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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T07:25:27+00:00 2026-05-12T07:25:27+00:00

In textmate on OS X there is a handy feature when you select text.

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In textmate on OS X there is a handy feature when you select text.

If you hold the option key down the cursor turns into cross-hairs and you can select a vertical column of text and paste it back as a vertical column with the lines rows preserved.

Does Flex Builder or Eclipse have the same feature? Not sure what to call it.

If so, what is the key combo?

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    2026-05-12T07:25:28+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 7:25 am

    In Eclipse it is called Block Selection Mode and available in the newest version 3.5 (Galileo). The key combination to toggle it is Alt-Shift-A.

    In Emacs this is called a rectangle and the commands working on these are called *-rectangle, e.g. kill-rectangle.

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