Slick V3.3 Benutzerhandbuch
Adding Numbers to a Selection: Enumeration
You can automatically add incrementing numbers to a selection of code by using the enumerate com-
mand. To configure enumeration properties, from the main menu click Edit
mand. To configure enumeration properties, from the main menu click Edit
→
Other
→
Enumerate. For a
list of the options that are available on the Enumerate dialog, see
Counting Selected Lines and Characters
SlickEdit
®
Core automatically counts the number of lines and characters in a selection. This is useful to
measure the length of a word or string, or the number of lines in a function. An indicator, located in the
bottom edge of the editor, displays the following information based on your current selection:
bottom edge of the editor, displays the following information based on your current selection:
• When nothing is selected, the indicator is dimmed and displays the text "No Selection."
• When the current selection is a character selection:
• If the character selection is contained on one line, the indicator displays the number of columns se-
lected.
Note
Because columns are "virtual", the number of columns displayed by the indicator is not necessar-
ily the actual number of characters or bytes in the selection, if the selection includes tab charac-
ters, unicode characters, or extends beyond the end of the line.
ily the actual number of characters or bytes in the selection, if the selection includes tab charac-
ters, unicode characters, or extends beyond the end of the line.
• If the character selection spans more than one line, the indicator shows the number of lines, with a
plus sign (+) to indicate if there are "extra" characters selected, or a minus sign (-) to indicate if there
are fewer characters selected, depending on the start and end columns of the selection.
are fewer characters selected, depending on the start and end columns of the selection.
• When the current selection is a line selection, the indicator displays the number of lines.
• When the current selection is a block selection, the indicator displays the size of the block in the
format Lines x Columns.
Click on the indicator, or use the select_toggle command on the SlickEdit Core command line, to create
successively larger common selections. For example, if you have a character selection, you can click on
the indicator or use select_toggle to extend the selection to include the entire word. Selections are
cycled in the following order, starting with no selection:
successively larger common selections. For example, if you have a character selection, you can click on
the indicator or use select_toggle to extend the selection to include the entire word. Selections are
cycled in the following order, starting with no selection:
1. Create empty character selection
2. Select current word
3. Select current line
4. Select current code block
5. Select larger code block
6. Select current function
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