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ALT + select not working anymore

#1

Dear users,

Since i installed some packages i cant “ALT + select” anymore.
Before the installation the “ALT + select (drag with mouse vertically)” let me select multiple collumns in different rows at once without selecting the whole row.
How can i make this work again?

Kind regards,

Augus

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#2

…remove your packages?

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#3

That would be a possibility ofcourse, but it would be better if i could change it back.

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#4

the best solution is to identify the plugin and file a bug report so it can be fixed. in the mean time: i don’t know what alt+select does, I assume it’s column select on OS X ? if it’s column select you can find its key bindings in the file Packages/Default/Default (OS X).sublime-keymap, search for Column Select . You can copy-paste then into your own keymap file via the menu Prefereences > Key bindings - User and that should override whatever the plugin defined.

the relevant section from the OS X keymap file is copied below


	// Alt + Mouse 1 Column select
	{
		"button": "button1", "modifiers": "alt"],
		"press_command": "drag_select",
		"press_args": {"by": "columns"}
	},
	{
		"button": "button1", "modifiers": "alt", "super"],
		"press_command": "drag_select",
		"press_args": {"by": "columns", "additive": true}
	},
	{
		"button": "button1", "modifiers": "alt", "shift", "super"],
		"press_command": "drag_select",
		"press_args": {"by": "columns", "subtractive": true}
	}
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