micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

Feature Request: add left-click + Shift text highlighting with mouse

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

In Sublime Text, if I Left Click to place the cursor, then hold Shift and left-click again somewhere else, everything between the two cursor points is highlighted. Please add this feature to micro.

Specifications

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

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests; begin by locating micro's mouse-event handling and the selection logic it invokes. Compare the requested left-click, Shift-click, and cursor-range behavior with existing selection behavior, then verify that the highlighted range matches both cursor points without breaking normal mouse input.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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