Does anyone know how to use column mode for editing source code within uVision3 IDE??? I am used to using Jens where I could insert text in a column format defined by the start and stop of the drag of my cursor. I could then right click and insert defined text on all lines simultaneously starting where my cursor orignated to the end of the highlighted segment area in a column format. Can anyone help with this??? I know how to use the Alt key and mouse to highlight text in a column format, but I can find a way to enter text on multiple lines in a column format. This is very annoying.
Alt + drag
http://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/uv4/uv4_ui_seltext.htm
Thank you for the reply, but I am not talking about just selecting text. I want to insert text in a similar format. However, I would like to define the location of the column to start on, then drag to the line where I want to stop at. Then I would like to somehow insert text at this defined location on all lines within the drag highlighted area starting from where the cursor began and stopped.
Which software package?
If you mean uVision, note that there is no reason why you have to use the uVision editor - you can edit your files with any editor you choose, and just use uVision for the build & debug.
You could even set up items on the uVision 'Tools' menu to open a file selected in the uVision Project view in your external editor...
I've done this before with CodeWright.
No, I just mean that I am constrained by the product I am working on. I know that you can do a bunch of extra goofing around to edit files outside of the system and import them back into the project, but this defeats the purpose of the package in one concept: project,editor,compiler,linker, and hex converter all in one. Now you have to go outside to get the features that you want to you. It would be nice for one if a company took into consideration all of the editing features that are used by 99% of the software programming community and design the IDE editing around that. Work-arounds are always possible, but convenience is priceless!
1) What "import back"?
2) No integrated environment will ever be able to match the features of any set of stand-alone tools. A swiss army knife will never match the individual tools.
3) I'm not so sure about 99% of the software programming community in regards to column editing.
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