Default block type |
Select the default text selection mode for the editor.
Blocks of text selected with a blocking type other than
stream are detached from the location of the cursor.
Moving the cursor to another part of your document does not deselect text
selected with these actions.
Available blocking types in the Default block type selection list are:
- character: Text is selected on a character to character basis.
This blocking method is similar to stream mode, except that the selected block
is detached from the position of the cursor.
- element: Only complete lines of text can be selected.
The selected block is detached from the position of the cursor.
- rectangle: You can select rectangular areas of text
in the mid-part of a line or group of lines.
The selected block is detached from the position of the cursor.
- stream: This is the selection mode commonly used
in most text editors and word processors.
Text is selected on a character to character basis.
Unlike the other blocking modes, the cursor cannot be moved to another part of
the file without deselecting a block of selected text.
Once text is selected, the next keyboard action will usually affect
the entire selection of text.
For example, pressing a keyboard character will replace the entire selected text with that
character, and pressing the Delete key will remove the entire selected block.
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stream |