Enable Sublime style 'Column Selection'. Just hold 'alt' while you select, or select using your middle mouse button. Also similar to Texmate's 'Multiple Carets', or BBEdit's 'Block Select'
Sublime Style Column Selection
Enable Sublime style 'Column Selection', allowing you to drag across lines to select a block of text with carets on each line.
Also similar to Textmate's 'Multiple Carets', or BBEdit's 'Block Select'
Usage
Hold the modifier key then click and drag with the configured mouse button across multiple lines. Dragging vertically places carets on each line at that column; dragging horizontally as well selects the text on each line.
Default key combinations are:
Platform | Modifier Key | Mouse Button |
---|---|---|
Windows | Alt | Left |
OS X | Option | Left |
Linux | Shift | Left |
Settings
The modifier key and mouse button can both be configured from the package's settings page. Available options:
Mouse Button
- Left
- Middle
- Right
Key Trigger
- Shift
- Alt/Option
- Ctrl
- None
To use middle mouse selection working since version 1.4.0 please use the following settings.