Understanding Commands: The Extend Keyword
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If you work with Commands much you may have noticed that there are sometimes two or more versions of a command. It usually looks like this:
So what does the word “Extend” mean? It’s actually pretty simple. “Extend” means “Select” in commands. Let’s take a look:
Edit.CharLeft
This just moves the cursor to the left in the Text Editor. Pretty simple.
Edit.CharLeftExtend
This is used to select to the left of the cursor:
Edit.CharLeftExtendColumn
This command allows for making box selections:
Comments
Anonymous
February 08, 2011
This post also has the error on my start up page.Anonymous
February 08, 2011
Bob -- Confirmed. I'm pinging the creator of the extension to get his thoughts. ZAnonymous
February 08, 2011
Okay I found the fix apparently. I'll keep an eye on it and see if the problem persists. Let me know if you see any wierdness. ZAnonymous
February 08, 2011
Okay I found the fix apparently. I'll keep an eye on it and see if the problem persists. Let me know if you see any wierdness. Z