Click on background window clears selection

[nudefireninja]

• VSCode Version: Code - Insiders 1.28.0-insider (83d5a29, 2018-10-01T13:24:08.681Z)
• OS Version: Darwin x64 13.4.0 (Mac OS 10.9)

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Select some portion of code.
2. Switch to another window or application.
3. Click on the original window (somewhere on the code).

Expectation: the clicked window should become active and the previous selection should remain intact.

Reality: the previous selection is cleared and the cursor jumps to the clicked area.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz (8 x 2400)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled checker_imaging: disabled_off flash_3d: enabled flash_stage3d: enabled flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on native_gpu_memory_buffers: enabled rasterization: unavailable_software video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	1, 1, 1
Memory (System)	8.00GB (0.10GB free)
Process Argv	-psn_0_987377
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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• Click on text selection does nothing (#48270)

[RMacfarlane]

@nudefireninja Thanks for reporting this, but this is by design. Clicking somewhere else in the editor while text is selected is meant to change the cursor selection. If you want to switch back and forth between windows and preserve the text selection, you can use Cmd ~, or click the title bar instead of the editor to focus the window.

[nudefireninja]

Ok, but it's a strange design decision as no other app does this, code editors or otherwise, and I see no benefit. It simply means I cannot click to activate windows with the mouse if I have text selected that I want to copy for example. I know how to switch windows with the keyboard but that's not always the most convenient (for me anyway).

There are no extensions to change this behavior and there seems to be no way to undo/reselect the last selection. I was looking to switch to a better editor/IDE from TextMate and I think this is a deal breaker for me. I'm leaning toward using Atom now.