Multiple Cursors Features

[daninus14]

Please post any multiple cursors features that are missing which you would like to have.

Big ones for me are:

• Able to add a cursor in the next instance or previous instance of the current selection of text
  • In vscode, if the search default is ignore case, then the multiple cursor functionality also ignores case. This would be nice to have as well.
• After selection a region, insert a cursor in each of the lines selected. This is like Cmd+Shift+l in Sublime Text. I actually switch back to sublime text from emacs just to use this functionality when editing text sometimes. A bit of a pain really to copy the text back and forth
• Add cursors in all instances of a selected text. This is Ctrl+Cmd+g in Sublime Text and Cmd+f in vscode code to search and then Alt+Enter. Sublime Text also allows this functionality with the find mode. It's actually very useful because it then allows regex, case sensitivity changes, and the match whole word setting for doing this. I actually leave emacs in my normal workflow and open files in sublime or vscode just because of this.

[cianoc]

This is useful - thanks. I think for the moment I'm inclined to do these, as I think search needs careful thought to improve it:
I'll add commands for the following (but not keybindings - I'll let you add those, and punt on picking good ones):

• Add cursor in the next region that matches selected text.
• Add cursor in the previous region that matches selected text.
• Add cursor to all examples that match selected text.
• Add cursor on each line of selection -> We have an add new cursor already. I'll modify this (if it doesn't already) so it works on a region instead if you have a region selected.
• Add cursor to next word.

Does this work? If so, I'll create an issue for it and add it to my personal backlog.

[daninus14]

Yeah, that would be awesome! Thank you so much! 😄 For me this is a feature that for sure would help me transition from other editors.