Some users want patch same location, others want new line, no solution, same line is history and wins
On Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 6:43 am advice2020, ***@***.***> wrote: > I noticed that if try to paste OR drag and drop text into the blank space > (area that does not contain line numbers yet) that it generates some > undesired results. > Here are a couple of simple examples. > > EXAMPLE 1 > If you have a document that looks like the following > 1 apple > 2 orange > > Default Behavior: > If you either copy text and paste OR drag and drop text from elsewhere > into the blank space at bottom of this document > banana > it ends up putting that line of text at the end of the last line number > 1 apple > 2 orangebanana > > Expected Result: > 1 apple > 2 orange > 3 banana > > EXAMPLE 2 > If you do the same as the example 1 above but instead have multiple lines > of text, it does the following > banana > grape > pear > > Default Behavior: > It adds that first line to the end of that line number and then creates > new line numbers for the other lines > 1 apple > 2 orangebanana > 3 grape > 4 pear > > Expected Result: > 1 apple > 2 orange > 3 banana > 4 grape > 5 pear > ------------------------------ > > The paste AND drag and drop are based on where the cursor is located. > So when you perform either of these actions in the blank area below, the > cursor gets moved to the end of the last line numbers text, causing this > undesired result. > I guess I am suggesting to add an option/setting that when text is pasted > / drag and dropped into blank space, that it automatically creates a new > line, instead of adding it to the end of an existing line, if anyone is > interested in adding something like this. > Note: > This kind of mimics similar scenario with file managers where if the pane > contains many files/lines that no more blank space is available. > > Thank You > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <https://github.com/geany/geany/discussions/4059>, or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGGATJZE2HPVPQCDG7MIMD2BOPIPAVCNFSM6AAAAABSDAW5GWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ERDJONRXK43TNFXW4OZXGUYTKNRTG4> > . > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message > ID: ***@***.***> > -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/geany/geany/discussions/4059#discussioncomment-11312070 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: <geany/geany/repo-discussions/4059/comments/[email protected]>
