select_line not cutting it

[pdrexel]

select_line behaves differently depending on the keyboard emulation mode as documented.

Comment: this is goofy.

Here's what I'm trying to do:

Call find to search for some text
If found, start a line selection (i.e., select_line)
Call find to search for more text
If found, the selection extends (at least in Brief emulation it does)
Delete the selection with delete_selection

The above works in Brief emulation mode but not in CodeWright mode.

I have tried using brief_select_line and I have also tried _select_line but when I'm in
CodeWright mode the second find call does not extend the selection. What gives?

Is there a way to do this? If not this is a bug.

[Graeme]

Maybe you could do it like this.

1. Call find.
2. int sline = p_line; save line number
3. call find again.
4. call deselect()
5. int eline = p_line; int ecol = p_col;
6. call goto_line(sline); goto_col(1);
7. call _select_char()
8. call goto_line(eline); goto_col(ecol);
9. call _select_char()
10. call delete_selection()

Graeme

[hs2]

Try this:

Code: [Select]

   deselect();  // ensure re-starting selection
   select_line();
   search_again();
   select_line();  // extend selection
   delete_selection();

HS2

[pdrexel]

Thanks for the ideas! I've got something working now. It turns out in CodeWright mode that it is very important to call deselect after find before doinf another find.