Workaround for <Ctrl+T> SELECTWORD

["Brian D. James" <bjames@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In an earlier post I expressed a dislike for the way the <Ctrl+T> SELECTWORD
function works. It selects the entire RPG field the cursor is in instead of
just the RPG symbolic name the cursor is on. The following is the workaround
I'm now using to achieve my desired results.

First, I made the following modification to my profile.lx file to add the
special characters allowed in RPG symbolic names to the characters
considered as part of a WORD.


/* load customizations for specific document types */
'extract doctype'

   /* RPG source file customizations */
if doctype='RPG' | doctype = 'IRP' then do

      /* Add the special characters (@,#,$,_) allowed in RPG symbolic    */
      /* names to the list of characters that are considered part of a   */
      /* word - This allows for the BLOCK MARK WORD function <Ctrl+T> to */
      /* select the entire RPG symbolic name.                            */
       'extract wordchars into a'
       'set wordchars 'a'#@$_'
   /* end RPG source file customizations */


Then, I modified my profile.lx file to change the action for <Ctrl+T> from
SELECTWORD to BLOCK MARK WORD.


 'set action.c-t BLOCK MARK WORD'


Using this workaround, pressing <Ctrl+T> now selects only the RPG symbolic
name (e.g., record format name or variable name) the cursor is positioned
on.


Regards,

Brian