ksdavidc
commented
4 years ago Just found the answer myself looking for something else. The "Editor: Column Selection" setting controls this. The default is off, but I must have turned it on somehow without realizing it. I have proposed an amendment to the help page. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/compare/master...ksdavidc:patch-1
weinand
Issue Type: Performance Issue I seem to be unable to turn off box/column select. In other words, if I try to select across multiple lines, I only get a box select, as opposed to the usual behavior where entire lines are selected as I add lines.
I am using version 1.48.2 on a mac.
I must have pressed option+shift or some other such code inadvertently and now I can only select boxes. I have looked at my keyboard shortcuts but I don't know what to look for...
Unfortunately searching for solutions via google or SE only produces results for how to turn it on, not off! I don't know what the opposite mode is. "line select" seems to be just to select the current line, not for entire lines across multiline selections.
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