microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Configure block select to use ctrl, not alt
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Description
# Description of the new feature/enhancement
Currently block select is possible with alt+mouse. Since I use AltDrag to do window management, alt is not a valid key binding for me. On Linux this is `ctrl+` by default. I'd like it to be an option to flip the keybinding.
# Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
I dunno as keybindings don't seen like the right fit for this since mouse buttons is not valid in the keybinding syntax.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the existing Alt+mouse block-select input path and how configurable input options are represented. Verify how a Ctrl alternative could be selected without conflicting with existing behavior, then confirm completion by testing block selection with both the configured modifier and the default behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100