box select

[ksdavidc]

Issue Type: Performance Issue
I seem to be unable to turn off box/column select. In other words, if I try to select across multiple lines, I only get a box select, as opposed to the usual behavior where entire lines are selected as I add lines.

I am using version 1.48.2 on a mac.

I must have pressed option+shift or some other such code inadvertently and now I can only select boxes. I have looked at my keyboard shortcuts but I don't know what to look for...

Unfortunately searching for solutions via google or SE only produces results for how to turn it on, not off! I don't know what the opposite mode is. "line select" seems to be just to select the current line, not for entire lines across multiline selections.

VS Code version: Code 1.48.2 (a047975, 2020-08-25T10:09:08.021Z)
OS version: Darwin x64 17.7.0

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 x 3400)
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Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.05GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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Workspace Info

|  Window (Mon202000828Plan.md — kyotolesson-class (Workspace))
|    Folder (kyotolesson-class.github.io): 1467 files
|      File types: png(275) html(210) PNG(188) jpg(122) css(95) md(83) sjr(62)
|                  js(33) gif(31) DS_Store(14)
|      Conf files: settings.json(1);

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[ksdavidc]

Just found the answer myself looking for something else. The "Editor: Column Selection" setting controls this. The default is off, but I must have turned it on somehow without realizing it. I have proposed an amendment to the help page. microsoft/vscode-docs@master...ksdavidc:patch-1

[weinand]

@ksdavidc glad to hear that you could help yourself.
And thanks for the doc PR.