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mutil-line editing in KDevelop?


I would like to do multi-line edits in KDevelop, similar to the column-edit in Visual Studio when alt is held, such that my cursor extends accross multiple lines, and each key I press is written to each line simultaneously.

This link seems to show that Kate has such a feature, and my understanding is that Kate is KDevelop's text-editing engine. However, when I use ctrl-shft-B to enter block editing mode, the cursor only appears at the bottom of the block and types onto a single line. Am I doing something wrong, or is multi-line editing not actually supported?

I'm currently using version 4.7.2


Solution

  • After activating block editing mode you can select multiple lines by using the mouse or eg. Shift+Down. Then just start typing.

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