micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

Double or triple ctrl+lbutton clicking just places a new cursor, expected result would be a new cursor that selects a word or line respectivly

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Description

See title. This is what sublime text does. When you double ctrl+click it places a new cursor that also selects a word (like normal double clicking would do), this doesn't work in micro.

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Search the Go codebase for Ctrl+click handling and the existing double- and triple-click selection logic. Done means double Ctrl+click creates a cursor selecting a word and triple Ctrl+click creates one selecting a line, while preserving normal clicking behavior; run any relevant tests available in the repository.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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