Bug 513848

Summary: Marked selection doesn't select text while moving prev/next paragraph
Product: [Applications] kate Reporter: imahmadrezas <imahmadrezas>
Component: applicationAssignee: KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: minor    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 25.12.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description imahmadrezas 2025-12-26 18:30:17 UTC 
SUMMARY
By default kate doesn't have shortcuts for "Start the Marked Selection", "Go to Next Paragraph", and "Go to Previous Paragraph". Once you choose your shortcuts for these things, you expect after starting the mark, while you're going to next/previous paragraph, it selects the text up until the position of the cursor; it doesn't. You can use arrows to select the target text but it's exhausting and I wish it worked with jumping between paragraphs.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Choose your custom shortcuts for "Start the Marked Selection", "Go to Next Paragraph", and "Go to Previous Paragraph" from kate's menu > Settings > Configure Keyboard Shortcuts...
2. Start to mark (by keyboard shortcut)
3. Jump between paragraphs (by keyboard shortcuts)

OBSERVED RESULT
Not selecting the text

EXPECTED RESULT
Select the text as jumping between paragraphs

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Kernel: Linux 6.17.9-arch1-1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DE: sway:wlroots
WM: Sway 1.11 (Wayland)