VS Code mouse selection is not transfered to Neovim

[zezic]

When selecting something with mouse on the VS Code side in normal mode only single character which was under cursor is affected by Vim command instead of whole selection.

[EvsWorld]

I have same

[Shatur]

Please, read the readme about this.

[zezic]

The readme saying about Neovim -> VS Code, but not about VS Code -> Neovim. It would be better to mention such case as well.

[Shatur]

Yes, unfortunately mouse selection not produces Neovim selection.

[lukeburns]

@Shatur95 the problem is that mouse selection does not produce Neovim selection.

For instance, while in visual mode, if you select using Shift + ← or the mouse, then x to cut, it does not cut your selection — it only cuts a single character.

I don't mind if selection doesn't propagate in the Neovim -> VS Code direction, but failure to propagate from VS Code to Neovim makes the extension a lot less usable.

[asvetliakov]

There is the option Mouse selection start visual mode but it's broken for a while.

but failure to propagate from VS Code to Neovim makes the extension a lot less usable.

Only relatively small subset of vim users are using mouse to select something, although i agree it's pain for those who get used to it

[Shatur]

@lukeburns, yep, typo :)

[lukeburns]

Ah gotcha!

[chrisintheshell]

There is the option Mouse selection start visual mode but it's broken for a while.

but failure to propagate from VS Code to Neovim makes the extension a lot less usable.

Only relatively small subset of vim users are using mouse to select something, although i agree it's pain for those who get used to it

Ya it's probably not at the top of the list but I do know that I use it from some habits I've developed inside tmux. I don't use it all the time but when I want it it's nice when it's available. Would this be a hard fix?

[meotimdihia]

For selection, the mouse is faster than hotkey VIM in a lot of cases.