move_cursor


Description:

public signal void move_cursor (MovementStep step, int count, bool extend)

Emitted when the user initiates a cursor movement.

If the cursor is not visible in self, this signal causes the viewport to be moved instead.

This is a [keybinding signal](class.SignalAction.html).

Applications should not connect to it, but may emit it with emit_by_name if they need to control the cursor programmatically.

The default bindings for this signal come in two variants, the variant with the <kbd>Shift</kbd> modifier extends the selection, the variant without it does not. There are too many key combinations to list them all here.

  • <kbd>←</kbd>, <kbd>→</kbd>, <kbd>↑</kbd>, <kbd>↓</kbd> move by individual characters/lines
  • <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-<kbd>→</kbd>, etc. move by words/paragraphs
  • <kbd>Home</kbd>, <kbd>End</kbd> move to the ends of the buffer

Parameters:

step

the granularity of the move, as a `GtkMovementStep`

count

the number of step units to move

extend

true if the move should extend the selection




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