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Selection Stats & Line Counter 🧩
A VSCode extension that supercharges your status bar with detailed information about your cursor position and text selections. Inspired by the Zed editor, it brings a more informative and modern selection display! 🚀
⚙️ Recommended Setup
Install the Selection Stats & Line Counter extension .
Right-click on the status bar.
Disable the default VS Code "Editor Selection" item.
Make sure Selection Stats & Line Counter is enabled.
Enjoy your improved status bar experience!
🎬 Demo
✨ Features
This extension enhances your status bar with helpful, real-time information:
Cursor Position: See your current line and column number (line:column).
Character Count: Instantly view the number of characters in your text selection.
Line Count: If your selection spans multiple lines, the total number of lines is displayed.
The status bar item appears on the right side and updates automatically as you work.
🔍 Examples
Single cursor: 12:5
(line 12, column 5)
Single-line selection: 12:5 (10 chars)
Multi-line selection: 12:5 (25 chars, 3 lines)
Multiple selections: 3 selected (33 chars, 5 lines)
🤝 Contributing
Spotted a bug or have an idea to improve the extension? Contributions are welcome, feel free to open an issue or pull request on GitHub. 🖤