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## Checklist

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[tests](https://www.cursorless.org/docs/contributing/test-case-recorder/)
- [X] I have updated the
[docs](https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/tree/main/docs) and
[cheatsheet](https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/tree/main/cursorless-talon/src/cheatsheet)
- [X] I have not broken the cheatsheet

* No functionality was changed, so no tests were written
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Now when you say eg "push down air and bat", cursorless will first select the two tokens with a gray hat over the `a` and `b`, then issue the VSCode command `editor.action.moveLinesDownAction`, and then restore your original selection.

## \[Experimental\] Cursorless custom regex scopes

You can define custom scopes using regexes in `user/cursorless-settings/experimental/regex_scope_types.csv`

:::tip

Use `"visualize <scope>"` to see a live preview of the regex scope in [the scope visualizer](./scope-visualizer.md). It updates in real time every time you save `regex_scope_types.csv`.

:::

For example, here's what `"visualize dotted"` would show with the scope type `dotted,"[\w.]+"`:

<div class="light-mode-invert">
![visualization of a custom regex scope](./images/custom-regex-scopes.png)
</div>

You can then use commands such as

- `"take dotted sun"` to select `user.text` (line 10)
- `"copy dotted urge"` to copy `user.chrome_mod` (line 11)
- `"take every dotted urge"` to select `user.chrome_mod`, `shift`, and `a`

:::tip

> Check out [our wiki page](https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/wiki/Custom-regex-scopes) for a recipe book of user-created regex scopes!
:::

:::warning

Regex matches cannot cross line boundaries (so multiline matches are not supported). The regexes also have the unicode flag set.

:::

## Toggling "hat" display

It is possible to show / hide the hats with a command. Keep in mind that many users, often after less than a week using Cursorless, find that their brain starts to tune out the hat display. Some start to miss them when they're gone 🥲
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[data-theme="dark"] .dark-mode-invert {
filter: invert(90%) hue-rotate(180deg);
}

[data-theme="light"] .light-mode-invert {
filter: invert(90%) hue-rotate(180deg);
}

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