I have installed Sublime Text 2 in windows and I am trying to use the multiple cursors feature.
Firstly I highlight the selection I am looking for (three lines).
Then I can press CTRL + D to select each re-occurrence, or ALT + F3 to select all. There are four repeats in my situation.
I now want to move the cursors in the middle of the three lines and add some information, to be added to all occurrences.
As soon as I click in the selection, the multiple selection is gone? Is there something I am doing wrong, I am sure it is wrong but as the documentation is so weak I cannot find out how?
Best Answer
It's usually just easier to skip the mouse altogether--or it would be if Sublime didn't mess up multiselect when word wrapping. Here's the official documentation on using the keyboard and mouse for multiple selection. Since it's a bit spread out, I'll summarize it:
Where shortcuts are different in Sublime Text 3, I've made a note. For v3, I always test using the latest dev build; if you're using the beta build, your experience may be different.
If you lose your selection when switching tabs or windows (particularly on Linux), try using Ctrl + U to restore it.
Mouse
Windows/Linux
Building blocks:
Combine as you see fit. For example:
Mac OS X
Building blocks:
Combine as you see fit. For example:
Keyboard
Windows
Linux
Mac OS X
Notes for Mac users
On Yosemite and El Capitan, ⌃⇧⇡ and ⌃⇧⇣ are system keyboard shortcuts by default. If you want them to work in Sublime Text, you will need to change them:
System Preferences
.Shortcuts
tab.Mission Control
in the left listbox.Mission Control
andApplication windows
(or disable them). I use ⌃⌥⇡ and ⌃⌥⇣. They defaults are ⌃⇡ and ⌃⇣; adding ⌃ to those shortcuts triggers the same actions, but slows the animations.In case you're not familiar with Mac's keyboard symbols: