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Extend text selection with Shift + left mouse click
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Describe the solution you'd like?
For most editors, holding the Shift keyboard button and left-clicking the mouse will extend the selected text area to where the mouse is clicked (to the start|end of the clicked word boundary - e.g. clicking in the middle of the word extends the selection to the end of that word).
FYI, I use the Linux warp version.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
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Additional context
Warp v0.2024.05.07.08.02.stable_02 on Linux (Ubuntu 22.04).
How important is this feature to you?
4
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Hi @toddw-as Thanks for this feature request! Could you please provide a screenshot or video example of the behavior you expect to see?
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I've record a simple Chrome video of me selecting text and the using Shift+Mouse left click to change the selection: https://github.com/warpdotdev/Warp/assets/11507664/4aab65fe-35be-4677-8834-3a7ec6df0149
This is a basic and useful feature. Usecase - select long output with mouse. Start selecting by clicking and moving mouse. Release left mouse button, and scroll to end of section you want to select. Shift + click at the end position of select to extend select from start point to point where you clicked. This feature is implemented in browsers and many terminals.
I also bumped into this many times. I understand that currently Shift + Click is used to select blocks, but it would be great if this could work as described in this issue when selection is done in the scope of one block. Or at least there can be another shortcut/keybinding for such a purpose.
Cmd-click to extend the selection doesn't work on MacOS either. Here's what Warp AI thinks Warp can do:
It's hard to imagine more annoying behavior whether intentional or not. Selecting text from large blocks means you get one try and of course that never works and you have to click, drag, and watch the text scroll by slowly. Requires surgical precision. Makes me want to find an alternative.
