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Re: Select text with keyboard?

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg102784] Re: Select text with keyboard?
• From: Vince <blueschi at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:34:07 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <h5nhsi$8nh$1@smc.vnet.net> <h7375m$b6i$1@smc.vnet.net>

On Aug 26, 7:43 am, "Chris Degnen" <deg... at cwgsy.net> wrote:
> Matt <che... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Mathematica is the only app i know that, when holding shift and
> > pressing the left cursor key, expands the start of the selection!
>
> The mathematica convention is sensible for selecting enclosed
> text.  If you want to try some customisation, the key bindings
> are in KeyEventTranslations.tr, in (Windows):

Yes. But what about de-selecting "enclosed text"? Is there a way to
reduce (not restart) a selection that's, say, one step too large?

Vince Virgilio