Questions tagged [vscode-keybinding]
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Start new line without breaking current one (Visual Studio Code)
In intelliJ Idea, you can start a new line via Shift+Enter.
Is there a shortcut or extension that can add this functionality?

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Running commands on VS Code multiple terminal setup
I am using VS Code with multiple editors and multiple terminals. I ideally would like to run code in the terminal that is currently visible. Using the macros library by geddski I came close to a solution but could not figure out how to finalize the…

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In VS Code, How to configure / bind `ctrl` + `left-click` to a single key
I am using a gaming mouse with 4 keys. I want to configure my mouse-button 4 to do the same task as ctrl + left-click does ( go to function definition )
I am using ubuntu 20.04 OS. I tried to find the solution on google but did not get any proper…

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command id for maximizing the explorer (or sidebar) in vscode?
Question:
How do I maximize either the explorer or the sidebar in vscode?
Background:
I did not find any command ids for this in either of the documents below. But neither claim to be comprehensive.
list of internal commands
getting started docs

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How can I focus the git commit message input in the Source Control View of VS Code with a single keyboard shortcut?
How do I invoke the commit input message box from the Source Control View (using one command/shortcut)? git.commitall invokes a floating commit message window.
The reason I want the one in the Source Control is that it provides the commit history…

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What Visual Studio Code command can I use to type text into an **already open and focused** command palette / Quick Open?
The title is really the full question so here's some more context.
I'm trying to create a macro in Visual Studio Code that executes a sequence of actions. I'm picking between macros and Commands to do this, but regardless I have the problem where…

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Shortcut key in visual studio code to view the current editor tab's handle's context menu
Is there a shortcut in visual studio code to open the context menu of the currently open tab's handle? I want to open this menu via shortcut, not by right clicking on it with my mouse.
Here is the example:
tab menu example
There is a shortcut for…

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How can I prevent Visual Studio Code cursor skipping symbols when using CTRL + Left/Right Arrow?
From the position in my screenshot, if I do ctrl+left, the cursor will skip the . symbol. Same for ={, it will skip = symbol. How can I prevent this behavior in VS Code, and not skip that? In JetBrains products, it works like that, and it's really…

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Can I pass a custom text argument to the command palette in vscode?
I would like to setup a custom key binding in vscode that passes @: as an argument (or prefix) to the Command Palette, through the workbench.action.quickOpen command. The @: prefix is meant to show all symbols by category. I essentially want a…

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VSCode smart select grow doesn't honour word separators
In VSCode, items-ce|nter grows to items-[center] when executing the editor.action.smartSelect.grow command; where | represents the cursor and [] represents the selection.
Is it possible for this command to honour my word separators (as in…

qlyde
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VSCode change keybindings global
I use Ctrl+Shift to change keyboard layout in Linux. And all VSCode "Ctrl+Shift+..." keyboard shortcuts don't work. How can I change these keyboard shortcuts to "meta+Shift" at once. It is desirable that extensions installed after this also use this…

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Is there a VS Code shortcut to open active file in another tab?
All I've been able to find is cmd + K O, which opens the active file in another window. Searching for a keyboard shortcut to open the active file in a new tab in a split window.
I want to start with one tab open with index.js, and end up with two…

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VScode rejects keyboard shortcut CTRL + ù
I am working on OS Ubuntu 22.04 running inside a Virtualbox VM hosted in a windows 10 OS.
Inside the VM, it seems that my VScode has reset some of the user-defined keyboard shortcuts I have previously set.
So I want to re-define them.
I want to…

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How to keybind specific Emmet wrap with abbreviation commands in VS Code?
I have been using the Emmet Wrap with Abbreviation recently and am looking for ways to streamline my process. In particular I am looking for a way to add keybinds for particular Warp abbreviations.
The current process is receiving a plain text sheet…

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VS Code Keybinding Command to create a new PYTHON file
I had Ctrl+N Ctrl+P bound to the command Python:createNewFile but it stopped working after a recent VSCode update (I believe, not sure if it was something else).
Does anyone know the VSCode key binding command to create a new Python file?
Ctrl+N…

Abhi O.
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