Block or Column select has to do with selecting text for copy/paste/cut actions. You’re probably already aware of [SHIFT]+[Arrow] to select left or right, or up or down. You’ve even in fact used these keys in combination with each other to get just he right selection. Throw the [ALT] key into the mix and check out what happens.
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Definately helpful, especially for IM conversations. Don't know how many times I've had to unindent as much as possible so as much code/text as possible would fit in the Live Messenger window. Will definately be memorizing this one!
I use the VS block select on occasion but it's still pretty limited. I hope that future versions of the IDE will mimic the block functionality of Ultraedit. I haven't found any other editor/IDE that compares and it's the sole reason I keep going back to UE.
Sadly not as powerful as jEdit's block editing - for instance, when a block is selected, typing occurs only in 1 line and not the whole block.