VSCode 中用于 Markdown 链接的键盘快捷键？

Question

from other text editors I'm used to adding Markdown links by

1. selecting the word I want to be linked,
2. pressing cmd-K on my Mac's / iPad Pro's keyboard, which puts square brackets around the marked word, appends a pair of normal parenthesis () and places the cursor right in beetween those two parenthesis so that I can
3. just paste the URL I have in my clipboard into the right place by pressing cmd-V.

So, select -> cmd-K -> cmd-V is a nice and short sequence for adding links in a Markdown document and cmd-K has become some kind of pseudo standard for adding links in several writing apps.

However, in VSCode that's not possible. But I'd love to make it possible. Any ideas? cmd-K is (hard-wired?) bound to listen for a next key press. But it doesn't have to be cmd-K. I can learn another keystroke. But I need to be able to put additional text (square brackets and parenthesis) into the text and move the cursor to the right position. How's that done?

Thanks so much!

Answer 1

This extension Markdown All In One looks like it does what you want in one step.

Paste link on selected text

Just select your link and hit Ctrl + V and it creates the link and inserts the clipboard link.

If for some reason you don't want to use this extension, it would be pretty easy to create a snippet to do what you want.

Answer 2

Adding another answer that doesn't use the extension Markdown All In One I mentioned in the other answer and because a couple of commenters requested a different way. @MarcoLackovic

• First Method: keybinding in keybindings.json, then manually paste

{
  "key": "alt+w",                  // use whatever keybinding you wish
  "command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
  "args": {
    "snippet": "[${TM_SELECTED_TEXT}]($0)"
  },
  "when": "editorHasSelection && editorLangId == markdown "
}

Select the link text and, trigger your keybinding - the cursor will be placed where you want it and paste.

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• Second Method: use a macro to insert the snippet and paste in one step

You will need a macro extension like multi-command to run multiple commands in series. Then this keybinding:

{
  "key": "alt+w",
  "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
  "args": {
    "sequence": [
      {
        "command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
        "args": {
          "snippet": "[${TM_SELECTED_TEXT}]($0)"
        }
      },
      "editor.action.clipboardPasteAction"
    ]
  },
  "when": "editorHasSelection && editorLangId == markdown "
}

Demo of second method: