Set Box Select
Determines the type of selections for cutting, pasting, and other edits.
"Box selections" let you edit a rectangular area, rather than a linear
range. For example, you can select, cut, and paste columns of text, such
as in editing a table.
Usage notes:
o By default, box selection is disabled, so you can select and edit
standard, linear ranges. To edit boxes, use BOX commands.
o Enabling box selection makes commands (or defined keys or menu items)
for editing linear ranges work like like BOX commands. For example,
SELECT, REMOVE, and INSERT HERE are then the same as BOX SELECT, BOX
CUT, and BOX PASTE respectively. See help on Ranges And Boxes.
o Typically you enable box selection to make it easier to edit tables or
column-aligned text without having to redefine keys for selecting,
cutting, and pasting. In effect, the setting redefines the keys for
you.
o Enabling box selection also affects editing a found range. For example,
COPY, FILL, REMOVE, or UPPERCASE uses the start and end of the found
range as the diagonally opposite corners of a box.
o To save your setting for future editing sessions, use SAVE ATTRIBUTES
to create a section file or to create or update a command file---see
help on Attributes.
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Related topics:
Attributes Pending Delete Ranges And Boxes
SET BOX NOSELECT SET BOX PAD SET BOX SELECT