unable to use visual block mode via `<C-v>`

[hopezh]

Describe the bug I'm unable to use "ctrl+v", or "^v" (Mac OS), to enter the "visual block mode" to select a rectangular block of text.

I checked my "keyboard shortcuts", and it seems ok that "^v" is assigned to "extension.vim_ctrl+v", as shown below:

Anyone having similar issue?

I understand that there is a multi-cursor function in vscode, but considering that visual block mode is such a basic and useful function in vim, it's frustrating that it's not working in vscodevim...

Previous discussions on visual block mode don't seem to have any conclusions: https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/issues/353 https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/issues/401

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Environment (please complete the following information):

• Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 1.22.2
• VSCode version: 1.68.1
• OS: Mac OS Monterey v12.4

[Ty026]

try <C-q> 😄

[scypurple]

same question ... This is the only function it's bound to <C-v>

[J-Fields]

Mind sharing your settings.json (at least the vim.* settings), keybindings.json, and .vimrc (if you're using the feature)?

[hopezh]

Thanks, @J-Fields

As requested, I'm attaching three files here: vscode's settings.json, vscode's keybindings.json, and my nvim's init.vim

Appreciate your advice.

setting_files.zip

[hopezh]

try <C-q> 😄

Sorry, not working. Seems <C-q> is used for many things in my vscode, as shown blow...

[wiwh]

Solved it by adding "<C-q>": true to vim.handleKeys in the settings.

[AbdelrahmanDwedar]

I'm also facing this issue as well, and even <C-q> ~~doesn't work even after adding it to vim.handleKeys~~.

Update: it now works fine for some reason with <C-q>, but can't we use <C-v> for that?

[sietsevanderbom]

You might have the C-v keybinding blocked by setting:

"vim.handleKeys": {
    "<C-v>": false,
},

When I get rid of that line, or set it to true C-v works.

[haitt173508]

delete line "vim.useCtrlKeys": ... in settings.json file