom

Re: accessibility: selecting text using keyboard [message #143959 is a reply to message #143507]

Fri, 20 February 2004 05:56

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: aks.terma.com

Hi jose

almost what you want?:
preferences->workbench->keys->text editing->set mark (is currently
Ctrl-space or Ctrl-2 using emacs 3.0 layout)
Setting the mark in one location and placing the cursor another place, you
can now perform edit operations as you describe such as cut, copy etc.
no 'end' mark is necessary (or possible)

/aksel

Re: accessibility: selecting text using keyboard [message #143972 is a reply to message #143959]

Fri, 20 February 2004 06:53

Eclipse User

Aksel Schmidt wrote:
> Hi jose
>
> almost what you want?:
> preferences->workbench->keys->text editing->set mark (is currently
> Ctrl-space or Ctrl-2 using emacs 3.0 layout)
> Setting the mark in one location and placing the cursor another place, you
> can now perform edit operations as you describe such as cut, copy etc.
> no 'end' mark is necessary (or possible)

True, this will do what was requested, however, no selection is drawn
while moving the caret after setting the mark.

-tom

Re: accessibility: selecting text using keyboard [message #143977 is a reply to message #143972]

Fri, 20 February 2004 07:18

Eclipse User

Hi.
Nice feature!
Using this function I can copy and cut text. However I can not delete. But
it is a good start!
Thanks.

"Tom Eicher" <eclipse@tom.eicher.name> wrote in message
news:c14s98$i4g$1@eclipse.org...
> Aksel Schmidt wrote:
> > Hi jose
> >
> > almost what you want?:
> > preferences->workbench->keys->text editing->set mark (is currently
> > Ctrl-space or Ctrl-2 using emacs 3.0 layout)
> > Setting the mark in one location and placing the cursor another place,
you
> > can now perform edit operations as you describe such as cut, copy etc.
> > no 'end' mark is necessary (or possible)
>
> True, this will do what was requested, however, no selection is drawn
> while moving the caret after setting the mark.
>
> -tom

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