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Trouble with Claude Code selection

AI coding3 posts from 3 people3d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 0 the 7 days before (fading)

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Posts per day3 posts, Sep 5 to Sep 25

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Add setting to keep IDE selection indicator in footer instead of inline prompt## Description As of v2.1.268 (2026-09-10), the changelog notes: "Improved the prompt footer: an editor or `/diff` selection now shows inside the prompt input, and fullscreen mode shows Remote Control status in the header instead of the footer." Previously, the current...anthropics/claude-codeelmart-csSep 112 weeks ago
Allow disabling click-to-select on option lists without losing text selection or scrolling...is still enabled, so the terminal won't do native selection either. Net result: no way to select text at all. - **`CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_MOUSE=1`** → mode `"off"`. Mouse reporting is disabled entirely, so native text selection works again - but the wheel no longer scrolls. Since...anthropics/claude-codebrandon-hoffmanSep 92 weeks ago
Add setting to make active-file/selection context opt-in (manual) instead of automaticCurrently the VSCode extension automatically sends the currently open editor file, and any selected lines within it, as context to Claude on every message - with no setting to disable this. Requested: a setting (or UI toggle) to make this opt-in - i.e. don't auto-include the...anthropics/claude-codesaurabhshivpujeSep 52 weeks ago

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3 posts from 3 people in 1 place, about 3 a week over 7 days. Mostly on anthropics/claude-code. Tools named alongside: VS Code, Claude.

Frustration Frustration 2 of 3· Seen on GitHub issues

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Posts about Claude Code with no known issue, sharing the word "selection". First post Sep 5, 2026, latest Sep 11, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method

History

  • 2026-09-25 Added: Trouble with Claude Code selection (3 posts)

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