Selecting large blocks of text
Jan 21, '03 09:57:22AM
Contributed by: charly
The hint about variable scrolling speed in BBEdit (or any other app) is nice. I am still bored waiting for the system to scroll. Therefore I like another way to select very large pieces of text, which I guess is the fastest:
- Move to the first word I want selected and select it.
- Move to the last word I want as part of the selected piece. Note that this can be done using the thumb in the scroll bar and the mouse. Since the system supports live scrolling (with most apps), this is very quick and precise. The word you selected first remains selected!
- Hold down the shift key and then shift-click the final position. The WHOLE piece in between is then selected.
I hope this helps as well.
[Editor's note: If you're new to the Mac, this little trick can save tons of scrolling time when working with large documents.]
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