Expand selection to string keybinding

[olivroy]

In RStudio, I use this a lot to expand selection.

Then I use Ctrl + Shift + Up to get this

and once again to get this

Is there a similar command in Positron?

[jennybc]

In my hands, that exact key combination (Ctrl + Shift + Up) is having the desired effect in Positron as well. Have you definitely tried it?

[olivroy]

It does this.. I have selected : Map RStudio shortcuts.. I will investigate more. Lots of trials and errors.

[jennybc]

Hmmm, that looks off by one (the position).

[jennybc]

But for the record, it's working for me on both macOS and Windows.

[DavisVaughan]

There's also a more powerful Expand Selection feature that we have support for that does this. Search for editor.action.smartSelect.expand in the Keybindings UI to see what it is mapped to for you.

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[jennybc]

Sorry I misspoke. I was doing Ctrl + Shift + Right (not Up, oops). I.e. the experience I describe is what @DavisVaughan is talking about.

[olivroy]

Thanks! It works now!