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Terry Reese <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi Bryan, 

I'll see what I can do.

--tr

-----Original Message-----
From: MarcEdit support in technical and instructional matters
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bryan Baldus
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 1:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [MARCEDIT-L] Editing question

On Friday, March 27, 2015 11:49 AM, Terry Reese wrote:
>I just looked at the code - I'm actually using the base Textbox component
as a primitive, and have written my own class structures around it to
provide better memory management and streaming support.  That actually makes
sense.  Looking at the change log - this was done specifically to provide
better support for non-Windows based systems (the richtextbox component is a
windows only control).  So, this is why this function would have disappears
with the update to MarcEdit 6.  I made close to 200 changes specifically to
make the interface more Linux/Mac friendly - in part to prep for a much
larger rewrite of the UI targeting specific platforms (if I can find the
time).  The down side to this is that the Richtextbox control supported a
number of helper options that provided the functionality you were seeing.
Since the richtextbox control is essentially a custom textbox, I'm pretty
sure I can bring this back - it just may not be straight forward.  I'll dig
into this tonight an!
 d take a closer look.

I'm not sure if this is related, but back in January 2011, I sent a message
[1] asking about control-arrowing between words (among other things):

>-Control-right/left arrow between words, stopping at $. Sometime around
version 5.1 (possibly around the same time as the loss of multiple undo),
MarcEdit was updated in a way that made using control-arrow right or left
jump between words, but no longer jump between punctuation. For example, in
the string ":$bMitchell Lane Publishers,$cc2011.", in MarcEdit
5.2.4013.6155, starting at the back and control-arrowing left, the 1st stop
is before the P in Publishers. In MarcEdit 4.6.63 (and probably 5.0+, though
I don't have those installed, and am going only on memory), the 1st stop is
before the ending period, then between $ and c (at $c), then before the
comma before $c, then at the P in Publishers. Having it stop at the
punctuation makes it easier to jump between subfields. MarcEdit 4.6's stops
also appear to match those in my e-mail client, Microsoft Outlook 2003, and
Notepad++.

Is there a chance that this feature could come back, as well?

[1] http://metis3.gmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=MARCEDIT-L;87955475.1101

Thank you,

Bryan Baldus
Senior Cataloger
Quality Books Inc.
The Best of America's Independent Presses
1-800-323-4241x402
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