Hello,

on Windows the text selection is possible via the numeric keypad in conjunction with the Shift key. For example Shift-End selects the text from the current cursor position to the end of the line.

But this does not work on Linux (Ubuntu 8x, 10x in my case). The Lazarus editor seems to ignore the key combination.

I tried then to extend the Key Mappings for the "Select line end" command with an alternative key. So I "grabbed" the key combination Shift-End and saved the settings. But the editor behavior did not change.

BTW there is a difference between Windows and Linux, when I use the "Grab key" feature. When I press Shift-End on Linux, the dialog recognizes only the Numpad 1 key. On Windows, the correct key combination (Shift-End) is shown.

Any hints, how I can enable the desired text selection on Linux?

Thanks. Regards, Bernd.

This may be a Linux problem. Traditionally the Shift key inverts NumLock for the numeric keypad. Not every Linux offers an option "Windows compatible Shift key behaviour".

What happens in any other editor, when you press Shift-End etc.?

DoDi

Hans-Peter Diettrich hat am 20. Dezember 2012 um 15:02 geschrieben:

The standard Text Editor 'gedit' inserts a '1', same as Lazarus.

Mattias

I have have "Shift with numeric keypad keys works as in MS Windows" enabled and gedit selects the whole line, in contrary to Lazarus, on my system.

Regards, Bernd.

Bernd Mueller hat am 20. Dezember 2012 um 16:01 geschrieben:

In that case the GTK sends for Shift+Numpad 1 a "Numpad 1" key (without the Shift).
You can grab that key ("Numpad 1" without Shift) to the "Select Line End" key mapping of Lazarus. The Shift+Numpad 1 selects til the end.

Mattias

Mattias Gaertner wrote

> > What happens in any other editor, when you press Shift-End etc.? The standard Text Editor 'gedit' inserts a '1', same as Lazarus.

I have an even bigger problem. My keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad! ;-)

Filco Majestouch 2 (Tenkeyless with mechanical blue clicky switches)

Regards,
- Graeme -

Then it's time to configure the Linux keyboard for Windows-compatible handling of the Shift key, if desired. Lazarus cannot do anything when the Linux keyboard handler returns '1' for that key combination.

Big keyboards have dedicated End etc. keys, in/above the cursor key block, which should work together with Shift as on Windows. But notebook keyboards (mine) may not have such keys :-(

DoDi

thank you, that works.

Now I have the problem with Shift-Up and Shift-Down. I want to replace these keys too, but I can not find the corresponding commands.

I used the "Find key combination" in the "Key Mappings" dialog and "grabbed" then for Shift-Up. Then the filter is active, but there is no single command available in the list box. The list box is completely empty. The same for Shift-Down. Aren't these keys not mappable?

Regards, Bernd.

I have have "Shift with numeric keypad keys works as in MS Windows" enabled and gedit selects the whole line, in contrary to Lazarus, on my system.

Then it looks like a Lazarus problem to me.

DoDi

Bernd Mueller hat am 20. Dezember 2012 um 17:31 geschrieben:

Text selection commands: Select Up and Select Down.

I used the "Find key combination" in the "Key Mappings" dialog and "grabbed" then for Shift-Up. Then the filter is active, but there is no single command available in the list box. The list box is completely empty. The same for Shift-Down. Aren't these keys not mappable?

Here the filter shows "Select Up".

Mattias

Graeme Geldenhuys wrote

I have an even bigger problem. My keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad! ;-) Filco Majestouch 2 (Tenkeyless with mechanical blue clicky switches)

That wouldn't work for me! I have four mini Logitech keyboards where I use the numeric keypad for cursor control (Num Lock OFF).

I've been using the same text editor (IBM XEdit clone) since 1985 and that is *way* too long to revert to something else. :)

http://www.kedit.com/
http://hessling-editor.sourceforge.net/

I still have cursor control. The inverted "T" arrow keys an the 2x3 (Ins,Del,Home,etc) are all still there (unmangled - unlike so many keyboards these days). The Filco Tenkeyless (ten-key-less) simply chops off the 10 keys that make up the numeric keypad.

http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_images/filco_majestouch_tenkeyless_red_us_small.jpg

I've been using the same text editor (IBM XEdit clone) since 1985 and that is *way* too long to revert to something else. :)

I'm also a creature of habit. :-)

Regards,
- Graeme -

strange, please see attached screen shot. There is no text selection command for Select Up and Select Down available. I tried with Lazarus 1.0.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 and Lazarus 1.0 on Windows 98. Does this only work with the trunk version of Lazarus?

Regards, Bernd.
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Yes, they where only made configurable, recently

if there is a version 1.0.6 in the works, could this be merged back?

Regards, Bernd.

Probably yes.

Someone needs to find the revision. It will be one of my commits. I am away for a week, I will have a look when I am back.

Mail me again, if I havent got to it after 1st week of January