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opened 2026-01-31 05:53:23 +00:00 by claunia · 17 comments
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Originally created by @ofek on GitHub (Jun 23, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.14.1451.0

Windows build number

10.0.19044.0

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

Go to a previous command, press home to go to the start of it, then shift+end to select it, then finally ctrl+c.

Config:

{
    "$help": "https://aka.ms/terminal-documentation",
    "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema",
    "copyFormatting": "none",
    "copyOnSelect": false,
    "defaultProfile": "{1cdf69ac-06b5-4a6f-9fb2-bf594c683073}",
    "initialCols": 200,
    "initialPosition": "0,0",
    "initialRows": 40,
    "actions":
    [
        { "command": "markMode", "keys": "ctrl+shift+m" },
        { "command": { "action": "adjustOpacity", "opacity": -10 }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+-" },
        { "command": { "action": "adjustOpacity", "opacity": 10 }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+=" },
        { "command": "globalSummon", "keys": "browser_stop" },
        { "command": "toggleFocusMode", "keys": "ctrl+numpad_plus" },
        { "command": "find", "keys": "ctrl+f" },
        { "command": { "action": "copy", "singleLine": false }, "keys": "ctrl+c" },
        { "command": "paste", "keys": "ctrl+v" },
        { "command": "selectAll", "keys": "ctrl+a" },
        { "command": "scrollDownPage", "keys": "pgdn" },
        { "command": "scrollUpPage", "keys": "pgup" },
        { "command": "newTab", "keys": "ctrl+t" },
        { "command": { "action": "newTab", "elevate": true, "profile": "PowerShell" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+t" },
        { "command": "closeTab", "keys": "f13" },
        { "command": "closeOtherTabs", "keys": "shift+f13" },
        { "command": "nextTab", "keys": "f14" },
        { "command": "prevTab", "keys": "f15" },
        { "command": { "action" : "moveTab", "direction": "forward" }, "keys": "shift+f14" },
        { "command": { "action" : "moveTab", "direction": "backward" }, "keys": "shift+f15" },
        { "command": "closePane", "keys": "shift+escape" },
        { "command": "togglePaneZoom", "keys": "ctrl+numpad_multiply" },
        { "command": "toggleReadOnlyMode", "keys": "ctrl+shift+numpad_multiply" },
        { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "up" }, "keys": "ctrl+up" },
        { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "down" }, "keys": "ctrl+down" },
        { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "left" }, "keys": "ctrl+left" },
        { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "right" }, "keys": "ctrl+right" },
        { "command": { "action": "resizePane", "direction": "up" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+up" },
        { "command": { "action": "resizePane", "direction": "down" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+down" },
        { "command": { "action": "resizePane", "direction": "left" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+left" },
        { "command": { "action": "resizePane", "direction": "right" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+right" },
        { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "previousInOrder" }, "keys": "browser_back" },
        { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "nextInOrder" }, "keys": "browser_forward" },
        { "command": { "action": "swapPane", "direction": "previousInOrder"}, "keys": "shift+browser_back" },
        { "command": { "action": "swapPane", "direction": "nextInOrder"}, "keys": "shift+browser_forward" }
    ],
    "profiles":
    {
        "defaults": {
            "colorScheme": "Andromeda",
            "selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
            "opacity": 70,
            "useAcrylic": true,
            "startingDirectory": "C:\\Users\\ofek\\Desktop",
            "padding": "4, 4, 4, 4",
            "font": {
                "face": "CaskaydiaCove Nerd Font",
                "size": 12,
                "features": {
                    "ss01": 1,
                    "liga": 1
                }
            },
            "bellStyle": "all",
            "experimental.useAtlasEngine": false,
            "experimental.connection.passthroughMode": false
        },
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                "guid": "{1cdf69ac-06b5-4a6f-9fb2-bf594c683073}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "xonsh",
                "commandline": "C:\\Users\\ofek\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python311\\python.exe -m xonsh",
                "icon": "C:\\Users\\ofek\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\RoamingState\\xonsh.png"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Windows PowerShell"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Command Prompt"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "PowerShell",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{2c4de342-38b7-51cf-b940-2309a097f518}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Ubuntu",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Azure Cloud Shell",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{67128ff7-83ea-54b4-bce0-f65dabb01753}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.VisualStudio"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{00ead8f1-1057-5228-99b3-ce3a45a50ba6}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Developer PowerShell for VS 2019",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.VisualStudio"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{9fcb6b3a-b1e0-59d5-926b-0bddfb49d36d}",
                "hidden": true,
                "name": "Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.VisualStudio"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{a3a2e83a-884a-5379-baa8-16f193a13b21}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "PowerShell 7 Preview",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore"
            }
        ]
    },
    "theme": "dark",
    "schemes":
    [
          {
            "name": "Andromeda",
            "black": "#000000",
            "red": "#cd3131",
            "green": "#05bc79",
            "yellow": "#e5e512",
            "blue": "#2472c8",
            "purple": "#bc3fbc",
            "cyan": "#0fa8cd",
            "white": "#e5e5e5",
            "brightBlack": "#666666",
            "brightRed": "#cd3131",
            "brightGreen": "#05bc79",
            "brightYellow": "#e5e512",
            "brightBlue": "#2472c8",
            "brightPurple": "#bc3fbc",
            "brightCyan": "#0fa8cd",
            "brightWhite": "#e5e5e5",
            "background": "#262a33",
            "foreground": "#e5e5e5",
            "selectionBackground": "#5a5c62",
            "cursorColor": "#f8f8f0"
          }
    ]
}

