The documentation says that Ctrl+Shift is used for rectangular selection on Linux but it seems to be Alt+Shift. See https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/4219.
(Note that I'm using Linux in a VM on macOS so I'm not 100% sure how it behaves on normal Linux.) You can view, comment on, or merge this pull request online at:
https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/4222
-- Commit Summary --
* Fix documentation of rectangular selection
-- File Changes --
M doc/geany.txt (4)
-- Patch Links --
https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/4222.patch https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/4222.diff
@eht16 commented on this pull request.
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ Column mode editing (rectangular selections)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There is basic support for column mode editing. To use it, create a -rectangular selection by holding down the Control and Shift keys -(or Alt and Shift on Windows) while selecting some text. +rectangular selection by holding down the Alt and Shift keys +while selecting some text.
```suggestion while selecting some text using the mouse. To create a rectangular selection using the keyboard only, hold down the Control and Shift keys while using the cursor keys to select some text. ```
Maybe this is more explicit and differentiate between keyboard+mouse and keyboard only modes (see also https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/4219#issuecomment-2628529965).
Should we extend this also for macOS?
Also I don't know if the Control-Shift combination works the same way on Windows or if this was the root cause of confusion.
@b4n commented on this pull request.
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ Column mode editing (rectangular selections)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There is basic support for column mode editing. To use it, create a -rectangular selection by holding down the Control and Shift keys -(or Alt and Shift on Windows) while selecting some text. +rectangular selection by holding down the Alt and Shift keys +while selecting some text.
@eht16 your wording is reversed compared to your linked comment. And although I can't test right now, I'm pretty confident Ctrl+Shift+arrows is not creating a rectangular selection but extending selection by words or so.
@eht16 commented on this pull request.
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ Column mode editing (rectangular selections)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There is basic support for column mode editing. To use it, create a -rectangular selection by holding down the Control and Shift keys -(or Alt and Shift on Windows) while selecting some text. +rectangular selection by holding down the Alt and Shift keys +while selecting some text.
@b4n Sorry for that, I confused myself again. It seems I can blindly use the correct combinations when I need to select text without any thinking. But I fail to express it in words, in 2008 and in 2025 :).
@eht16 commented on this pull request.
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ Column mode editing (rectangular selections)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There is basic support for column mode editing. To use it, create a -rectangular selection by holding down the Control and Shift keys -(or Alt and Shift on Windows) while selecting some text. +rectangular selection by holding down the Alt and Shift keys +while selecting some text.
I edited my initial comment above.
@b4n commented on this pull request.
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ Column mode editing (rectangular selections)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There is basic support for column mode editing. To use it, create a -rectangular selection by holding down the Control and Shift keys -(or Alt and Shift on Windows) while selecting some text. +rectangular selection by holding down the Alt and Shift keys +while selecting some text.
So we need not modify the mouse key combination :)
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