Fantastic and comprehensive as always, Esther,
thank you so much!
Eliza
On Apr 29, 2009, at 3:21 PM, Esther wrote:
>
> Hi Eliza,
>
> On Apr 29, 2009, at 7:53 AM, Eliza Cooper wrote:
>> I have two editing questions: (1), is there a way to jump to the
>> beginning of a line? I'm thinking in terms of TextEdit in this case,
>> but is there a command to do this in any application?
>
> Yes, for Cocoa-based apps -- which includes most of the applications
> you work with on the Mac, like TextEdit, Mail, etc. -- the key
> commands that people learn as linux key bindings or from using the
> emacs editor in linux or unix systems all work. That specifically
> means that:
>
> Control-a moves you to the beginning of a line
> Control-e moves you to the end of a line
>
> but you might have an easier time remembering their counterparts with
> the Command key and the arrow keys:
>
> Command-Left arrow moves you to the beginning of a line
> Command-Right arrow moves you to the end of a line
>
> These key commands work independent of VoiceOver -- they're shortcuts
> built into the Cocoa structure and are used by everyone -- not just
> VoiceOver users.
>
>> Secondly, how
>> do I select a line of text? This I should know, but can't remember
>> for the life of me. Thanks to anyone who can help.
>
> You can put together most of the sequences to move that use the
> Command, Option, and arrow keys, with corresponding sequences to
> select by simply holding down the Shift key when you execute the
> commands:
>
> command+up arrow move to beginning of the document
> shift+command+up arrow select to the beginning of the document
>
> command+down arrow move to the end of the document
> shift+command+down arrow select to the beginning of the document
>
> command+left arrow move to the beginning of the line
> shift+command+left arrow select to the beginning of the line
>
> command+right arrow move to the end of the line
> shift+command+right arrow select to the end of the line
>
> option+right arrow move one word to the right
> shift+option+right arrow select one word to the right
>
> option+left arrow move one word to the left
> shift+option+left arrow select one word to the left
>
> option+up arrow move to the beginning of the paragraph
> shift+option+up arrow select to the beginning of the paragraph
>
> option+down arrow move to the end of the paragraph
> shift+option+down arrow select to the end of the paragraph
>
> up arrow move up from present position
> shift+up arrow select upward
>
> down arrow move down from present position
> shift+down arrow select downward
>
> Some other things that are helpful to know: you can add or delete from
> selected content by continuing to hold down the shift key and using
> the movement sequence commands. For example, if I am selecting text
> it might be easier for me use the down arrow key to start my selection
> for a sentence that begins in the middle of a line, but when I reach
> my last selected line I could be in the middle of a word or sentence.
> So if I continue to hold down the shift key and press the right arrow
> key, I'll select everything to the end of that last line. This also
> means that you can back up with your arrow key selections while you
> continue to hold down the shift key. If I press the down arrow key 5
> times, and I only meant to select 4 more lines, I can up arrow once to
> move my selection region back. Just as a warning, this can have odd
> effects, since selections can be made in either direction: if you up
> arrow past your original starting point while you hold down the shift
> key, you will be selecting text in lines before your starting poiint.
> And you can add to or delete from your selection by word, character,
> etc while you continue to hold down the shift key -- any of the above
> selection combinations with Option and Command keys will work.
>
> Finally, it can be useful to check your selection with VO-F6 (Describe
> the selected item) while you get the hang of things.
>
> HTH. I'm also going to point you to a helpful post Greg Kearney made
> in the list archives on an earlier thread about going to the beginning
> and end of text:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg30978.html
>
> This is at the Mail Archive for the old list, so you can use access
> keys Control-N (next) to read down the thread and Control-P (previous)
> to read up the thread. Greg describes the connection with emacs
> keybindings and other things you can do with this knowledge.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Esther
>
> >
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