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VS Code scroll up/down moving the cursor


When scrolling down in VSCode. Using arrow keys makes you have the cursor on the bottom. I can use Ctrl + Arrow Down This scrolls the screen and the cursor keeps its position. In this case I need to click on the new line in order to start editing. However I'm looking for a way to scroll and move the cursor. For example if I'm in the middle of the screen I want to scroll and get the cursor to maintain its relative position in the middle.

Has anyone done this?


Solution

  • With the help of the extension Multi Command

    Add this setting

      "multiCommand.commands": [
        {
          "command": "multiCommand.up1LineKeepCursor",
          "sequence": [
            {"command": "editorScroll", "args": {"to": "up", "by": "line" }},
            "cursorUp"
          ]
        },
        {
          "command": "multiCommand.down1LineKeepCursor",
          "sequence": [
            {"command": "editorScroll", "args": {"to": "down", "by": "line" }},
            "cursorDown"
          ]
        }
      ]
    

    And these keybindings

      {
        "key": "shift+ctrl+alt+up",
        "command": "multiCommand.up1LineKeepCursor",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "shift+ctrl+alt+down",
        "command": "multiCommand.down1LineKeepCursor",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
      }
    

    You can use any key binding you like.

    It works good when Word Wrap is OFF.