[OS X TeX] Selecting Textual Part of a Line wo Carriage Return

[Alain Schremmer]

On Aug 2, 2010, at 5:26 PM, Peter Dyballa wrote:

>
> Am 02.08.2010 um 23:00 schrieb Alain Schremmer:
>
>> Is there a way to select, and thus copy, exactly the four text2 on  
>> the second line?
>
>
> Click on the left-most character and shift-click on the right-most  
> character.
>
> Or click on the right-most character and shift-click on the left- 
> most character.

I just responded to Schulz about that.

> Or click on the left-most character and drag the mouse cursor right  
> to the right-most character.
>
> Or click on the right-most character and drag the mouse cursor left  
> to the left-most character.
>
> Or click on any of the extreme characters and then move the cursor  
> to the other extreme by means of a keyboard short-cut.
>
> You can also select in an LTR (left-to-right) writing environment  
> the "zeroth column" below the left-most character and drag the  
> mouse one line upwards. Then shift-click the right-most character.  
> (In an RTL environment change a bit!)

You wouldn't happen to be kidding by any chance?

Best regards
--schremmer