This is an extension for Visual Studio Code which provides region selection similar to that of Emacs.
| key | explanation |
|---|---|
| ctrl+f | move selection cursor right |
| ctrl+b | move selection cursor left |
| ctrl+p | move selection cursor up |
| ctrl+n | move selection cursor down |
| right | move selection cursor right |
| left | move selection cursor left |
| up | move selection cursor up |
| down | move selection cursor down |
| ctrl+right | move selection cursor one word to the right |
| ctrl+left | move selection cursor one word to the left |
| ctrl+v | move selection cursor one page down |
| alt+v | move selection cursor one page up |
| ctrl+a | move selection cursor to start of line |
| ctrl+e | move selection cursor to end of line |
| alt+shift+, | move selection cursor to start of file |
| alt+shift+. | move selection cursor to end of file |
| ctrl+y | paste and stop selection |
| ctrl+w | cut and stop selection |
| alt+w | copy and stop selection |
| ctrl+space | start region mode |
| ctrl+g | exit region mode |
It is possible to combine this extension with other cursor movement extensions.
You can use the inRegionMode context flag in the when clause of your keybind to provide different behaviour for region mode vs. cursor mode. The default keybinds are laid out as follows:
{
"key": "DESIRED KEY",
"command": "CURSOR MOVE COMMAND",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !inRegionMode"
},
{
"key": "DESIRED KEY",
"command": "CURSOR MOVE & SELECT COMMAND",
"when": "editorTextFocus && inRegionMode"
}