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Feature Request: add mouse column select via Shift + right-click-and-drag, like in Sublime Text

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Description

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In Sublime Text on Linux I can press and hold Shift, then right-click and hold and drag to column select, selecting multiple columns and rows of text, aligned in the columns. This is a type of multi-cursor/multi-select support. Please add this feature in micro.

Specifications

Commit hash: 225927b9
OS: Linux Ubuntu 22.04
Terminal: terminator 2.1.1

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No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by surveying the repository for mouse and selection handling, then identify existing multi-cursor behavior and related tests; done means Shift plus right-click-and-drag produces aligned column selections on Linux.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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