Re: Spastic cursor... -- CODE400-L

I think Scott has got some hot tips here.

I usually don't bother with the split screen because I often working with so many source files that it is too much work to get them into split screen mode. I just load them into the editor on demand into the single ring. I tend to avoid using the mouse unless it really helps me. My fingers are most productive on the keyboard. So my scenario is usually

1) Alt-Right until I am in the member that is the source of my copy (I could use the combo box under the toolbar with the mouse, to select it directly, but I find that hitting Alt-Right repeatedly is quicker than taking my hands off of the keyboard and reaching for the mouse)
2) Mark the block using Alt-L
3) Alt-Right or Alt-Left to the target member
4) Alt-C to copy
5) Alt-U to unmark

Once you get this sequence in your fingers, you will be a lot faster than working with the mouse.
Other tips are that you can search all the member loaded in the ring using Ctrl-F.
Hit the Options button on the Find dialog and select All files.
This is a really cool feature.
Another cool feature is the ability to compare your source member with any other source member in the ring. (Actions->Compare)

Hope this helps.
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John,
Try these key combinations:
Alt+Left Arrow ==> These two will take you between open members Alt+Right Arrow
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow ==> These take you between open rings Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow ==> I use them to switch between source in split screen
Ctrl+Home ==> Takes you to very beginning of source Ctrl+End ==> Takes you to very end of source
When I am copy source from one member to another I don't take my fingers off of the keyboard. Also Alt+U will unblock the text where ever it is blocked. You don't have to go to the other member. -- ------------------------------------------------------ Scott P. Johnson Microcomputer Development Specialist IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 RPG Programmer Highsmith Inc. W5527 Hwy 106, PO BOX 800 Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800 TEL: 920-563-9571 FAX: 920-563-7395 sjohnson@highsmith.com www.highsmith.com ------------------------------------------------------
John Taylor wrote: > > Phil Coulthard said: > > > John, are you aware of View->Split->Off ring? > > Sure am. I use it all the time! Speaking of which, is there a keyboard > shortcut for it? > > Like I said in another post, I kind of like the ring system. It allows me to > open up a handfull of /copy members for reference, and flip between them > more conveniently than the standard MDI interface found in most windows > apps. It's a bit of an acquired taste at first, but pretty slick once you > get the hang of it. > > What is really driving me crazy, is the (seemingly) clumsy method of > cut/paste on blocks of text. Here's the cycle, assuming two members already > open for editing in split view: > > 1) Click on lower view. > 2) Click on lower view again, to put cursor where I really want it. > 3) Alt-L to begin block. > 4) Alt-L to end block. > 5) Click on upper view. > 6) Click on upper view again, to put cursor where I really want it. > 7) Alt-C to copy. > 8) Click on lower view again. > 9) Alt-U to unblock. > 10) Click on upper view. > 11) Click on upper view again, to put cursor where I'd like to begin > editing. > <<snip>> +--- | This is the CODE/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to CODE400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to CODE400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to CODE400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: larry@paque.net +---