How to copy/paste selection from multiple lines

[Shawn Evans]

I would like to know if its possible to copy and paste a selection from multiple lines. In the picture provided for example if i could copy just the text within the quotations all at once it would speed up some editing majorly.

Thanks in advance

[guy038]

@shawn-evans, and All,

I strongly advice you to install the @dail’s plugin BetterMultiSelection, first. It’s really a must ;-))

Then, once installed and enabled, given your text, below :

"random text"
"random text 1"
"random text 2"
"random text 3"
"random text 4"
"random text 5"
"random text 6"
"random text 7"

Simply, execute the following actions :

Ctrl + HOME                           #  Move at the VERY BEGINNING of document

ALt + Shift + DOWN arrow ( 7 times )  #  ZERO-length RECTANGULAR selection at BEGINNING of ALL lines

END                                   #  Go to END of lines

LEFT arrow,                           #  Move caret before the SECOND " symbol

Shift + HOME                          #  Select till BEGINNING of lines

Shift + RIGHT arrow                   #  Move END of selections, AFTER the FIRST " symbol

CTRL + C                              #  Copy the selections

CTRL + N                              #  Open a NEW tab

CTRL + V                              #  Paste the clipboard's contents

You might be interested in these 2 other plugins SurrondSelection and ElasticTabstops . Refer to :

https://github.com/dail8859/

Best Regards,

guy038

[astrosofista]

Hi @guy038, @Shawn-Evans, All

For illustrative purposes , here is an animated version of the instructions posted above by @guy038|:

Hope you don’t mind I changed the ending :)

Have fun!