Extend Selection tip box instructions unclear
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This is in a tip box. What does the last part in bold mean? I tried a couple interpretations of the instructions and couldn't work it out.
Ctrl+W (extend selection) in the editor selects the word at the caret and then selects expanding areas of the source code. For example, it may select a method name, then the expression that calls this method, then the whole statement, then the containing block, etc. You can also select the word at the caret and the expanding areas of the source code by double-clicking the target areas in the editor.
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Hello Alex,
You could double click on opening/closing brace to select the whole block.
Hi Yaroslav.
What you described doesn't work in Scala but does in Java. I wonder if it can be brought to Scala.
In any case the tip box is worded badly, I think. I'm not even convinced it was describing the feature you did!
Alex,
Yes, it doesn't work in Scala.
Feel free to create feature request on YouTrack: http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/SCL
I'll ask writers team to change the description.