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    • AlezexA Offline
      Alezex
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      I have an opposite problem to:
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      How can I make it so that when I use the arrow keys, a multi-line cursor will be reset back to a single-line cursor?

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        HConBike @Alezex
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        @Alezex Is pressing Esc what you are looking for?

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          Alan Kilborn @HConBike
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          @HConBike said in Reset back to a single-line cursor using arrow keys:

          Is pressing Esc what you are looking for?

          Others have discovered that pressing Esc does NOT do it.

          I for one am used to Esc from long-time use of Notepad++ (before multi-select became the feature to hate) combined with the Better Multiselection plugin. With that combination, all worked well.

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            Coises @Alezex
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            @Alezex said in Reset back to a single-line cursor using arrow keys:

            How can I make it so that when I use the arrow keys, a multi-line cursor will be reset back to a single-line cursor?

            See: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/14476

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              Coises @Alan Kilborn
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              @Alan-Kilborn said in Reset back to a single-line cursor using arrow keys:

              Others have discovered that pressing Esc does NOT do it.

              Using Esc after using an arrow key will work. Esc works to clear a multiple selection, but has no effect on a rectangular selection. Pressing an arrow key on a rectangular selection now changes it to a zero-width multi-selection (not, as one would expect, a zero-width rectangular selection).

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                Alan Kilborn @Coises
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                @Coises said in Reset back to a single-line cursor using arrow keys:

                See: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/14476

                This doesn’t help users that would like multi-select features to reside alongside column-block selection. Perhaps they can’t fully coexist? (I don’t know, I’m still using an earlier version for my day-to-day usage)

                I of course realize that none of the shortcomings are your fault. :-)

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                  mkupper @Alezex
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                  @Alezex, try disabling the multi-cursor stuff by creating a noColumnToMultiSelect.xml file. Put the file in your %AppData%\Notepad++ folder.

                  For more details look for noColumnToMultiSelect.xml at https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/config-files/#other-configuration-files

                  After adding the file exit and restart Notepad++.

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                  • AlezexA Offline
                    Alezex @mkupper
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                    @mkupper

                    Oh heaven - it works!!!

                    The torture stopped! =)

                    Great thanks to @mkupper for the good solution to my problem!

                    Thanks also to everyone who took part here.

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