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Bug 340716

Summary:	[typing] A command to comment a line (as in CTRL+7) and copy it to clipboard
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Nobody - feel free to take it <nobody>
Component:	Text	Assignee:	JDT-Text-Inbox <jdt-text-inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P5	CC:	daniel_megert, markus.kell.r, nobody, prakash, remy.suen
Version:	3.7	Keywords:	helpwanted
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description Nobody - feel free to take it

2011-03-22 20:51:18 EDT

Build Identifier: 20110218-0911

I would like a command to copy a line to the clipboard and also comment it (as in CTRL+7). I would use it as an alternative to the Cut command as it is not rare that programmers comment a line rather than delete it. It should make sense to have a copy+comment command.

SMC

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Remy Suen

2011-03-22 22:01:42 EDT

What programming language are you talking about here?

Comment 2 Prakash Rangaraj

2011-03-23 01:35:54 EDT

Assuming its Java. Moving to JDT

Comment 3 Dani Megert

2011-03-23 04:04:12 EDT

I don't think this is often used - at least I've never felt the need for it and I've never seen it in an editor.

Feel free to provide a good quality patch if you really need this.

Comment 4 Nobody - feel free to take it

2011-03-23 04:40:40 EDT

Yes, the language is Java.

I agree you may have not used it but the fact that it is not seen in any editor doesn't mean it shouldn't be considered.

Regards,
SMC

Comment 5 Markus Keller

2011-03-23 09:18:47 EDT

I don't think this is general enough to justify a separate command.
See bug 8519 for a general macro facility.

Comment 6 Dani Megert

2011-03-23 14:10:49 EDT

(In reply to comment #5)
> I don't think this is general enough to justify a separate command.
> See bug 8519 for a general macro facility.

+1.