Notepad++ Keymap for VS Code

This extension ports popular Notepad++ keyboard shortcuts to Visual Studio Code.

What keyboard shortcuts are included?

Command	Key
workbench.action.toggleFullScreen	f11
editor.foldAll	alt+0
editor.foldLevel1	alt+1
editor.foldLevel2	alt+2
editor.foldLevel3	alt+3
editor.foldLevel4	alt+4
editor.foldLevel5	alt+5
editor.foldLevel6	alt+6
editor.foldLevel7	alt+7
editor.foldLevel8	alt+8
editor.unfoldAll	shift+alt+0
editor.action.startFindReplaceAction	ctrl+h
editor.action.nextMatchFindAction	f4
editor.action.previousMatchFindAction	shift+f4
editor.action.jumpToBracket	ctrl+b
editor.action.clipboardCutAction	shift+delete
undo	alt+backspace
redo	ctrl+y
editor.action.duplicateSelection	ctrl+d
editor.action.joinLines	ctrl+j
editor.action.addCommentLine	ctrl+q
editor.action.removeCommentLine	ctrl+shift+q
workbench.action.files.saveAll	ctrl+shift+s
editor.action.addCommentLine	ctrl+k
editor.action.blockComment	ctrl+shift+k
deleteAllLeft	ctrl+shift+backspace
workbench.action.files.saveAs	ctrl+alt+s
workbench.action.quit	alt+f4
workbench.action.closeActiveEditor	ctrl+w
deleteAllRight	shift+cmd+delete
editor.action.transformToLowercase	ctrl+u
editor.action.transformToUppercase	ctrl+shift+u
editor.action.jumpToBracket	ctrl+b
cursorColumnSelectDown	shift+alt+down
cursorColumnSelectLeft	shift+alt+left
cursorColumnSelectPageDown	shift+alt+pagedown
cursorColumnSelectPageUp	shift+alt+pageup
cursorColumnSelectRight	shift+alt+right
cursorColumnSelectUp	shift+alt+up
workbench.action.nextEditor	ctrl+pageup
workbench.action.previousEditor	ctrl+pagedown
editor.action.clipboardCopyAction	ctrl+insert
editor.action.clipboardPasteAction	shift+insert
editor.action.moveLinesDownAction	ctrl+shift+down
editor.action.moveLinesUpAction	ctrl+shift+up
editor.action.deleteLines	ctrl+l
columnSelect	alt+c

Recommended extensions.

Bookmarks

Looking for Bookmarks via the F2 keys? Hi! Install the Bookmark extension and map the commands to F2 keys to get similar bookmarks functionality: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=alefragnani.Bookmarks

How do I contribute a keyboard shortcut?

We may have missed a keyboard shortcut. If we did please help us out! It is very easy to make a PR.

1. Open package.json.
2. Add a JSON object to contributes.keybindings as seen below.
3. Open a pull request.

{
    "mac": "<keyboard shortcut for mac>",
    "linux": "<keyboard shortcut for linux>",
    "win": "<keyboard shortcut for windows>",
    "key": "<default keyboard shortcut>",
    "command": "<name of the command in VS Code>"
}

You can read more about how to contribute keybindings in extensions in the official documentation.

Mapping between VS Code and Notepad++

See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CUV0ZZHcI8NM7a5YiPbsPrKQRR59MY5n24qRza6UvNs/edit?usp=sharing

Contributing

This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.microsoft.com.

When you submit a pull request, a CLA-bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., label, comment). Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA.

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.