From bd84ad9cfcfd656aa58e03e8d1865a7e16ac209b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Reaves <rbreaves@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:03:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] - Updated wordwise xkeysnail for word select

---
 xkeysnail-config/kinto.py                |  6 ++++--
 xkeysnail-config/vscode_keybindings.json | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xkeysnail-config/kinto.py b/xkeysnail-config/kinto.py
index d5780dd..2ab7fcb 100644
--- a/xkeysnail-config/kinto.py
+++ b/xkeysnail-config/kinto.py
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ define_keymap(None,{
 
 define_keymap(lambda wm_class: wm_class not in ("Code"),{
     # Wordwise remaining - for Everything but VS Code
-    K("M-Left"): K("C-Left"),           # Left of Word
-    K("M-Right"): K("C-Right"),         # Right of Word
+    K("M-Left"): K("C-Left"),               # Left of Word
+    K("M-Shift-Left"): K("C-Shift-Left"),   # Select Left of Word
+    K("M-Right"): K("C-Right"),             # Right of Word
+    K("M-Shift-Right"): K("C-Shift-Right"), # Select Right of Word
     # ** VS Code fix **
     #   Electron issue precludes normal keybinding fix.
     #   Alt menu auto-focus/toggle gets in the way.
diff --git a/xkeysnail-config/vscode_keybindings.json b/xkeysnail-config/vscode_keybindings.json
index 30d4657..750f5ac 100644
--- a/xkeysnail-config/vscode_keybindings.json
+++ b/xkeysnail-config/vscode_keybindings.json
@@ -17,5 +17,15 @@
     {
         "key": "alt+left",
         "command": "cursorWordLeft"
+    },
+    {
+        "key": "shift+alt+left",
+        "command": "cursorWordStartLeftSelect",
+        "when": "textInputFocus"
+    },
+    {
+        "key": "shift+alt+right",
+        "command": "cursorWordEndRightSelect",
+        "when": "textInputFocus"
     }
 ]
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