VS Code scroll up/down moving the cursor

Question

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?

rioV8 rioV8 · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-10T01:32:39

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.

VS Code scroll up/down moving the cursor

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