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Sublime text 3 keyboard column selection does not work under osx el capitan

#1

I can not get keyboard column selection to work under osx el capitan.
Help!

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#2

under osx

{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+up"], "command": "select_lines", "args": {"forward": false} },
{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+down"], "command": "select_lines", "args": {"forward": true} },
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#3

Found an answer here: #18

Turns out the CTRL+SHFT+UP and CTRL+SHFT+DOWN was interfering with
El Capital Preferences for Mission control Keyboard Shortcuts.
Unchecked Mission Control & Application Window checkboxes
and it now works! Hurray!

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#4

My problem from reading those default key bindings for ST3 is that it appears to be a select lines not a column or rectangular area select. So if you could show me how to read that “correctly” it might be helpful, but not otherwise. Also that keybinding does not give you a clue it conflicts with and OSX keyboard binding. Thanks!

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#5

So if you could show me how to read that “correctly” it might be helpful, but not otherwise.

Sounds like a naming convention problem…? So I guess no solution.
I “read” them because I have tried the key binding before…

I use Ctrl+` and sublime.log_commands(True) to see what command is fired.
But if the command cannot even be triggered anyway, then I don’t know.

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#6

Thanks for the hint! No I do have a solution, it was what I first indicated from the stackoverflow link.

Just getting back to ST3 to learn to use at more proficient level after a long time away from just using it casually. Thanks again!

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