selecting multiple lines in a field with arrow keys

[J. Landman Gay]

J. Landman Gay wrote:
> mfstuart wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to hilite multiple lines in a scrolling field with the 
>> arrow keys
>> (up or down), the same way as doing it with the mouse (while holding down
>> the shiftKey).
>> The field has the multipleHilites and the noncontiguousHilites both 
>> checked.
>> Also the field is locked, and the Focusable is checked.
>>
>> Using the mouse while holding down the shiftKey I can select multiple 
>> lines,
>> but using the arrow keys while holding down the shiftKey does not allow
>> selecting multiple lines.
>>
>> Q: How do I do the latter?
> 
> Verified. Shift-arrow key doesn't do what click-shift does. I think 
> you'll have to write an arrowkey handler for the field to do what you 
> want. It would get the hilitedlines of the field, add the mouseline to 
> the list, and reselect all the lines. I didn't actually try it but it 
> may work. Unfortunately it also may flash as the hiliting changes, which 
> wouldn't be so good.
> 

I should have said "selectedline" instead of mouseline. But I just tried 
it and it doesn't work very well.

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