Vscode: Default keybindings that conflict with default Ubuntu OS keybindings

Created on 23 Nov 2015 · 18Comments · Source: microsoft/vscode

The following default keybindings conflict with default Ubuntu OS keybindings.

Move app to different workspace:

{ "key": "ctrl+shift+alt+down",   "command": "editor.action.copyLinesDownAction",
                                     "when": "editorTextFocus" },
{ "key": "ctrl+shift+alt+up",     "command": "editor.action.copyLinesUpAction",
                                     "when": "editorTextFocus" },
{ "key": "ctrl+shift+alt+left",   "command": "workbench.action.focusLeftEditor" },
{ "key": "ctrl+shift+alt+right",  "command": "workbench.action.focusRightEditor" },

Maximize/unmaximize(?):

{ "key": "ctrl+meta+up",          "command": "editor.action.insertCursorAbove",
                                     "when": "editorTextFocus" },
{ "key": "ctrl+meta+down",        "command": "editor.action.insertCursorBelow",
                                     "when": "editorTextFocus" },

*as-designed linux

Source

Tyriar

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Most helpful comment

As we now have very many users on Linux (not only on Unity), I don't plan to make any changes to the default keybindings, as changes to the defaults will break the flow of folks not using Ubuntu + Unity.

I am sorry if this causes any grief, but it is very simple to customize keybindings. Furthermore, it is very simple to create an extension which customizes default keybindings. Such an extension could be published to the marketplace and called "Ubuntu Unity optimized keymap" etc.

alexdima on 14 Dec 2017

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@Tyriar Again, would love your input to find better out of the box defaults

alexdima on 24 Nov 2015

@Tyriar I think the changes for #51 also address this issue. Is that fair?

alexdima on 10 Dec 2015

@alexandrudima did #51 change focus*Editor and copyLines*Action?

Tyriar on 10 Dec 2015

@Tyriar Sorry about that, it was getting late yesterday :smile: You're right, those ones I didn't touch

alexdima on 11 Dec 2015

Coming from ST3 I use ctrl-shift-d a lot to duplicate a line. I realise this conflicts with workbench.view.debug but thought I'd share here anyway.

fiznool on 9 Sep 2016

What about Ctrl+D to duplicate line?
This is used in both notepad++ and geany editors:
https://wiki.geany.org/howtos/sorted_keyboard_shortcuts
http://docs.notepad-plus-plus.org/index.php/Keyboard_And_Mouse_Shortcuts

{ "key": "ctrl+d",   "command": "editor.action.copyLinesDownAction",
                                     "when": "editorTextFocus" },

benbro on 9 Sep 2016

Ctrl-d is currently used for multiple cursor selection, I also use this all the time so I'd vote for that to stay as it is!

fiznool on 9 Sep 2016

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Yeah ctrl+d is quite a well known keybinding so that definitely isn't going to change.

Tyriar on 9 Sep 2016

I want to migrate to _vscode_ but, like every body else on Ubuntu, really need to duplicate lines.
Any news about this?

What you recommend?:

change default Ubuntu keybindings? Here is how to on AskUbuntu. (I haven't tested yet. I don't want to tweak my OS coz of editor)
or change default keybindings of _vscode_? Is here any conflict free recommended key combination? Have any of you investigate it?

For now I create my custom keybindings of _vscode_.
To Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up I added meta (In my case _meta_ is win key I don't understand it because it should be _super_ not _meta_).
So I use
+Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up
or
+Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Down
and vscode is duplicating lines now. What a surprice it works.

For newbies (like my self) go to File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts and edit keybindings.json.

// Place your key bindings in this file to overwrite the defaults
[
{ "key": "meta+ctrl+shift+alt+down",   "command": "editor.action.copyLinesDownAction",
                                     "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly" },
{ "key": "meta+ctrl+shift+alt+up",     "command": "editor.action.copyLinesUpAction",
                                     "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly" }
]

mattez on 27 Sep 2016

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@mattez Just customize vscode's keybindings -- File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts.

[{ "key": "ctrl+shift+d", "command":"editor.action.copyLinesDownAction", "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly" }]

alexdima on 27 Sep 2016

@alexandrudima Thank you. I'm so impatient. I edited my previous comment, before I read yours. Now a little ashamed.
It is a pity that the Ctrl+Shift+D is now used to Show Debug _workbench.view.debug_. It may not suit to all to change this.

But I agree I'm newbie who don't use Debug yet. And also I don"t need two duplication actions (up & down) I need only one _duplicate_.

mattez on 27 Sep 2016

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Hi guys, I can help with this issue if there's a final decision on it. Recently migrated to vscode and ran into this problem today

divyanshu013 on 2 Oct 2017

I would be hesitant to do anything here as it could break people. However, if there are keybindings that differ on Windows and Linux but they're broken on Linux maybe we could look into this.

Also this issue applies specifically to Unity on Ubuntu which is now deprecated. I haven't checked what windows management keybindings Ubuntu Gnome ships out of the box but we should target them as the primary example on Linux going forward.

Tyriar on 2 Oct 2017

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Why is it not by default set to Ctrl+D and Ctrl+Shift+D for copy line up and down respectively?? Most editors have them on those bindings.

cpxPratik on 27 Oct 2017

@cpxPratik since the initial version ctrl/cmd+d has been assigned to the "Add selection to next find match" command. I wasn't around to explain that decision but it's a very popular keybinding at this point so I doubt we would ever change the default.

Tyriar on 28 Oct 2017

I think it's from Sublime Text; I remember using the same shortcut for that as well.