Expected Behavior

Highlighted command is copied

Actual Behavior

It interrupts rather than copies

Originally created by @ofek on GitHub (Jun 23, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.14.1451.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19044.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Go to a previous command, press <kbd>home</kbd> to go to the start of it, then <kbd>shift+end</kbd> to select it, then finally <kbd>ctrl+c</kbd>. Config: ```json { "$help": "https://aka.ms/terminal-documentation", "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema", "copyFormatting": "none", "copyOnSelect": false, "defaultProfile": "{1cdf69ac-06b5-4a6f-9fb2-bf594c683073}", "initialCols": 200, "initialPosition": "0,0", "initialRows": 40, "actions": [ { "command": "markMode", "keys": "ctrl+shift+m" }, { "command": { "action": "adjustOpacity", "opacity": -10 }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+-" }, { "command": { "action": "adjustOpacity", "opacity": 10 }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+=" }, { "command": "globalSummon", "keys": "browser_stop" }, { "command": "toggleFocusMode", "keys": "ctrl+numpad_plus" }, { "command": "find", "keys": "ctrl+f" }, { "command": { "action": "copy", "singleLine": false }, "keys": "ctrl+c" }, { "command": "paste", "keys": "ctrl+v" }, { "command": "selectAll", "keys": "ctrl+a" }, { "command": "scrollDownPage", "keys": "pgdn" }, { "command": "scrollUpPage", "keys": "pgup" }, { "command": "newTab", "keys": "ctrl+t" }, { "command": { "action": "newTab", "elevate": true, "profile": "PowerShell" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+t" }, { "command": "closeTab", "keys": "f13" }, { "command": "closeOtherTabs", "keys": "shift+f13" }, { "command": "nextTab", "keys": "f14" }, { "command": "prevTab", "keys": "f15" }, { "command": { "action" : "moveTab", "direction": "forward" }, "keys": "shift+f14" }, { "command": { "action" : "moveTab", "direction": "backward" }, "keys": "shift+f15" }, { "command": "closePane", "keys": "shift+escape" }, { "command": "togglePaneZoom", "keys": "ctrl+numpad_multiply" }, { "command": "toggleReadOnlyMode", "keys": "ctrl+shift+numpad_multiply" }, { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "up" }, "keys": "ctrl+up" }, { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "down" }, "keys": "ctrl+down" }, { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "left" }, "keys": "ctrl+left" }, { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "right" }, "keys": "ctrl+right" }, { "command": { "action": "resizePane", "direction": "up" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+up" }, { "command": { "action": "resizePane", "direction": "down" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+down" }, { "command": { "action": "resizePane", "direction": "left" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+left" }, { "command": { "action": "resizePane", "direction": "right" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+right" }, { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "previousInOrder" }, "keys": "browser_back" }, { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "nextInOrder" }, "keys": "browser_forward" }, { "command": { "action": "swapPane", "direction": "previousInOrder"}, "keys": "shift+browser_back" }, { "command": { "action": "swapPane", "direction": "nextInOrder"}, "keys": "shift+browser_forward" } ], "profiles": { "defaults": { "colorScheme": "Andromeda", "selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF", "opacity": 70, "useAcrylic": true, "startingDirectory": "C:\\Users\\ofek\\Desktop", "padding": "4, 4, 4, 4", "font": { "face": "CaskaydiaCove Nerd Font", "size": 12, "features": { "ss01": 1, "liga": 1 } }, "bellStyle": "all", "experimental.useAtlasEngine": false, "experimental.connection.passthroughMode": false }, "list": [ { "guid": "{1cdf69ac-06b5-4a6f-9fb2-bf594c683073}", "hidden": false, "name": "xonsh", "commandline": "C:\\Users\\ofek\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python311\\python.exe -m xonsh", "icon": "C:\\Users\\ofek\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\RoamingState\\xonsh.png" }, { "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}", "hidden": false, "name": "Windows PowerShell" }, { "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}", "hidden": false, "name": "Command Prompt" }, { "guid": "{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}", "hidden": false, "name": "PowerShell", "source": "Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore" }, { "guid": "{2c4de342-38b7-51cf-b940-2309a097f518}", "hidden": false, "name": "Ubuntu", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl" }, { "guid": "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}", "hidden": false, "name": "Azure Cloud Shell", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure" }, { "guid": "{67128ff7-83ea-54b4-bce0-f65dabb01753}", "hidden": false, "name": "Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019", "source": "Windows.Terminal.VisualStudio" }, { "guid": "{00ead8f1-1057-5228-99b3-ce3a45a50ba6}", "hidden": false, "name": "Developer PowerShell for VS 2019", "source": "Windows.Terminal.VisualStudio" }, { "guid": "{9fcb6b3a-b1e0-59d5-926b-0bddfb49d36d}", "hidden": true, "name": "Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017", "source": "Windows.Terminal.VisualStudio" }, { "guid": "{a3a2e83a-884a-5379-baa8-16f193a13b21}", "hidden": false, "name": "PowerShell 7 Preview", "source": "Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore" } ] }, "theme": "dark", "schemes": [ { "name": "Andromeda", "black": "#000000", "red": "#cd3131", "green": "#05bc79", "yellow": "#e5e512", "blue": "#2472c8", "purple": "#bc3fbc", "cyan": "#0fa8cd", "white": "#e5e5e5", "brightBlack": "#666666", "brightRed": "#cd3131", "brightGreen": "#05bc79", "brightYellow": "#e5e512", "brightBlue": "#2472c8", "brightPurple": "#bc3fbc", "brightCyan": "#0fa8cd", "brightWhite": "#e5e5e5", "background": "#262a33", "foreground": "#e5e5e5", "selectionBackground": "#5a5c62", "cursorColor": "#f8f8f0" } ] } ``` ### Expected Behavior Highlighted command is copied ### Actual Behavior It interrupts rather than copies
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:26 +00:00
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@naikrovek commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 2022):

are you still holding SHIFT when you press CTRL+C?

@naikrovek commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 2022): are you still holding SHIFT when you press CTRL+C?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:26 +00:00
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@ofek commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 2022):

No

@ofek commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 2022): No
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:26 +00:00
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@ofek commented on GitHub (Jun 27, 2022):

can you reproduce?

@ofek commented on GitHub (Jun 27, 2022): can you reproduce?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:26 +00:00
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2022):

I've been looking at this a little bit over the course of the week and I haven't been able to get a repro. I'm throwing this into the 1.15 milestone though because I would like for this to get resolved before we release.

That said, I have a question regarding your repro steps:

Go to a previous command, press home to go to the start of it, then shift+end to select it, then finally ctrl+c.

