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Selection Shift

Selection Shift

Michael Gill

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8 installs
| (0) | Free
Allows you to shift your text selection left and right
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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selection-shift README

Demo

Features

  • Shift selected text left or right by characters.
  • Works seamlessly with single-line and single-selection scenarios.
  • Simple and intuitive keyboard shortcuts for quick text manipulation.

Controls

  • Shift + Alt + Left Arrow: Move the selected text left by one character.
  • Shift + Alt + Right Arrow: Move the selected text right by one character.

About

This is a Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extension designed to make text manipulation easier and more efficient.

Requirements

No additional requirements or dependencies.

Extension Settings

This extension does not contribute any VS Code settings.

Known Issues

  • Only works on single-line and single-selection scenarios currently.

Release Notes

1.0.0

  • Initial release of selection-shift.

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