Manipulating/customizing LPEX (was: Alt-j (join lines))

"WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 04/15/2016 02:19:20 PM:

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Re: [WDSCI-L] Alt-j (join lines)

On 4/15/2016 11:52 AM, Roger Harman wrote:

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There are 3 separate concepts which are related to each other but are
different enough to warrant separate references:
Editor commands
Editor actions
Editor parameters

The distinction between commands and actions is that a command accepts
parameters; actions don't. Which makes an action quite suitable to
attach to a keyboard shortcut or mouse click :-) So 'findText', having
parameters, is a command but 'join' is an action suitable to assign to
say, Alt-j.

Except for trim which is a command, but has no parameters. I would love
the ability to trim trailing blanks with a keyboard shortcut. For now, I
use escape and type trim (or up arrow to find it). I think there are other
exceptions.

Someday I'll figure out how to modify my UserProfile to enable a keyboard
shortcut to do the trim. I just don't have the time to dust off my limited
Java knowledge right now.

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way International
www.TheWay.org