Comments on: Editing Fixed Field Length Compensation Text Files, Reports and Mainframe Files http://leapcomp.com/2008/01/editing-fixed-field-length-compensation-text-files-reports-and-mainframe-files.html Thu, 17 May 2012 23:21:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Julien Dionne http://leapcomp.com/2008/01/editing-fixed-field-length-compensation-text-files-reports-and-mainframe-files.html#comment-2 Julien Dionne Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:04:00 +0000 http://julienldionne.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/editing-fixed-field-length-compensation-text-files-reports-and-mainframe-files/#comment-2 Vertical selection in TextPad, also called block selection, will only work if word wrapping is disabled in the configure menu. <br/><br/>I learned this the hard way when a reader said block section didn't work with her TextPad version... <br/><br/>Another option is available in the Configure Menu. When selecting "Block Select Mode", you don't need to press any key (ALT) to select a block; the standard click and drag will do the trick. <br/><br/>I upgraded today from TextPad version 5.0 to TextPad 5.2. Vertical selection in TextPad, also called block selection, will only work if word wrapping is disabled in the configure menu.

I learned this the hard way when a reader said block section didn’t work with her TextPad version…

Another option is available in the Configure Menu. When selecting “Block Select Mode”, you don’t need to press any key (ALT) to select a block; the standard click and drag will do the trick.

I upgraded today from TextPad version 5.0 to TextPad 5.2.

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