https://github.com/jsturtevant/ace-jump

Allows for quick movement around the editor screen. Inspired by AceJump for Webstorm and Vim plugin AceJump.
https://github.com/jsturtevant/ace-jump

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Allows for quick movement around the editor screen. Inspired by AceJump for Webstorm and Vim plugin AceJump.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jsturtevant/ace-jump
• Owner: jsturtevant
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-08-02T15:28:51.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-12-04T01:55:27.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-18T15:22:44.958Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: ace-jump, visual-studio, visual-studio-extension
• Language: C#
• Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jsturtevant.AceJump
• Size: 377 KB
• Stars: 47
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# AceJump For Visual Studio

Allows for quick movement around the editor screen.  Inspired by [AceJump for Webstorm]((http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/?idea&pluginId=7086)) and Vim plugin AceJump. 

Download it at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jsturtevant.AceJump

## Use

1. Press "Ctrl + Alt + ;" to display a key selector.  

2. Press any letter to highlight occurrences in the text editor.   

3. Press highlighted character and your cursor jumps to that spot!

![demo of acejump for visual studio](https://github.com/jsturtevant/ace-jump/blob/master/ace-jump-demo.gif)

To change keybinding: 

1. Open the Keybord settings at ```Tools->Options->Environment->Keyboard```.  

2. Type ```acejump``` in the ```show commands containing``` dialog box.  

3. Enter new keyboard shortcut and hit assign.

4. Hit OK

![edit keyboard binding](https://github.com/jsturtevant/ace-jump/blob/master/vs-edit-keyboard-bindings.png)

## Contributors

Thanks to everyone who has contibuted to the project:

- [mgutekunst](https://github.com/mgutekunst)

- [aerworker](https://github.com/aerworker)

- awesome unknown person when first released 

- [m0d7](https://github.com/m0d7)

- [jpcrs](https://github.com/jpcrs)

## Build yourself

1. [Install VS 2017 Extensibility Workload] (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/installing-the-visual-studio-sdk)

2. Build Project using VS Build

3. Run Unit Tests

Manually test in Experimental version:

1. Right click on Project file and select properties:

2. Select Debug Tab

3. Select ```Start External Program``` and enter path to ```devenv.exe```.  Usually something like: ```C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe```

4. Under ```Start Options->Command Line Arguements``` enter ```/rootSuffix Exp```

5. Start Debugging and Experimental version of VS will startup and you can set breakpoints in the code.