Re: [Github-comments] [geany/geany] ctrl leftArrow jumps up a line (#2258)

2019-08-12 Thread elextr
Ctrl-left and ctrl-right move by word, to the start or end of the word respectively. So logically there is no reason for the cursor to stop at the start of a line unless its the start or end of a word. There is no logical definition of a "word" that makes a line start _both_ a start and an

Re: [Github-comments] [geany/geany] ctrl leftArrow jumps up a line (#2258)

2019-08-12 Thread LarsGit223
Let's see what the core developers say. I guess simply changing it is not a good option because other people might just like the current behavior more than what other editors do (might be but I don't know). So if someone would change the behavior IMHO it should have a config option to enable

Re: [Github-comments] [geany/geany] ctrl leftArrow jumps up a line (#2258)

2019-08-12 Thread Chris Graham
Thanks for the tip, HOME will work for me. But I still think the bug is valid, as people get so used to their keystrokes, and I don't see any reason to not make this one consistent with what other systems do. It seems line-break is considered part of a "contiguous spaces" virtual keyword, so

Re: [Github-comments] [geany/geany] ctrl leftArrow jumps up a line (#2258)

2019-08-12 Thread LarsGit223
This seems to be the intended behavior, see https://www.geany.org/manual/current/index.html#keyboard-commands. You can use the HOME key to get to the start of the line quickly. -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on

[Github-comments] [geany/geany] ctrl leftArrow jumps up a line (#2258)

2019-08-12 Thread Chris Graham
A quick shortcut I am used to working is hitting ctrl and the left arrow a few times, and I end up at the start of the line I am editing. This allows me to do things like select a few lines and group-indent them, without having to use the mouse or hit too many keys. However, in Geany doing