Select multilpe lines from the same column by holding ALT – like in Visual Studio

[gabzdyl]

I really need to select multiple lines in text editor, but NOT from column 0. I can do it in Visual Studio by holding ALT on my keyboard. I would be very good to have this feature in VS Code too. Thanks

[vscodebot]

(Experimental duplicate detection)
Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Block Select with Alt+ (#34654)
• Feature Request: Column editor like in Visual Studio 2015 (#34355)

[gabzdyl]

OK, thank you vscodebot, I can do it with ALT+SHIFT. But why not with ALT only like in Visual Studio? Don't they both belong to Microsoft?

[alexdima]

Let's track in #34355

The reason is that alt+click introduces a new cursor (it can be introduced anywhere, unrelated to column selection), which is a feature that does not exist in Visual Studio.