Re: Next release

I think the confusion is that the Alt-F7, Alt-F8 keys aren't activated until a rectangular block is selected (much like Alt-Z), so it makes sense that it would only affect the selected block. It doesn't do anything with normal selections, or if nothing is selected.

Mark Murphy
STAR BASE Consulting, Inc.
mmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Kurt Anderson <Kurt.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ----- 
To: "Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Kurt Anderson <Kurt.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 05/08/2015 10:20AM
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Next release

I've been using code block copy/pasting in RDi for many years now.
Alt-R first position
Alt-R second position.
Alt-Z where I want to put the block overlay paste.

Alt-F8 shifts everything from the cursor position to the right, just as Alt-F7 shifts it to the left, so what you're talking about Alt-F8 makes complete sense, although I'm not sure why it's a part of the block paste conversation.

Kurt Anderson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst - Application Development, Service Delivery Platform

-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Wilburn
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 9:23 AM
To: 'Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries'
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Next release

Roger,

That's exactly what I'm talking about.  I have that need all the time - overlay a block of code.

Mike,

The blocking does not behave that way - or  I have not been able to.  Even when you use the ALT keys to mark/move a block of text, it still moves characters to the right of the blocked text (i.e. if you have comments out to the right of code, then block the code, and then use ALT-F8 to move the code to the right, the comments move also).

I tried the overlay option, but that doesn't seem to work.  In fact, the code blocking itself is sometimes quirky (clicking sometimes causes a different block to be created, etc.).

Greg

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From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Hockings
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 5:56 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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