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Mario: The Block Jumper Extension

Mario: The Block Jumper Extension

Jeff Hykin

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Block Jumper (Mario)

This extension gives you WASD control over blocks of code (code that's indented or seperated by whitespace). Ever use Inspect Element on your browser, and navigate the elements using your arrow keys? This behaves similarly but for all code.

block jumper

How Do I Use It?

  1. Install the extension on VS Code
  2. Learn the keyboard shortcuts!

Here's the default shortcuts

(You can use shift with any of the jumps as well)

Block Jump:

  • (you'll probably end up only using one of these)
  • alt+WASD (Mac/Linux/Windows)
  • ctrl+WASD (Mac)
  • ctrl+ArrowKeys (Mac)
  • alt+ctrl+ArrowKeys (Linux/Windows)

Quote Jump:

  • alt+SingleQuote go to the right -> (until a quote is hit)
  • alt+Semicolon go to the left <- (until a quote is hit)

Comma Jump:

  • alt+Comma go to the left <- (until a comma is hit)
  • alt+Period go to the right -> (until a comma is hit)

Whitespace Jump:

  • alt+Comma go to the left <- (until a comma is hit)
  • alt+Period go to the right -> (until a comma is hit)

Undo/Redo Jump:

  • alt+z undo
  • alt+shift+z redo

Here's the json for the keybindings

These keybindings are enabled BY DEFAULT.
Here's some code for mass-DISABLING keybindings that you don't want.
You can paste chunks of the code below in your keybindings.json.

    // 
    // undo / redo jump
    // (built-in commands, but these shortcuts play nice with other shortcuts)
    // 
    { "key": "alt+z",       "command": "-workbench.action.navigateBack"    },
    { "key": "alt+shift+z", "command": "-workbench.action.navigateForward" },
    
    //
    // alt+WASD (any os)
    //
    { "key": "alt+w",        "command": "-mario.moveUp",            "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+w",  "command": "-mario.selectUp",          "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+s",        "command": "-mario.moveDown",          "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+s",  "command": "-mario.selectDown",        "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+a",        "command": "-mario.moveToOuter",       "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+a",  "command": "-mario.selectToOuter",     "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+d",        "command": "-mario.moveDownToInner",   "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+d",  "command": "-mario.selectDownToInner", "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+e",        "command": "-mario.moveUpToInner",     "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+e",  "command": "-mario.selectUpToInner",   "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    
    //
    // ctrl+WASD (MacOS)
    //
    { "key": "ctrl+w",        "command": "-mario.moveUp",            "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+w",  "command": "-mario.selectUp",          "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+s",        "command": "-mario.moveDown",          "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+s",  "command": "-mario.selectDown",        "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+a",        "command": "-mario.moveToOuter",       "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+a",  "command": "-mario.selectToOuter",     "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+d",        "command": "-mario.moveDownToInner",   "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+d",  "command": "-mario.selectDownToInner", "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+e",        "command": "-mario.moveUpToInner",     "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+e",  "command": "-mario.selectUpToInner",   "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    
    //
    // ctrl+arrows (MacOS)
    //
    { "key": "ctrl+up",         "command": "-mario.moveUp",            "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+up",   "command": "-mario.selectUp",          "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+down",       "command": "-mario.moveDown",          "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+down", "command": "-mario.selectDown",        "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+left",       "command": "-mario.moveToOuter",       "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+left", "command": "-mario.selectToOuter",     "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+right",      "command": "-mario.moveDownToInner",   "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+right","command": "-mario.selectDownToInner", "when": "editorTextFocus && isMac" },
    
    //
    // alt+ctrl+arrows (Linux/Windows)
    //
    { "key": "alt+ctrl+up",          "command": "-mario.moveUp",            "when": "editorTextFocus && !isMac" },
    { "key": "alt+ctrl+shift+up",    "command": "-mario.selectUp",          "when": "editorTextFocus && !isMac" },
    { "key": "alt+ctrl+down",        "command": "-mario.moveDown",          "when": "editorTextFocus && !isMac" },
    { "key": "alt+ctrl+shift+down",  "command": "-mario.selectDown",        "when": "editorTextFocus && !isMac" },
    { "key": "alt+ctrl+left",        "command": "-mario.moveToOuter",       "when": "editorTextFocus && !isMac" },
    { "key": "alt+ctrl+shift+left",  "command": "-mario.selectToOuter",     "when": "editorTextFocus && !isMac" },
    { "key": "alt+ctrl+right",       "command": "-mario.moveDownToInner",   "when": "editorTextFocus && !isMac" },
    { "key": "alt+ctrl+shift+right", "command": "-mario.selectDownToInner", "when": "editorTextFocus && !isMac" },
    
    //
    // Commas
    //
    { "key": "alt+.",       "command": "-mario.nextComma",           "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+.", "command": "-mario.selectNextComma",     "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+,",       "command": "-mario.previousComma",       "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+,", "command": "-mario.selectPreviousComma", "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    
    //
    // Quotes
    //
    { "key": "alt+'",       "command": "-mario.nextQuote",           "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+'", "command": "-mario.selectNextQuote",     "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+;",       "command": "-mario.previousQuote",       "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "alt+shift+;", "command": "-mario.selectPreviousQuote", "when": "editorTextFocus" }
    
    //
    // Whitespace
    //
    { "key": "ctrl+]",       "command": "-mario.nextSpace",           "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+]", "command": "-mario.selectNextSpace",     "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "ctrl+[",       "command": "-mario.previousSpace",       "when": "editorTextFocus" },
    { "key": "ctrl+shift+[", "command": "-mario.selectPreviousSpace", "when": "editorTextFocus" }

ToDo / Bugs

  • Fix/improve the built-in jump-to-bracket and select-to-bracket
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