Ability to select multiple blocks by clicking and dragging (holding SHIFT)

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@sambouwer I had another go writing this same FR but using the Template. Here’s the result. Comments in italic! Let me know what you think.

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WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND

Ability to select multiple blocks by clicking and dragging (holding SHIFT) → Redundant, as title already states that

HOW COULD IT BE DONE → I end up just explaining it all here

Currently in order to select a few consecutive blocks I need to click on the first (to place the cursor), hold SHIFT, then click on the last (I can also do the same but inverted, from last to first). That is useful sometimes.

However I’d like to be able to also just hold SHIFT (I explain why below), then click and drag the mouse across the blocks I want to select.

The reason I’d like this to require the SHIFT modifier is that, in my opinion, clicking and dragging without SHIFT should select partial text:

Select partial text across multiple blocks

I want to be able to select and edit text that partially spans two or more blocks. In the example below, I’d like to be able to select the text from “HERE” to “THERE”. Using either mouse or keyboard (SHIFT+DOWN/UP). [image] If I try doing it currently, as soon as the selection spans more than one block, all the involved blocks are fully selected. [image] I’d also expect (most) edit operations to work as much as possible as one would expect from a traditional text editor (whenever possible…

→ note the link above can’t go into the “ADDITIONAL CONTEXT” section, as it’s crucial for the FR

REAL WORLD USE CASES

Another way to select multiple blocks. → This seems very obvious considering the above.