Slick V3.3 manual Selective Display

Selective Display

hide. This dialog is displayed by clicking Display → Selective Display, or by using the selective_display command.

When Selective Display is active, a Plus (+) or Minus (-) bitmap is placed before hidden or expanded lines in the editor window margin. The following screenshot shows a sample file with two function defini- tions expanded and the rest collapsed.

Figure 6.53. Selective Display

When Selective Display is active, you can perform the following operations:

•To display or hide lines: Double-click on the Plus (+) or Minus (-) bitmaps. Alternatively, click Display

→ Expand/Collapse Block, press Ctrl+\, or use the plusminus command.

Tip

Selective Display bitmaps can be expanded or collapsed with a single click, causing Selective Display to operate similar to Windows Explorer. Note, however, that you will not be able to select a line by clicking to the left of a text line which contains a Selective Display bitmap. To set this op- tion, from the main menu, click Window → Preferences, expand SlickEdit and click General in the tree, then double-click the General setting. On the General Options dialog, select the General Tab. Select the option Expand/collapse single click.

•To copy visible text to the clipboard: Click View → Copy Visible or use the copy_selective_display command. Normally when you copy a selection that spans multiple lines, hidden lines are copied as

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