vscode-emacs-region

This is an extension for Visual Studio Code which provides region selection similar to that of Emacs.

Keybindings

Compatibility With Other Extensions

It is possible to combine this extension with other cursor movement extensions.

You can use the inRegionMode context flag in the when clause of your keybind to provide different behaviour for region mode vs. cursor mode. The default keybinds are laid out as follows:

{
    "key": "DESIRED KEY",
    "command": "CURSOR MOVE COMMAND",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !inRegionMode"
},
{
    "key": "DESIRED KEY",
    "command": "CURSOR MOVE & SELECT COMMAND",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && inRegionMode"
}