x does not keep selecting lines

[jameynakama]

Hey, I love that you've done this! I really like helix's movements, but the editor itself isn't really ready for prime-time, in my opinion, due to its lack of plugins and configurability.

One thing I've noticed right away is that x doesn't continue to select lines; it just toggles line selection if you keep pressing it.

[chtenb]

I pushed a fix that should mitigate this. I personally use the bindings from apocryphal.vim, which is why this issue hadn't bothered me:

" More intuitive whole line selection using J/K
map J ZVv
xmap vJ Zjv
map K ZVv
xmap vK Zkv

noremap <A-j> J

which is inspired by this helix map: helix-editor/helix#9080 (comment)

[jameynakama]

EXCELLENT, thank you! I tried but couldn't figure it out.