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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Drawing Application Perform: Part 2

Posted by Branko Zivanovic
Branko Zivanovic
2,684 Points

This guy is selecting lines of code only with keyboard.How?

Title says everything.When I want to select few lines of code I do it by leftclicking and dragging down to select what I want to be selected, but this guy is doing all job with keyboard controls.How? Thanks

samiff
samiff
31,206 Points

Shift + Arrow Keys maybe? I do it the way you described as well, but I'm interested in learning more key commands to get around quicker. You should see some of the Linux wizards dash through text editors and terminals with a keyboard alone, it's crazy.

2 Answers

Bruce Blay
Bruce Blay
17,650 Points

Try different combinations of holding shift, command and arrow keys. For example command + right arrow will take you to the end of the line you're on. Command + left arrow takes you to the beginning. Command + shift + right arrow will highlight from the cursor to the end of the line. Shift + up or shift + down will highlight the line above or below. Command + shift + down arrow will select everything from your cursor to the end of the file. Play around with it. Cheers

Gabriel E
Gabriel E
8,916 Points
Gabriel E
Gabriel E
8,916 Points

He is doing it with the shift + arrow keys. If you want to select a line of code starting left to right, you simple arrow key over to where you wish to start, hold down shift, and use the arrow keys accordingly! Don't forget to mark best answer if this helped!