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Bryan Baldus <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:13:31 -0500
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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 and 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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