support shift+left, shift+right in wsl terminal #5713

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opened 2026-01-31 00:19:53 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @stleusc on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Most if not all text editors allow shift+left, right and shift+ctrl+left, right to select character/word to then further copy it. Opening PowerShell in the new terminal actually does exactly that!
Opening Cmd acts as if only left/right were pressed.
Ubuntu WSL2 prints C/D.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Add support for these very common shortcuts or provide guidance why powershell does work and the rest does not

Sidenote: Love what I see so far!

Originally created by @stleusc on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019). # Description of the new feature/enhancement Most if not all text editors allow shift+left, right and shift+ctrl+left, right to select character/word to then further copy it. Opening PowerShell in the new terminal actually does exactly that! Opening Cmd acts as if only left/right were pressed. Ubuntu WSL2 prints C/D. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) Add support for these very common shortcuts or provide guidance why powershell does work and the rest does not Sidenote: Love what I see so far!
claunia added the Issue-FeatureNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-31 00:19:54 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#5713