It would be really helpful if someone at @atom would comment on each PR or use one of the many ways GitHub has available for publicly tracking PRs to let people know that it is on someone's todo list and didn't just slip through the cracks as this one seems to have.

Multi cursor not working, i would rather downgrade to the previous version.
This sucks

Temporary fix:

1. Open the console (Ctrl + Shift + I on Linux and Windows, Alt + Cmd + I on MacOS)
2. run atom.config.set('core.editor.multiCursorOnClick', true);

Temporary fix:

1. Open the console (Ctrl + Shift + I)

2. run `atom.config.set('core.editor.multiCursorOnClick', true);`

This changes the config.cson file and adds the lines required but at a different position and a different tab value....

It works nicely though while the powers that be fix it! Thanks :D

Hey @UziTech, thank you for the contribution and support 🙇‍♂️

We are working on getting this to Atom Nightly ASAP, however the temporary workaround should work smoothly, until the fix is propagated to beta and stable.

I wasn't able to use any of the shortcuts to open the console on macOS.

However:

• Opening menu Atom > Config... (opens config.cson)
• Indent editor: into core:
• Add editor: \n multiCursorOnClick: true inside core:

(is currently in *.editor instead of *.core.editor) will make it work on save right away.

It looks like the default shortcut to open the console on MacOS is Alt + Cmd + I

I wasn't able to use any of the shortcuts to open the console on macOS.

However:

• Opening menu Atom > Config... (opens config.cson)
• Indent editor: into core:
• Add editor: \n multiCursorOnClick: true inside core:

(is currently in *.editor instead of *.core.editor) will make it work on save right away.

thank you very much. I fixed this problem with your answer.

The multi cursor is working on my Ubuntu 20.04 only with the Ctrl + Shift + Click command.
I couldn't find that command in the "Keybindings" menu, how do I switch back to Ctrl + Click?

@rayonnunes This should be fixed in the current stable and beta without modifying config.cson

Temporary fix:

1. Open the console (Ctrl + Shift + I on Linux and Windows, Alt + Cmd + I on MacOS)
2. run atom.config.set('core.editor.multiCursorOnClick', true);

This does not work for me. It used to when I first had this issue but it no longer does the trick. Below is my config:

core:
    disabledPackages: [
      "language-babel"
      "language-javascript-jsx"
    ]
    editor:
      multiCursorOnClick: true
    telemetryConsent: "limited"
    themes: [
      "one-dark-ui"
      "ubik-hackerman-syntax"
    ]

@BryantIT the regular setting should work in the latest release of Atom v1.50.0. Settings -> Editor -> Multi Cursor On Click

@UziTech It should, but it does not.

If I move the multiclick out of core and into the other editor column, atom won't load. If I move it up the hierarchy within the core it moves back when I restart Atom.

It might be something else taking over the Ctrl/Cmd key like hyperclick

Im using 1.51.0 after an update and multicursor work-around described above is no longer working.
I was able to get multicursor working with steps above -- adding to config in a couple places, and also using dev tools.
Nothing i do allows multicursor to work... Any ideas?

I've used a multi cursor extension as a workaround. Haven't confirmed on 1.51.0 though.

It might be something else taking over the Ctrl/Cmd key like hyperclick

I think you may be right, @UziTech. I went into my config.cson file and noticed that inside "* --> atom-ide-ui", the value of hyperclick[darwinTriggerKeys] was set to "metaKey". I changed the value to be a more specific key, "ctrlKey", in order to eliminate ambiguity. I can now launch multiple cursors with cmd + click. It even works after I restart Atom. The file doesn't mysteriously change:

"*":
  "atom-beautify":
    html:
      beautify_on_save: true
    ruby:
      default_beautifier: "Ruby Beautify"
  "atom-ide-ui":
        hyperclick:
            darwinTriggerKeys: "ctrlKey"
  "autocomplete-plus":
    autoActivationDelay: 5
    maxVisibleSuggestions: 5
    strictMatching: true
  core:
    disabledPackages: [
      "terminal-plus"
    ]
    editor:
      multiCursorOnClick: true
    excludeVcsIgnoredPaths: false
    themes: [
      "one-dark-ui"
      "one-light-syntax"
    ]