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Wyck
Wyck

Reputation: 11740

How can you enable the selection margin in Visual Studio Code (VSCode)

Is there a way to enable the selection margin in Visual Studio Code (VSCode)? By "selection margin" I mean the margin to the left of the text that allows you to select entire lines by clicking and dragging with the mouse.

I'm aware of triple-click. That's not what I'm after. Visual Studio (proper) has a so-called "selection margin", and I was hoping Visual Studio Code would have the same thing but it seems like it may not be there, or I just haven't figured out how to get it.

I also see a breakpoint margin, and the code folding area (or some dead-space if you disable the code folding). But that area doesn't work like a selection margin either.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 995

Answers (1)

Buzinas
Buzinas

Reputation: 11725

You must show the line numbers through settings.json file:

// Controls visibility of line numbers
"editor.lineNumbers": true,

Then, when hovering that area, you'll see the inverted mouse to select the entire line, as you wish:

Selecting multiple lines in VSCode

Upvotes: 4

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