Enables vertical navigation over blocks of code by allowing you to jump to the next blank line (above or below the cursor) adjacent to a block. This is similar to next/previous blank line in Vim.
VSBlockJumper is an extension for Visual Studio that allows you to jump over blocks of code.
Usage
Jumping takes you outside of the nearest block edge (i.e. the whitespace line adjacent to a block). If the cursor reaches BOF or EOF, we jump there instead.
Commands
Due to existing keybindings within Visual Studio (and common extensions like ReSharper or Visual Assist), I was unable to provide intuitive default keybindings. I've listed my preferences here, and encourage you to update your keybindings under Tools>Options>Environment>Keyboard
Command
Description
Keybinding (Default)
Keybinding (Ideal)
Edit.JumpUp
Jump to the closest block edge above the cursor
Ctrl+Num -
Ctrl+Up
Edit.JumpDown
Jump to the closest block edge below the cursor
Ctrl+Num +
Ctrl+Down
Edit.JumpSelectUp
Jump Up and add to the active selection
Ctrl+Shift+Num -
Ctrl+Shift+Up
Edit.JumpSelectDown
Jump Down and add to the active selection
Ctrl+Shift+Num +
Ctrl+Shift+Down
NOTE: When assigning shortcuts to these commands, be sure to select Text Editor in the drop down labelled Use new shortcut in: to override existing keybindings within the scope of the Text Editor (Global will not cut it).
Settings
Settings can be found under Tools>Options>VSBlockJumper
Setting
Description
Default
CollapsedRegionHandling
How should collapsed regions be handled?
Skip
JumpOutsideEdge
If enabled, the cursor will jump outside of the block edge (blank line), otherwise it jumps inside the block edge (text line)
true
SkipClosestEdge
If enabled, the cursor will only jump to the far edge of a block, otherwise it visits every edge of a block
