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shicky
shicky

Reputation: 2126

How do I select mutliple lines using only the keyboard in a JetBrains IDE?

A very minor annoyance of mine as this is something I need to do regularly, therefore it could speed me up considerably over time. Say I have the following four lines:

File.join(root,
      'setup',
      'pre-suite',
      'install.py'),

If my cursor was resting before 'File' I can use CMD+SHIFT+Right arrow to highlight part of the line or the full thing, I can even move this line down the list by using the down arrow instead of the right arrow. However, I want to select all four lines using the keyboard only, is this possible? If so how?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 54

Answers (1)

LazyOne
LazyOne

Reputation: 165443

Here on Windows Shift + Up/Down expands selection to include the line above/below.

Since you are on Mac (based on Cmd in your shortcuts) ... just use Preferences | Keymap and look what shortcut you have got there for Editor Actions | Up/Down with Selection actions.

Another idea - use Edit | Extend Selection few times in a row (how many -- depends on context and caret position). Try it -- it does wonders; especially useful when invoked in the middle of such code block/statement.

Upvotes: 1

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