From 1b24bd52b0b5351854d47084fd86956e2a57fed2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leena Miettinen Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:41:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: Update information about multi-cursor editing Fixes: QTCREATORBUG-26459 Change-Id: I89ac09094fe707a5d432cfe84c8b3ee18887a424 Reviewed-by: David Schulz --- .../src/editors/creator-code-refactoring.qdoc | 20 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-code-refactoring.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-code-refactoring.qdoc index f6548d8cf0d..ab57bb4d8ff 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-code-refactoring.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-code-refactoring.qdoc @@ -157,14 +157,18 @@ the symbol. All instances of the local symbol are changed as you type. \endif - \section1 Column Editing + \section1 Multi-Cursor Editing - To apply a change to several rows in a column simultaneously, hold - \key Alt, select the rows using the mouse, and enter or remove text. - The changes are made simultaneously at the cursor position on all the - selected rows. + To apply a change to several places simultaneously, press and hold \key Alt, + and click to place cursors in several places. Any changes you make are + applied simultaneously at all the cursor positions. - On Windows and Linux, you can also hold \key {Alt+Shift} and select - the rows using the arrow keys and the \key PageUp, \key PageDown, - \key Home, \key End keys. + Use the arrow keys to move all the cursors up and down. The \key Home and + \key End key move all the cursors to the beginning or to the end of the + line. + + Press and hold \key Alt and double-click strings to select several strings + simultaneously. + + Press \key Esc to remove all the cursors and selections. */