Re: select word with the keyboard [52102]

[chuckf]

hankejh:
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Hi Chuckf,

I updated ingkcpos.js, adding CTRL+ALT+W to select the word under cursor.  The
updated script can be obtained here:

http://ingk.com/pspad/ingkcpos_v0.7.zip
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Thanks, hankejh
I wrote my own very similar to yours.
Too bad the formatting is lost here...
chuckf


//******************************************************************************
*
//      filename   : copy_word.js
//      description: Copy word under cursor to clipboard - based on Select Word
//               by Serge Balance
//      created    : 12/16/09
//      author     : updated Chuck Fossen
//
//      You may distribute this script freely, but please keep this header 
intact.
//******************************************************************************
*

module_name = "copy_word";
module_ver = "1.0";
menu_name = "Utilities";

function Init()
{
    addMenuItem("Copy Word", menu_name, "copy_word", "Ctrl+W");
}

// select a word even if the cursor is one character after the word
function cw_select(ed)
{
    var line = new String(ed.lineText());
    var curx = ed.caretX();
    var cury = ed.caretY();
    var i, pos, begPos, endPos;
    var len = line.length;

    // positions in line begin from 1 not from 0
    pos = curx - 1;

    // check if the current location does not contain a char
    if (!line.charAt(pos).match(/\w/))
    {
        //echo("no \\w " + line.charAt(pos));
        // check one char to the left
        if (line.charAt(pos-1).match(/\w/))
        {
            pos--;
            curx--;
            //echo("starting at " + line.charAt(pos));
        }
        else
        {
            //echo("no word");
            return false;
        }
    }

    // find end of word
    while ((line.charAt(pos).match(/\w/)) && (pos<len))
    {
        pos++;
    }

    // loop ended when pointing to position after the end of the word
    endPos = pos - 1;
    pos = curx - 1;

    // find beginning of word
    while ((line.charAt(pos).match(/\w/)) && (pos>=0))
    {
        pos--;
    }

    // loop ended when pointing to position before the beginning of the word
    begPos = pos + 1;
    // move cursor to beginning of word (1 based)
    ed.caretX(begPos + 1);
    // include to end char as well
    len = endPos - begPos + 1;

    // select word
    for (i=0; i<len; i++)
    {
        ed.command("ecSelRight");
    }

    //echo("returning true");
    return true;
}

function copy_word()
{
    var ed = neweditor();

    ed.assignActiveEditor();

    ret = cw_select(ed);

    if (ret)
    {
        // copy to clipboard
        ed.command("ecCopy");
        // remove selection
        ed.command("ecLeft");
    }
}


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