add simple table (or cell spacing)

pinuzzu99

hi everybody,
i’ve a document with small list on left side:

S02
database16994
database16995
database16996
database16997
database16998
database16999

S03                                                  
database16988
database16989
database16990
database16991
database16992
database16993

so, i want fill the blank space on right side with a table (or cell spacing with tab key), to have final result like this one:

S02		    S03			
database16994  	    database=16988	 
database16995  	    database=16989  					 
database16996  	    database=16990 					     
database16997  	    database=16991 					    
database16998  	    database=16992
database16999  	    database=16993

i can use multi-line text Shift+ALT+arrow down to add space with key tab, but multi-line does not work when paste second text block S03

Alan Kilborn

@pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

CTRL+ALT+arrow down

Do you mean Shift+Alt+arrow ?
This would allow you to do column-select.
Then copy.
Then Alt+LClick somewhere out to the right of your S02 text.
Then paste.

pinuzzu99

oh yes, sorry. Shift+Alt+arrow (now i’ve edit my original first post)
and yes, now it work ! i’ve tried several times before open this thread
before it didn’t work. pasted the lines of S3 block between the lines of S2 block.
now it works well. it must have been my mistake.
anyway thanks for your reply

pinuzzu99

for copy to clipboard the first block S02, Shift+ALT+arrow down go to column mode and this is ok
but to copy all block i need to select with Shift+ALT+arrow right because with mouse only np++ come back to single line mode …
we have a better way to select total block S02 on column mode ?

Alan Kilborn

@pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

we have a better way to select total block S02 on column mode ?

No idea what you are asking here.

Maybe you are asking if you can make multiple column block selections simultaneously? The answer to that is No.

pinuzzu99

nope. anyway i’ve found the answer to my question.

with column mode active, how to select all block text S02? before my solution is single click with Shift+ALT+arrow right to the end of S02 block

but another simply way is put the cursor at the top left of the column. then with Shift+ALT click on the bottom right of the column to select it in one go.

then solved question.
All the best

Alan Kilborn

@pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

Probably part of the problem is that to us “how to select all block text S02?” this doesn’t make much sense. I’m sure it is clear to you.

put the cursor at the top left of the column. then with Shift+ALT click on the bottom right of the column to select it in one go.

What you’ve described is a variant on using this command:

You’d use it once at the top left, then you’d move your caret to the bottom right, and execute it again.

pinuzzu99

yes, the same.
sorry for my poor english
anyway i’ve solved my question and also i learned 2 interesting stuff: your command Alt+LClick to paste everywhere the clipboard
and my last command, an alternative to Begin/End selection in column mode (from edit menu)

Alan Kilborn

@pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

Alt+LClick to paste everywhere

There is more to learn: The Alt+LClick is only important in this case if you want to paste a column block at a destination point out in “virtual space”.

If you look at your original text, I presume the lines end right after the text, like this if you turn visible line-endings on:

Thus it is not normally possible to move the caret here (blue dot location) so that you may do the column-block paste where you want it:

However, as mentioned, you can get the caret there with Alt+LClick.

Another way you can get the caret there, by using the arrow keys alone, is to enable virtual space by turning this setting on:

With Enable virtual space on, you can freely move the caret with only the arrow keys, beyond the end-of-line characters on any line.

Alan Kilborn

@pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

is put the cursor at the top left of the column. then with Shift+ALT click on the bottom right of the column to select it in one go.

Yes, this works, but I’d say it isn’t a common usage among Notepad++ users.

It is so uncommon that it isn’t mentioned here (maybe it should be?):

Probably “Hold Alt while left-click dragging” is the way most users would select your S02 block, if they’re going to involve the mouse in the selection action.