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IntelliJ IDEA - caret behavior

I am trying to figure out one thing in IntelliJ IDEA 10:

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  1. current caret position
  2. where caret moves after pressing DOWN arrow
  3. where I want caret to be

Is such setting possible?

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Xorty Avatar asked Dec 20 '10 20:12

Xorty


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1 Answers

File | Settings (or Preferences on Mac) | Editor | Allow placement of caret after end of line:

Settings | Editor | Allow placement of caret after end of line

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CrazyCoder Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 04:09

CrazyCoder