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- From: elw@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Eddie Williamson)
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:44:59 GMT
- Subject: Re: Keyboard command wanted: highlighting text
- Message-ID: <36060001@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
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- Newsgroups: comp.text.frame
- References: <1993Jan19.141539.19888@sei.cmu.edu>
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- >
- > In trying to eliminate use of the mouse, I must find a way to
- > highlight text with keyboard commands (rather than using the
- > mouse). I often need to remove/alter a portion of a sentence
- >
- > 1. mark text at Point A
- > 2. advance the cursor to Point B (highlighting the
- > text between the two points)
- > 3. alter the highlighted text
- >
-
- Try holding down the shift key while using the arrow keys. It works
- for me on a HP-UX workstation.
-