GameMaker GMS IDE doing this funky highlight thing (Very Spooky .gifs inside)

[RujiK]

Sometimes when I highlight a variable, MORE variables with the same name get highlighted! Like this:

Wow! Why? Does this have a purpose? Google can't tell me.

I think this is proof that the FBI is trying to steal my variables but I need a second opinion.

 

[Deleted member 45063]

That's a common IDE feature, it is meant for letting the developer quickly discern where the variable is referenced.

 

[RujiK]

That's it? That's kinda lame. I was expecting some kind of hidden functionality like a "Quick-change" shortcut where you could rename all of the variables at once or something.

Oh well, thanks for your help.

 

[Cpaz]

That's it? That's kinda lame. I was expecting some kind of hidden functionality like a "Quick-change" shortcut where you could rename all of the variables at once or something.

Oh well, thanks for your help.

That is a thing in other IDEs. But I'm not sure about GMS. I believe the closest we have is the global search/replace tabs. Unless I've completely missed something. But the manual doesn't have anything like that listed in the shortcuts so I'd assume no.

 

[rIKmAN]

That's it? That's kinda lame. I was expecting some kind of hidden functionality like a "Quick-change" shortcut where you could rename all of the variables at once or something.

You can edit multiple lines at once by holding Alt and LMB and selecting down (or up) a column of text, then doing the edit and it will affect all lines.

 

[Sybok]

You can edit multiple lines at once by holding Alt and LMB and selecting down (or up) a column of text, then doing the edit and it will affect all lines.

Wow! Never seen that before!

 

[RefresherTowel]

You can edit multiple lines at once by holding Alt and LMB and selecting down (or up) a column of text, then doing the edit and it will affect all lines.

My life has just been improved immeasurably.

 

[NightFrost]

You can also paint a multiline selection with Alt + LMB, if you happen to need to copy or delete a squarish area (like a number of comments after code, where comments on all lines have been indented to same alignment). And, Tab will move multiple lines when selected like this (painted over or just initial position as on the gif above).