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Virtual Space: Optionally allow caret movement into any
column beyond End of Line (up to max line length
32k(?)). Also optionally up to 25 rows below the last
physical line. (note these are two separate options).
When a character is typed (or otherwise inserted into
buffer) in virtual space, fill the virtual space with
apprproriate white space as user setting allows (tabs,
spaces, newlines, etc.).

All caret movement fuctions would need to deal with
caret positions beyond EOL and EOF.

Submitted	jpotelle - 2006-10-10 15:59:28	Assigned
Priority	5	Labels	core
Status	open	Group	None
Resolution	None

Comments

2006-10-19 19:04:51 hertzhaft	Logged In: YES user_id=1037294 Switch on "rectangular selection" and you have it. As you can only scroll past the end of text only if your text has less lines than the view (25), there's no point in moving the caret into virtual space beyond EOT. For that just add some returns to the end of your file.
2006-10-19 19:04:51 hertzhaft	- status: open --> open-works-for-me
2006-10-19 21:13:57 jpotelle	Logged In: YES user_id=1124785 I would like this ability in every selection mode, not just rectangular selection. Also I want to be able to cursor past the EOF into virtual space without being required to "enter some returns". The point is the editor should "just deal with it" and not force the user to do something different to move the caret anywhere, including into new (virtual) space. Not being able to scroll past EOT is another peeve of mine. So I guess that would be another feature request.
2006-10-19 21:25:00 jpotelle	- status: open-works-for-me --> open
2006-10-22 17:01:07 hertzhaft	Logged In: YES user_id=1037294 Would you mind to explain the general use of this feature in a programming editor?
2006-10-22 17:52:04 jpotelle	Logged In: YES user_id=1124785 Whether programming or just editing text, the requested feature allows the user/programmer to move the caret to any location using the keyboard or mouse without having the caret jump to the EOL (magic caret??). If I am at the end of a line (col= 60), the next line is only 40 chars long and I hit DOWN (or KP_DOWN), I want the caret in col 60, not 40 or any other column. Similarly with virtual space beyond the last physical line. Why is this important? Because it's far easier and quicker to insert text exactly where I want it, in non-virtual space or virtual space, and have the editor deal with adding appropriate whitespace, if required. Why should there be two modes of operation, "real" space and "virtual" space? These should work the same from the user's perspective and the editor should adjust as necessary. Serveral world-class editors work this way, CodeWright (Borland) being only one example.
2006-10-23 07:00:37 kpouer	Logged In: YES user_id=285591 oh it's very useful and I like this feature too. For example it helps when you want to align things. Intellij Idea has this feature for example. But it requires a lot of changes in jEdit and it is incompatible with soft and hard wrap I think.