TextMate for Visual Studio Code

This extension aims at recreating the TextMate experience in Visual Studio Code. It is a work in progress and is not yet ready for use.

Features

Keybindings

A good amount of keybindings have been ported from TextMate.

windowTitle

You can now use scmBranchName in the windowTitle setting.

closeOtherEditors, closeEditorInAllGroups

Fix the default VSCode behavior of asking to save unsaved files when closing editors. These commands will close specified editors except any "dirty" or "pinned" editor.

openProject

Open a project in a new window, selecting from subfolders of the folders listed in the projectFolders setting.

openQuickly

Quick file opener that replaces VS Code's default "Open Quickly…" command with TextMate's behavior. Press ⌘T to open a searchable list of all files in the workspace, filtered intelligently to exclude common build artifacts and dependencies. Uses the same selection interface as other TextMate commands for a consistent experience.

selectFromList (internal)

Provides a flexible UI for selecting items from a list. Shows a webview-based selection interface that allows for multi-selection from a provided array of items. Can be used by other extensions as a nearly drop-in replacement for showQuickPick.

Command Usage

picks = await vscode.commands.executeCommand(
  "vscode-textmate.showSelectFromList",
  items,
  options
)

Parameters

• items (array, required): Array of items to select from. Items can be:

  • Strings: "Item 1"
  • Numbers/Booleans: 42, true
  • Objects: { label: "Custom Item", description: "Optional description" }

• options (object, optional): Configuration options

  • title (string): Title displayed in the selection interface (default: "Select From List")
  • renderAs (string): Where to show the interface:
    • "sidebar": Shows in dedicated sidebar view
    • "panel": Opens in webview panel
    • Defaults to user's vscode-textmate.selectFromList.renderAs setting

Examples

// Simple string selection
const picks = await vscode.commands.executeCommand(
  "vscode-textmate.showSelectFromList",
  ["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3"],
  { title: "Choose Options" }
)

// Mixed item types with custom rendering
const picks = await vscode.commands.executeCommand(
  "vscode-textmate.showSelectFromList",
  [
    "Simple string",
    { label: "Complex Item", description: "With description" },
    42,
    true
  ],
  {
    title: "Mixed Selection",
    renderAs: "panel"
  }
)

File Operations

Name	Command	Keybinding
Open Quickly	openQuickly	⌘T

Navigation

You can now navigate between brackets and blocks using ctrl with up and down, adding shift to also update the selection.

Name	Command	Keybinding
Jump to Selection	jumpToSelection	⌘J
Move to beginning of Block	moveToBeginningOfBlock	⌃⭡
Move to end of Block	moveToEndOfBlock	⌃⭣
Select to beginning of Block	moveToBeginningOfBlockAndModifySelection	⌃⇧⭡
Select to end of Block	moveToEndOfBlockAndModifySelection	⌃⇧⭣
Move to beginning of Column	moveToBeginningOfColumn	⌥⭡
Move to end of Column	moveToEndOfColumn	⌥⭣
Select to beginning of Column	moveToBeginningOfColumnAndModifySelection	⌥⇧⭡
Select to end of Column	moveToEndOfColumnAndModifySelection	⌥⇧⭣
Jump to Selection	jumpToSelection	⌘J

Editing

Name	Command	Keybinding
Join Lines	joinLines	⌃⇧J
Toggle Case	toggleCase	⌃_
Transpose	transpose	⌃T

All commands are under the vscode-textmate namespace, e.g. vscode-textmate.moveToEndOfColumn.

Troubleshooting

VS Code plays a sound with some keybindings: https://superuser.com/a/1530872

License

MIT

Icon by Marc Oliver Orth