How do you go to the previous command exactly? Like, in mark mode? You just scroll there and click+drag on it to make a selection? A few more details here would help.

Thanks! Sorry it's taken a bit longer than expected to get around to this one 😅

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2022): I've been looking at this a little bit over the course of the week and I haven't been able to get a repro. I'm throwing this into the 1.15 milestone though because I would like for this to get resolved before we release. That said, I have a question regarding your repro steps: > Go to a previous command, press home to go to the start of it, then shift+end to select it, then finally ctrl+c. How do you go to the previous command exactly? Like, in mark mode? You just scroll there and click+drag on it to make a selection? A few more details here would help. Thanks! Sorry it's taken a bit longer than expected to get around to this one 😅
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:27 +00:00
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@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2022):

No as in like press up (history)

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@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2022): No as in like press up (history) ![b](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9677399/176980349-d3cb452c-af63-4f91-ba4e-a4a948bae306.PNG)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:27 +00:00
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@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2022):

xonsh shell btw if that matters

@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2022): `xonsh` shell btw if that matters
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:28 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

Wait I might see the issue here:

  1. Go to a previous command,
  2. press home to go to the start of it,
  3. then shift+end to select it,
  4. then finally ctrl+c.

Do you actually enter mark mode between 2 & 3? Or are you literally just hitting shift+end?

OH okay I see what's happening here. xonsh is managing its own selection here. I bet there's some prompt_toolkit magic at work here.

related: https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh/pull/3697

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): Wait I might see the issue here: 1. Go to a previous command, 1. press home to go to the start of it, 1. then shift+end to select it, 1. then finally ctrl+c. Do you actually enter mark mode between 2 & 3? Or are you literally just hitting <kbd>shift+end</kbd>? OH okay I see what's happening here. `xonsh` is managing its own selection here. I bet there's some `prompt_toolkit` magic at work here. related: https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh/pull/3697
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@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

Interesting! This works in ConEmu though, do you know how?

@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): Interesting! This works in ConEmu though, do you know how?
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

It would seem that ConEmu has shift+end (as well as home and the arrows) bound to creating a terminal-side selection by default. So essentially, by hitting those keys, you're entering an "implicit" mark mode[1], and not even allowing xonsh the opportunity to receive those keystrokes.

I don't think we've currently got a good solution for "enter mark mode (if not already in it), and move the selection marker" in the 1.15 preview.

[1]: I'm definitely bastardizing our concept of mark mode on to conemu here, for simplicity.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): It would seem that ConEmu has `shift+end` (as well as home and the arrows) bound to creating a terminal-side selection by default. So essentially, by hitting those keys, you're entering an "implicit" mark mode[1], and not even allowing `xonsh` the opportunity to receive those keystrokes. I don't think we've currently got a good solution for "enter mark mode (if not already in it), and move the selection marker" in the 1.15 preview. [1]: I'm definitely bastardizing our concept of mark mode on to conemu here, for simplicity.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:28 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

For future notes:
image

(from conemu settings)

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): For future notes: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18356694/177374183-21e0eca8-8a94-4bba-8712-9e46f4e490c5.png) (from conemu settings)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:53:29 +00:00
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@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

Ah okay, so in 1.15 I would press the mark mode keybinding, then shift+end, then ctrl+c/Enter to copy and exit mark mode? If so, that's not too bad.

@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): Ah okay, so in 1.15 I would press the mark mode keybinding, then `shift+end`, then `ctrl+c`/`Enter` to copy and exit mark mode? If so, that's not too bad.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

Ah okay, so in 1.15 I would press the mark mode keybinding, then shift+end, then ctrl+c/Enter to copy and exit mark mode? If so, that's not too bad.

That's correct!

