Select VHDL based on its syntactic structure. This allows you to cut, copy and move code a lot faster.
Note that the default shortcut is different on Mac and Windows. Mac uses Ctrl+Shift. Windows and Linux use Alt+Shift.
You can modify this in the Keys preference page (Preferences > General > Keys) if you want. The command names are:
- Select Enclosing Element
- Select Next Element
- Select Previous Element
See also
- Inspecting Constants and Generics (screencast)
- Datatype checks while you type (screencast)
- Direct Feedback (screencast)
- Hover to evaluate Hexadecimal Values (screencast)
- Install the Sigasi Studio Eclipse Plugin (screencast)