Default selector via shift+arrow does not become visual mode
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Description
Is this a BUG REPORT or FEATURE REQUEST? (choose one):
Bug
What happened:
Shift+arrow to select text not become visual mode, but shift+ <mouse-left> become visual mode
What did you expect to happen:
Shift+arrow to select should become visual mode
How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible):
Environment:
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 0.11.2
- VSCode version: 1.21.1
- OS version: Arch 4.15.9-1
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with Shift+Arrow and Shift+mouse-left in the reported VSCodeVim and VSCode versions, then trace the extension's keyboard-selection handling. Done means Shift+Arrow selection enters visual mode consistently with mouse selection, with a regression test covering the behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100