Smart End Key

Smart End Key is a Visual Studio Code extension that enhances the behavior of the End key. Instead of always jumping to the very end of the line, it toggles between:

1. The last code character of the line (ignoring inline comments and trailing whitespace).
2. The true end of the line (after comments and spaces).

• Press End once → cursor jumps to the end of the region it is at (code or inline comment).
• Press End again → cursor jumps to the end of the other region.
• Press Shift + End once → extends the text selection to the end of the region it is at (code or inline comment).
• Press Shift + End again → extends the text selection to the end of the other region.

This makes navigating code with inline comments much faster and more intuitive — similar to how Smart Home toggles between the start of the line and the first non‑whitespace character.

✨ Features

• Detects the current file’s language and use the appropriate inline comment markers. (e.g., //, #, --).
• Detects if the comment marker is inside a string and ignores it.
• Works with multiple cursors/selections.
• Lightweight and fast — no configuration required.

Limitations

• Doesn't detect multi-line comments and docstrings. This would make the extension far more complex and heavyweight.

Build from source

• Install Node.js
• Clone repository from GitHub
• At repository dir run:

  npm install
  npm run compile
  npm install -g @vscode/vsce
  vsce package
  

• Install .vsix file directly in VS Code via Extensions: Install from VSIX... in command palette