[Feature Request] Mouse Gestures Support

[vdegenne]

I open this feature request in favor of this one https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/49823 which was closed for duplicate of https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/3130 But both issues are different, one is mouse gestures and the other is mouse modifiers in shortcuts

Mouse gestures is the ability to trigger a shortcut drawing a pattern over the screen.
Here I've made this conceptual video to show you an example:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2827383/216445483-a85f779d-a64b-4358-892c-0e501806c975.mp4

I discovered mouse gestures in Whale Browser, and since I've installed plugins in Chrome. It's simply impossible for me to use a browser without mouse gestures anymore, since it did increase my productivity like 5 times.

Mouse gestures helps in this regard :

• When already having too much shortcuts assigned on the keyboard,
• When I will use the mouse anyway (so I don't have to mouse-keyboard-mouse move my hand just to trigger a shortcut)
• When a mouse pattern is easier to remember

I'm really looking up for this

[vscodenpa]

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Happy Coding!

[vscodenpa]

:slightly_smiling_face: This feature request received a sufficient number of community upvotes and we moved it to our backlog. To learn more about how we handle feature requests, please see our documentation.

Happy Coding!

[janhaertel]

+1

[leonjanzen-work]

I can't wait for this to arrive! I use the mouse gestures that are now built into Edge (I used to use them in Chrome), and I find myself often accidentally trying to use them in VS Code to scroll to the top or bottom, or close a tab/file. To be able to use the same gestures in VS Code would be amazing!

[jjdevzinho]

Looking forward to this function, I always try to use the Edge gesture in VSCode :P

[vdegenne]

@leonjanzen-work Mouse gestures is definitely an overlooked feature in computing in general. Since I use them in browsers my productivity went to the roof. I had to use Whale browser in the past, It's good to know that Edge is taking a step forward. Crazy how Chrome still haven't this implemented (still needs an extension), I hope more people would be aware this feature exists to accelerate adoption. VSCode we count on you !