Text editor API needs a 'select_end_line_index' attribute to expose selection to the user. #66317

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Samuel Bernou · 2019-07-01T22:51:25+02:00

Samuel Bernou commented

2019-07-01 22:51:25 +02:00

Hi,

As reported in this BA thread
There's one attribute missing to be able to perform actions relative to a multiline selection.

Here is the attibute list :

current_character   # character position (at selection character start)

current_line   # line object where cursor is (at selection start)

current_line_index    # index where cursor is (at selection start)


select_end_character   # character position at selection end

select_end_line   # line object where selection end (but no index accessible)

!! MISSING !! >> select_end_line_index (impossible to know where the selection end)

Maybe I missed a way to get the selection directly ? (so we can count the '\n' as a workaround without using 'bpy.ops.text.copy()' that overwrite clipboard)

PS : I did not know who to assign so I chose you Jacques since you wrote code-autocomplete and should be familliar with text editor, I'm sorry if you're not the right guy to bother.

Hi, As reported in [this BA thread ](https://blenderartists.org/t/get-set-character-and-line-coordinate-of-the-selection-in-the-text-editor/1166728) There's one attribute missing to be able to perform actions relative to a multiline selection. Here is the attibute list : ``` current_character # character position (at selection character start) current_line # line object where cursor is (at selection start) current_line_index # index where cursor is (at selection start) select_end_character # character position at selection end select_end_line # line object where selection end (but no index accessible) !! MISSING !! >> select_end_line_index (impossible to know where the selection end) ``` Maybe I missed a way to get the selection directly ? (so we can count the '\n' as a workaround without using 'bpy.ops.text.copy()' that overwrite clipboard) PS : I did not know who to assign so I chose you Jacques since you wrote code-autocomplete and should be familliar with text editor, I'm sorry if you're not the right guy to bother.

Jacques Lucke was assigned by Samuel Bernou

2019-07-01 22:51:25 +02:00

Samuel Bernou commented

2019-07-01 22:51:25 +02:00

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Dalai Felinto commented

2019-07-03 01:13:42 +02:00

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Dalai Felinto commented

2019-07-03 01:13:42 +02:00

I have an old addon (which is outdated) that was handling text selection with no problems:
https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/BAC/browse/master/text_editor_hastebin.py

I have an old addon (which is outdated) that was handling text selection with no problems: https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/BAC/browse/master/text_editor_hastebin.py

Samuel Bernou commented

2019-07-03 10:38:13 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Samuel Bernou closed this issue

2019-07-03 10:38:13 +02:00

Samuel Bernou commented

2019-07-03 10:38:13 +02:00

Nice !
I didn't thought to compare line object itself against select_end_line.
Someone also gave me this solution on BA thread "Get / set character and line coordinate of the selection in the text editor" .
Thanks for the digging.

Nice ! I didn't thought to compare line object itself against select_end_line. Someone also gave me this solution on [BA thread "Get / set character and line coordinate of the selection in the text editor" ](https://blenderartists.org/t/get-set-character-and-line-coordinate-of-the-selection-in-the-text-editor/1166728/2). Thanks for the digging.

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Text editor API needs a 'select_end_line_index' attribute to expose selection to the user. #66317