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Text editor - Block editing?
Looking for an editor that allows editing of text blocks not aligned to left edge similar to the ancient DOS based IBM Personal Editor. Example of this capability:
Source text:
This is line one.
This is line two.
This is line three.
A possible result after block selection:
is line o
is line t
is line t
Any rectangular block of text on the screen can be selected and copied, moved, deleted, etc.
Is there such a product out there? I haven't found one yet.
2 Answers
- AaciniLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
The DOS window allow to select a rectangular block of characters and copy it in the way you said: right-click on DOS window title, select Edit, Mark and select the desired block with arrow keys and Shift; terminate the selection with Enter, that also copy the block to the clipboard.
The block will be inserted in a DOS program with the same procedure but selecting Edit, Paste. This way, if you combine this feature with a DOS text editor, like EDIT, you can achieve most of the procedures you said.
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