[R] select text using only the keyboard

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Paul Livingstone wrote:

> I am using R 1.6.1 on Windows.  I usually write/edit code in the R console,
> and when I get it working right, copy and paste it to a text file for later
> use.  In Splus for Windows, this could be done easily using just the
> keyboard, with up-arrow, shift-end or shift-home, ctrl-c, etc.  
> 
> But in R, the shift key doesn't select text.  The only way I can select text
> in R is with the mouse.  Does anyone know how to select text in R using only
> the keyboard?

No.

If you think this would be a useful contribution, please send a patch 
against the current R sources (1.9.0-to-be, not 1.6.1).

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