Allow selected code execution through CNTRL+ENTER when script editor is not focused

[lukakoning]

Hi, I'm trying to make code selection execution (CNTRL+ENTER) work also when the focus is not on the script editor window, similar to how it works in RSTudio.

This is the relevant default keybinding:

    {
        "key": "ctrl+enter",
        "command": "workbench.action.positronConsole.executeCode",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && !notebookEditorFocused"
    }

I have changed it to the following, but this unfortunately does not work:

    {
        "key": "ctrl+enter",
        "command": "workbench.action.positronConsole.executeCode",
        "when": "(editorTextFocus || positronConsoleFocused) && !notebookEditorFocused"
    }

Would this be possible in some other way? Or does it require changes in the Positron codebase? Thanks!

[jmcphers]

You can probably get this to work! I'm not sure about taking Ctrl+Enter since a lot of commands are bound to that, and the executeCode command puts focus back in the source editor. Try something like this: a custom keybinding that executes code and then puts focus back in the Console afterwards by string together two commands with runCommands:

    {
        "key": "ctrl+k e",
        "command": "runCommands",
        "args": {
            "commands": [
                "workbench.action.positronConsole.executeCode",
                "workbench.action.positronConsole.focusConsole"
            ]
        }
    }

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/keybindings#_running-multiple-commands

[lukakoning]

@jmcphers Works, thanks! Only confusing thing remaining was that it doesn't work when putting it on certain key combinations, I presume because those are already taken by others though I thought this file should override previous shortcuts.