VSCode snippets change trigger key

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How can I change snippet trigger key to Ctrl+k? I tried these settings (from default keybindings file):

{ "key": "ctrl+k", "command": "insertSnippet", "when": "config.editor.tabCompletion && editorTextFocus && hasSnippetCompletions && !editorTabMovesFocus && !inSnippetMode" } but it doesn't work as expected, i.e. nothing happens.

I want to have this workflow:

type log in javascript file and hit Ctrl+k.
vscode looks for a log snippet and if it exist then expand snippet.
type something at current tabstop, hit Ctrl+k to go to another tabstop point.

For the last step there are jumpToNextSnippetPlaceholder command. But I'm stuck with initial action on first step. Can anyone help?

Cheers!

Dimko Desu · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-17 11:35:42Z

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So, I investigated some time in reading documentation and ended up with following preferences (keybindings.json):

{
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "insertSnippet"
},
{
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && editorHasSelection"
},
{
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "jumpToNextSnippetPlaceholder",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && inSnippetMode"
},
{
    "key": "shift+ctrl+k",
    "command": "jumpToPrevSnippetPlaceholder",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && inSnippetMode"
}

Maybe it could help anyone.

answered Feb 17, 2017 at 11:35

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Dimko Desu Over a year ago

There is another way to quickly trigger snippets. You can add this preference to you user setting file: "editor.snippetSuggestions": "top". After that all snippets will be display on the top of a suggestion popup, so you only need to hit Enter\Tab key to select correct snippet. Horray!

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