A VSCode extension that supercharges your status bar with detailed information about your cursor position and text selections. Inspired by the Zed editor, it brings a more informative and modern selection display! 🚀
- Install the Selection Stats & Line Counter extension.
- Right-click on the status bar.
- Disable the default VS Code "Editor Selection" item.
- Make sure Selection Stats & Line Counter is enabled.
- Enjoy your improved status bar experience!
This extension enhances your status bar with helpful, real-time information:
- Cursor Position: See your current line and column number (line:column).
- Character Count: Instantly view the number of characters in your text selection.
- Line Count: If your selection spans multiple lines, the total number of lines is displayed.
The status bar item appears on the right side and updates automatically as you work.
- Single cursor:
12:5
(line 12, column 5) - Single-line selection:
12:5 (10 chars)
- Multi-line selection:
12:5 (25 chars, 3 lines)
- Multiple selections:
3 selected (33 chars, 5 lines)
Spotted a bug or have an idea to improve the extension? Contributions are welcome, feel free to open an issue or pull request on GitHub. 🖤