Double clicking after a open curly brace should select the block

[ffissore]

This happened with the previous editor and it's not happening anymore with the new one. Try to reimplement it and report back at http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=330772

[ffissore]

Also see upstream bobbylight/RSyntaxTextArea#90

[ghost]

There's some sort of animation happening in parentheses pairs on 1.6.5 - for every character I type while the cursor is between the parentheses, the highlight on one end blinks. I can tolerate that when I move the cursor in, but not on every typed character.

If this is intentional, can I turn it off please ?

Same goes for every automated function or syntax colouring. I absolutely appreciate some people love them : for the rest of us, please give a way to turn it off.

And github, please get rid of that popup that happens when I type a colon. Or a commercial-at. Just let the keys do what the keytops say.

[Chris--A]

I agree, the animation is quite distracting and should be prevented, or only show the final result (no animation while typing). I could see a quick fix as adding a delay before it it shown (hidden straight away on type) then it should effectively be invisible until the last character is typed (if the user types above a certain minimum speed). If I can find the particular section in RSTextArea, I'll give it a try.

I think your're underestimating the people "for highlighting" as a minority. Syntax highlighting is an invaluable feature. For sure, I think the colors are too flat, there is not enough contrast between key aspects like comments which should stand out, not blend into the white background. Regardless however, un-highlighted syntax is terrible when working on large/complicated sources.

[ffissore]

@artag your comment must go into a separate issue: it's off topic with this one. Also, if you really want github to hear you, write them, not on Arduino repo :)

[nickgammon]

@ffissore - I agree it is off-topic, however it appears to be referring to the Arduino IDE.

http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=353730

I'll open a new issue for it.

#3991

[per1234]

It turns out that bobbylight/RSyntaxTextArea#90 is unrelated to this issue. In that issue "Block Selection" has a completely different meaning (see http://fifesoft.com/blog/?p=291). To be more clear, this is how "Block Selection" looks in Notepad++ (where it is known as "Column Mode Select"):

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versus standard select:

[per1234]

Closing as resolved because the equivalent capability is available in Arduino IDE 2.x via the "Select to Bracket" command.

There is no keyboard shortcut associate with the command by default (meaning it is only available from the "Command Palette" menu), but you can assign your own custom shortcut:

1. Select File > Advanced > Keyboard Shortcuts from the Arduino IDE menus.
   The "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab will open in the Arduino IDE window.
2. Type Select to Bracket in the "Search keybindings" field of the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab.
3. Hover the mouse pointer over the "Select to Bracket" row in the search results.
   A pencil icon ("Edit Keybinding") will appear at the left side of the row.
4. Click the pencil icon.
   The "Edit Keybinding for ___" dialog will open.
5. The input field in the dialog contains a text representation of the keyboard shortcut. Adjust this according to your preferences.
   ⓘ Notes about the syntax:
   • For most keys you can simply use the name of the key (i.e., a, 3, /, f2).
   • Special key names:
     • cmd - Command key (⌘) on macOS.
     • ctrlcmd - Ctrl key on Linux/Windows, Command key (⌘) on macOS.
   • Use the + separator for key combinations (e.g., ctrl+s).
   • Use a space separator for key sequences (AKA "chords") (e.g., ctrl+k ctrl+i).
6. Click the "OK" button in the dialog.
7. Click the X icon on the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab.