is there a text editor that can...

[Andreas Perfora’tus [Stu]]

let you select a column of letters from an arbitrary line position?

for
example
like
you
can
do
in a
dos
window

From the above I'd like to be able to select, say, the second column of
letters leaving me with "oxioaonoi"

 

[Blinky the Shark]

let you select a column of letters from an arbitrary line position?

for
example
like
you
can
do
in a
dos
window

From the above I'd like to be able to select, say, the second column of
letters leaving me with "oxioaonoi"

vim

http://www.vim.org/

Ctrl-v, then create your block however you'd like.

 

[Andreas Perfora’tus [Stu]]

http://www.vim.org/

I thank you kindly.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

On 02 Aug 2003 I could have sworn I heard Blinky the Shark sing a little
song and the words went something like this:

I thank you kindly.

Enjoy. It may take some getting used to. That's a small price for its
power.

 

[bob]

let you select a column of letters from an arbitrary line position?

EditPadLite
ConTEXT

http://2003.pricelessware.org/PL2003TEXT.htm

Make sure wordwrap is off, and select text using the ALT key.

 

[Jonathan Aquino]

And let's not forget Emacs/XEmacs! Huge learning curve, but it'll
serve you for the rest of your life.

Jon

 

[Blinky the Shark]

And let's not forget Emacs/XEmacs! Huge learning curve, but it'll
serve you for the rest of your life.

Just returning the subject to what it should've remained.

 

[Ahoy Mate]

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Jedit (and others) are far too bloated and resource hoggish for me. I found
a single, standalone, trim editor called Scintilla.exe of less than 300K
which
does precisely what you desire by use of the ALT key while dragging the
cursor. Do a Google search for Scintilla editor.