Re: Next release

To expand on Mike's email....  The copy / paste options in RDi are more expansive than in most Windows apps because you can do the columnar copy/paste using the Alt keys.  I do believe this has been available in the IDE since the CODE/400 days on OS/2 (Miss that OS).

Alt+ R = Mark Area (Upper corner and then again for lower corner)
Alt + C = Copy into new area
Alt + M = Move into new area
Alt + Z = "Overlay" into new area


I was very excited the day I found out Notepad++ can also do columnar copy/paste.  I will sometimes "mock-up" a bunch of code in Notepad++ before putting it into RDi just to save myself from having to deal with the verifier messages as I move things around.

Thanks,
  Scott Johnson

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From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Hockings
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 4:56 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Next release


I don't believe that the copy-paste in PCOMM is exactly pure Windows but rather augmented by PCOM to give the rectangular (non-stream) copy-paste behaviour.

In LPEX if you use ALT+R to mark then ALT+C to copy does that not do what you wish?

Mike

Mike Hockings, M.Eng., P.Eng.
IBM Rational Developer for System z and Power Systems Software Technical Support IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory hockings@xxxxxxxxxx voice 1-905-413-3199 T/L 313-3199  ITN 23133199




From:	Roger Harman <roger.harman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:	"Rational Developer for IBM i  Websphere Development Studio
            Client for	System i & iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	2015-05-07 17:51
Subject:	Re: [WDSCI-L] Next release
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I would love to be able to do block oriented copy/paste.

For example:
d Field1          s                 1a
d Field2          s                 3p  0 d Field..n         s                 7p  2

I'd like to be able to paste the block of field names like this:
         Field1
         Field2
         Field..n

And then add to the end of each line - which may also be a block copy/paste.  Easy in SEU with Windows copy/paste.

I gather it's a base Eclipse limitation as I haven't been able to Google-ify a solution.


Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer ? ILE RPG on IBM i on Power OCEAN User Group<http://www.ocean400.org>






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> To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 16:05:03 -0500
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Next release
>
> Greg,
>
> You may already know this, and it may not be a solution, but I mention 
> it just in case it helps you cut/paste easier...
>
> Alt-L marks (highlights) the line where the cursor is (use another 
> Alt-L to mark a block of lines), Alt-C copies the marked line or lines 
> to after the line where the cursor is, Alt-M moves the marked line or 
> lines to after the line where the cursor is. Alt-U will un-mark.
>
> These are line oriented commands, and in my opinion, are much better 
> than trying to use the standard windows keys. Once you've got the hang 
> of it, it is remarkably quick and easy to copy and move code.
>
> Sam
>
>
> On 5/7/2015 2:39 PM, Greg Wilburn wrote:
>> Neither one of those RFE's address my simple issue. I had the binding
directories listed in lower case. Oops, it won't compile - But in RDi, I have no idea why.
>> I do not want a joblog every time I compile a program. If a program
fails during the binding step, the joblog should be
>> 1. Created
>> 2. Displayed in RDi
>>
>> IBM is (and has been) pushing the use of RDi and modular programming
(service programs and the like). Very ironic that they are "not compatible"
and this was somehow overlooked.
>>
>> I've been using RDi for well over a year now... many times I find 
>> myself
going back to the green screen (several times today) because of silly issues with RDi. One of those issues is errors during the binding step. The other is the quirky implementation of copying/pasting a blocks of text
(overlaying) like you can do with SEU.
>>
>> Don't get me wrong... there are many advantages. But some days it 
>> feels
like there are just as many disadvantages.
>>
>> Sorry for the rant.
>>
>
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