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