README.md

vscode-emacs-region

This is an extension for Visual Studio Code which provides region selection similar to that of Emacs.

Keybindings

key	explanation
ctrl+f	move selection cursor right
ctrl+b	move selection cursor left
ctrl+p	move selection cursor up
ctrl+n	move selection cursor down
right	move selection cursor right
left	move selection cursor left
up	move selection cursor up
down	move selection cursor down
ctrl+right	move selection cursor one word to the right
ctrl+left	move selection cursor one word to the left
ctrl+v	move selection cursor one page down
alt+v	move selection cursor one page up
ctrl+a	move selection cursor to start of line
ctrl+e	move selection cursor to end of line
alt+shift+,	move selection cursor to start of file
alt+shift+.	move selection cursor to end of file
ctrl+y	paste and stop selection
ctrl+w	cut and stop selection
alt+w	copy and stop selection
ctrl+space	start region mode
ctrl+g	exit region mode

Compatibility With Other Extensions

It is possible to combine this extension with other cursor movement extensions.

You can use the inRegionMode context flag in the when clause of your keybind to provide different behaviour for region mode vs. cursor mode. The default keybinds are laid out as follows:

{
    "key": "DESIRED KEY",
    "command": "CURSOR MOVE COMMAND",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !inRegionMode"
},
{
    "key": "DESIRED KEY",
    "command": "CURSOR MOVE & SELECT COMMAND",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && inRegionMode"
}