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I'd like an option which, after cursoring up or down, would automatically return the cursor left or right to the initial character position of the previous edit. For example:

- cursor right to character position 20
- type 10 characters, stopping on position 30
- cursor down
- cursor automatically returns to position 20

This could work for typing, pasting, backspacing, and selecting. TextPad addicted me to it, but I can't find such an editor that works on the Mac. I found something on the jedit-users that said jEdit used to do this for pasting only in 2002, but it doesn't now.

Submitted kwiniec - 2007-08-18 21:43:02 Assigned
Priority 5 Labels core
Status open Group v5.2
Resolution None

Comments

2011-11-30 07:25:06
ezust

So this is basically a next line followed by a smart-home ?
you can make a macro with that very easily.

textArea.goToNextLine(false);
textArea.goToStartOfWhiteSpace(false);

Do you really need an option or special feature for that ?

2011-11-30 07:25:06
ezust

- **status**: open --> pending-works-for-me

2012-03-29 11:35:06
jarekczek

The entry has been pending for 14 days or more and is being closed now.
The procedure is described in wiki:
https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/jedit/index.php?title=Bug_tracker_details#Pending

2012-03-29 11:35:07
jarekczek

I don't think it's smart home. I read it that Kwiniec would like typing not to change the magic caret position.

2012-03-29 11:35:08
jarekczek

- **status**: pending-works-for-me --> open