vjx<esc> behaves differently if you map the equivalent motions to a key

[nik-rev]

With an empty config.toml, If we have the following file, with cursor at *:

This is a v*ery small
poem about sunflowers.
Maybe not.

Then pressing vjx<esc>, which is equivalent to select_mode, move_visual_line_down, extend_line_below, normal_mode will have the following result (visual selection indicated by ||):

||This is a very small
poem about sunflowers.||*
Maybe not.

With the following config.toml:

[keys.normal]
j = ["select_mode", "move_visual_line_down", "extend_line_below", "normal_mode"]

And the same initial file, and pressing j, we will have:

This is a v*ery small
||poem about sunflowers.||*
Maybe not.

Pressing the keys by hand will select two lines, but binding the equivalent actions to a single key (I tested with different keys like M) will select just a single line.

helix version: helix 24.7 (079f5442)

[the-mikedavis]

Once you've entered select mode the j key is instead bound to extend_visual_line_down instead of move_visual_line_down. You should be able to bind j = ["extend_visual_line_down", "extend_line_below"] instead.

[nik-rev]

Ok, this makes sense. thanks!!