feat: add alternate select (shift+enter) to symbols palette that selects the symbol

src/tui/editor.zig

@@ -3909,7 +3909,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         try self.with_cursels_const(root, &move_to_match_bracket, self.metrics);
         self.clamp();
     }
-    pub const goto_bracket_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "goto matching bracket" };
+    pub const goto_bracket_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Goto matching bracket" };
 
     pub fn move_or_select_to_char_right(self: *Self, ctx: Context) Result {
         const selected = if (self.get_primary().selection) |_| true else false;
@@ -6371,6 +6371,36 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     }
     pub const focus_on_range_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{ .integer, .integer, .integer, .integer } };
 
+    pub fn select_range(self: *Self, ctx: Context) Result {
+        var sel: Selection = .{};
+        if (!try ctx.args.match(.{
+            tp.extract(&sel.begin.row),
+            tp.extract(&sel.begin.col),
+            tp.extract(&sel.end.row),
+            tp.extract(&sel.end.col),
+        })) return error.InvalidSelectRangeArgument;
+
+        self.cancel_all_matches();
+        self.add_match_internal(sel.begin.row + 1, sel.begin.col, sel.end.row + 1, sel.end.col);
+        const primary = self.get_primary();
+        primary.selection = sel;
+        const cursor = sel.end;
+        primary.cursor = cursor;
+        const range_height = sel.end.row - sel.begin.row + 1;
+        const view_height = self.view.rows;
+        const scroll_cursor_min_border_distance = tui.config().scroll_cursor_min_border_distance;
+        const offset = if (range_height > view_height - @min(view_height, scroll_cursor_min_border_distance * 2))
+            scroll_cursor_min_border_distance
+        else
+            (view_height / 2) - (range_height / 2);
+        const row = if (cursor.row > offset)
+            cursor.row - offset
+        else
+            0;
+        self.update_scroll_dest_abs(row);
+    }
+    pub const select_range_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{ .integer, .integer, .integer, .integer } };
+
     pub fn goto_byte_offset(self: *Self, ctx: Context) Result {
         try self.send_editor_jump_source();
         var offset: usize = 0;

src/tui/mode/overlay/symbol_palette.zig

@@ -148,11 +148,23 @@ fn find_closest(palette: *Type) ?usize {
 }
 
 fn select(menu: **Type.MenuType, button: *Type.ButtonType, _: Type.Pos) void {
+    const self = menu.*.opts.ctx;
     const editor = tui.get_active_editor() orelse return;
     editor.clear_matches();
     _, _, _, const sel = get_values(button.opts.label);
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "goto_line_and_column", .{ sel.begin.row + 1, sel.begin.col + 1 } }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
+    switch (self.activate) {
+        .normal => tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "goto_line_and_column", .{
+            sel.begin.row + 1,
+            sel.begin.col + 1,
+        } }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e),
+        .alternate => tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "select_range", .{
+            sel.begin.row,
+            sel.begin.col,
+            sel.end.row,
+            sel.end.col,
+        } }) catch {},
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn updated(palette: *Type, button_: ?*Type.ButtonType) !void {