From 241e28393f9b2aa806dee8d04d8a7f2cd7f6db54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mitchell <70453897+orbitalquark@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:29:43 -0400 Subject: Updated manual regarding copying and pasting of rectangular selections. --- docs/manual.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/manual.md b/docs/manual.md index 36f8fda4..1aca3d02 100644 --- a/docs/manual.md +++ b/docs/manual.md @@ -990,6 +990,13 @@ and for this kind of selection, Textadept mirrors any typed text on all of those      ![Rectangular Edit](images/rectangularselection2.png) +You can also copy rectangular blocks of text and paste them into rectangular blocks of the +same size. + +**Note:** macOS does not support the direct pasting rectangular selections. Instead, use the +[Lua Command Entry](#lua-command-entry) and enter `replace_rectangular(ui.clipboard_text)` +after copying a block of text. + #### Text Transformations Textadept can apply many different transformations to the current word, line, and selected text. -- cgit v1.2.3