<bookkeeping>

I'm gonna take this out of 1.15, and mark up for discussion on the shift+arrows selection. As implemented in 1.15, this is working as expected, but maybe it-could-be-better.png.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): > Ah okay, so in 1.15 I would press the mark mode keybinding, then `shift+end`, then `ctrl+c`/`Enter` to copy and exit mark mode? If so, that's not too bad. That's correct! \<bookkeeping> I'm gonna take this out of 1.15, and mark up for discussion on the shift+arrows selection. As implemented in 1.15, this is working as expected, but maybe it-could-be-better.png.
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@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

Suggestion/question: in ConEmu mark mode ctrl+c/copy keybinding copies only but Enter copies and exits mark mode. Is that how ours works?

@ofek commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): Suggestion/question: in ConEmu mark mode `ctrl+c`/copy keybinding copies only but `Enter` copies and exits mark mode. Is that how ours works?
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

(Moved that discussion to #13438)

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): (_Moved that discussion to #13438_)
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2022):

Ok. Chatted about it at sync today. Here were some notes:

  • This is pretty similar to #11985 in that a terminal-side selection is created implicitly. There, Shift+Left can immediately enter mark mode and create a selection to the left.
  • Here, we're talking about Shift+End entering mark mode and creating a selection to the "end". The tricky part is that "end" is first defined as the end of the input buffer, then defined as the end of the line.
  • We could be smarted about cooked read and the input buffer to be able to allow functionality for that first part ("end" --> end of the input buffer). In fact, we should do that, but that's feature work we're gonna have to throw onto the backlog.
  • There's also a concern about creating confusion between shell-side selections and terminal-side selections. PowerShell, for example, lets you do a shell-side selection, which provides a rich experience where you can also cut text. ConEmu intelligently knows when to do that while also only doing terminal-side selections. If we don't have that intelligent functionality, it's easy for the user to be confused as to why some selections allow you to "cut" the text while others don't.
  • Proposed solution:
    • the "quick-n-easy" fix here would be that we introduce a global setting or some button in the settings UI like "experimental.implicitMarkModeActions" that would generate a number of actions that allow you to implicitly create a terminal-side selection with keybindings like Shift+Left or Shift+End.
    • These actions would probably be a bit ugly, but they would be a sequence of actions like "enter mark mode" --> "expand selection to the left (or end of line)"
    • This would create a terminal-side selection that allows you to select and copy text as allowed in mark mode, but not provide a rich experience like cutting text (which I personally think is fine, I'd bet 99% of the time you just want to copy).
@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2022): Ok. Chatted about it at sync today. Here were some notes: - This is pretty similar to #11985 in that a terminal-side selection is created implicitly. There, <kbd>Shift+Left</kbd> can immediately enter mark mode _and_ create a selection to the left. - Here, we're talking about <kbd>Shift+End</kbd> entering mark mode and creating a selection to the "end". The tricky part is that "end" is first defined as the end of the input buffer, then defined as the end of the line. - We _could_ be smarted about cooked read and the input buffer to be able to allow functionality for that first part ("end" --> end of the input buffer). In fact, we _should_ do that, but that's feature work we're gonna have to throw onto the backlog. - There's also a concern about creating confusion between shell-side selections and terminal-side selections. PowerShell, for example, lets you do a shell-side selection, which provides a rich experience where you can also cut text. ConEmu intelligently knows when to do that while also _only_ doing terminal-side selections. If we don't have that intelligent functionality, it's easy for the user to be confused as to why some selections allow you to "cut" the text while others don't. - Proposed solution: - the "quick-n-easy" fix here would be that we introduce a global setting or some button in the settings UI like "experimental.implicitMarkModeActions" that would generate a number of actions that allow you to implicitly create a terminal-side selection with keybindings like <kbd>Shift+Left</kbd> or <kbd>Shift+End</kbd>. - These actions would probably be a bit ugly, but they would be a sequence of actions like "enter mark mode" --> "expand selection to the left (or end of line)" - This would create a terminal-side selection that allows you to select and copy text as allowed in mark mode, but not provide a rich experience like cutting text (which I personally think is fine, I'd bet 99% of the time you just want to copy).
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For bookkeeping purposes, we're gonna merge this in with /dup #11985. Thanks for all the great discussion here!

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 2, 2022): For bookkeeping purposes, we're gonna merge this in with /dup #11985. Thanks for all the great discussion here!
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Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 2, 2022): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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