Jetbrains Copilot Chat multiple line input

[dmwyatt]

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You can no longer use Shift-Enter to add a newline to a chat.

IDE: PyCharm
Copilot plugin version: 1.4.5.4049

When you press Shift-Enter it adds like 50 blank lines instead of just one.

[arcticlinux]

Having the same issue. I think the actual number of lines is 130 though.

Also mentioned in https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/69250

[zzJinux]

Link to the mention: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/69250#discussioncomment-7988175

[eneumann]

Having the same problem but even worse, PyCharm goes unresponsive for a minute or two before adding all the blank lines. Makes it completely un-usable.

[eneumann]

Latest copilot update in PyCharm fixed this for me! 🎉

[bjork-dev]

In webstorm this maneuver adds 661 blank lines 👌

[guaycuru]

Also happening in Idea Ultimate.

[L-Sypniewski]

The same happens in Rider, sometimes it becomes unresponsive for a while - both on macOS and Ubuntu.

[evelynn996]

Copilot performs best in VSCode, where Alt + Enter functions correctly for line breaks. However, in WebStorm and IntelliJ IDEA, it adds numerous blank lines and leads to one to two minutes of unresponsiveness.

[zzJinux]

My case: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/84504

[LiamKarlMitchell]

Yikes this is horrible, is there any update on a fix for this bug?
Happening in Phpstorm on Windows.

[DavidHazzard]

Shift+Enter for me is opening up the Data Sources and Drivers window. Any update on this?

I'm running PyCharm on Windows with the latest copilot update.

[LiamKarlMitchell]

It did that for me in Rust Rover too you can remove the keybind in settings.

[DavidHazzard]

Ah gotcha. It wasn't doing that until I updated PyCharm. I guess some settings got reset. Thanks!

[NingAnMe]

search "source" in Keymap.

[MannyDiera]

This is it, thanks!

[angenue]

i cant believe they havent fixed this

[Harin3Bone]

Any update on this ?

[L-Sypniewski]

For Rider it's been fixed some time ago, have you tried if it works for you with updated extension?

[Harin3Bone]

Thank you for mention me, I've update only Github copilot plugin but it didn't work.
So I update Intellij Ultimate and Github Copilot. Now it's working fine.

[Travis-Barton]

Any update on this? newlines make the text input experience much nicer

[Varin6]

Currently in Rider 2024.2.4 Copilot plugin does not add new line at all on Shift+Enter. It used to in previous versions, now I am forced to write everything in single line as well as pasted code examples

[tkoenig89]

This happens for me as well. Until i found this post, i thought i had messed up my keyboard shortcuts and was search like crazy to fix it. Not having access to line breaks when writing prompts feels wrong. Please fix this.

[tkoenig89]

What is really strange: I just tried installing older versions of the Copilot plugin and went back to a version from July 2024. But Shift+Enter did not work. I would bet, that it did work back then. So maybe the problem is with the newer version of Rider.

Update: Shift+Enter is working with the latest Copilot Plugin in Rider 2024.1.6 or 2024.2.1.
Opened an issue/discussion here: https://rider-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/21416159783954-Rider-2024-2-4-Copilot-Plugin-Shift-Enter-not-working

[DanOpcode]

It used to work in Rider, but not anymore for me since some time back. I thought it would get noticed and fixed, therefore I haven't cared to search for a solution. But now it has been broken for quite some time.

[glen-fdce]

Another plugin update this morning (1.5.24) and this still isn't fixed. Assuming it's not being tested in Rider.

Note this issue affects Rider on both Windows and Mac.

[tkoenig89]

As older versions of Rider or the ( latest ) versions of other IDEs I use (like Webstorm and PyCharm) do not suffer from the same issue, i find it hard to blame this on the plugin alone. But i might be wrong on this.

[tkoenig89]

So for me i found there is one keybinding in the latest version of Rider which seems to break Shift-Enter newlines in Copilot Chat.

I never set or changed this in the past, and it was never an issue until Rider above 2024.2.1. But when i remove this keybinding i instantly can add newlines in my Copilot Chat window.

So maybe this helps some of you having the same issue.

[Varin6]

@tkoenig89 BTW, does your 'delete' keyboard key work in Copilot Chat window?

[tkoenig89]

@Varin6 yes, delete is working without any issue

[fakkio]

@tkoenig89 BTW, does your 'delete' keyboard key work in Copilot Chat window?

My delete was also broken, i removed the "delete" shortcut for "Remove selected tests (Tool window)" and it now works.

[KevThompson2020]

Thanks, fixed it for me.

[Travis-Barton]

This does not work for me unfortunately /:

Nvm it did work, but i had to remove ALL keybindings related to shift + enter, which included jupyter notebook cell commands... which kinda sucks

[ChadAPSheridan]

PhpStorm has entered the chat...
As of the 2024.3 update released 11/13/2024 this problem as spread to phpStorm as well. Not really a fan of deleting keybinds for other plugins/tools though.

I've made a suggestion for a quick fix to the copilot plugin itself that hopefully someone on the dev team will read:
Discussion: 110614

[jiec-msft]

@ChadAPSheridan Thank you for the advice! The shift-enter is impact not only to Copilot plugin. And looks like this issue is resolved by JetBrains in link now since following JetBrains build versions. I tried their EAP version 251.21418.42, and new line is back. Could you take a look next time when you upgrade to latest JetBrains IDE?

[oleg-shatin-ptech]

The main reason why I'm avoiding updates: you never know, what part of IDE experience fall off next hhh
Updated to latest Rider and Shift+Enter stopped working
Rider 2024.3 Build #RD-243.21565.191 + Copilot v1.5.29.7524

[jiec-msft]

@oleg-shatin-ptech Looks like this issue is resolved by JetBrains in link now since following JetBrains build versions. I tried their EAP version 251.21418.42, and new line is back. Could you have a try with their latest IDE version?

[seahawks8]

same thing happened to me after installing rider, all my other IDEs (rust, pycharm, etc) were impacted.
This solved it for me in keymaps (annoying but whatever)
Remove the "Shift+Enter on the Data Source Properties

[cdwieber]

This is exactly what fixed it for me, still appears to be an issue.

[jiec-msft]

Looks like this issue is resolved by JetBrains in link now since following JetBrains build versions. I tried their EAP version 251.21418.42, and new line is back.
You may have a try when you upgraded to latest JetBrains IDE next time.

[chrisyarbrough]

I would expect the fix to this issue to be: Copilot Chat should register its keyboard shortcut Shift + Enter as a "real shortcut" with the IDE, and not bypass the shortcut manager. This way, Rider would show a conflict warning and let users resolve the issue, and also it would support accessibility best-practices.

[jiec-msft]

@chrisyarbrough Looks like this issue is resolved by JetBrains in link now since following JetBrains build versions. I tried their EAP version 251.21418.42, and new line is back. Could you have a try with their latest IDE version?