git master: editor: tab key works incorrectly when block is marked(F3)

[slyfox]

Let's create small file:

foo
bar
quux
baz

Let's mark 'oo' substring and thentry to insert TAB in between of 'uu'.
We expect something like this:

f<F3>oo</F3>
bar
qu<--------><cursor-pos/>ux
baz

But we get:

<-------->f<F3>oo</F3>
bar
qu<cursor-pos/>ux
baz

Tab is placed at marked line, not at cursor-pos.

[angel_il]

its no bug, its - feature.
Tab - shift selected block to right.
Complete (alt-tab) - shift selected block to left.

[slyfox]

Ok, then the bug is ill chosen hotkeys :]

• Alt-Tab is usually used to switch windows in windows managers
• Tab is usually used to place regular tab, it's very unintuitive behaviour.

What hotkeys do other editors use for that? For example visual studio?

[angel_il]

Replying to slyfox:

• Alt-Tab is usually used to switch windows in windows managers

you can use esc-tab or learn Shift-Tab as Alt-Tab.

[angel_il]

i think best for you is option - tab_shift_block = 0

[slavazanko]

If this will be option, you should have thought about the menu or hotkey to switch to this behavior

[slyfox]

Ok, at least old behaviour is returned. my vote.

[slavazanko]

Good patch. Tabbing of selection may sense only with non-persistent selections.

With persistent selection this looks as bug :)

My vote here.

[angel_il]

branch: 344_ ​Changeset 6a5dab64fe115aa09497c203a235d8f5429103cd