edit several lines at the same time

[rhkramer at gmail.com]

On Friday, September 10, 2021 08:00:10 AM Joao Miguel Ferreira wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> A few editors have the capability to select and edit for example from
> position 3 to 8 on several adjacent lines at the same time.
> 
> I use kwrite standalone (no kate, no kdevelop)
> 
> does kwrite have that special selection capability ?
> 
> thanks
> Joao

I think what you may want is Edit ==> Block Selection Mode (<ctrl><shift>b).

It may not do everything you want -- iirc, you can delete / copy things well 
enough, but I'm not sure paste will do the right thing (the thing that you 
want to do) -- I don't use it very often.