Make alt+click behavior configurable

src/browser/services/SelectionService.ts

@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ export class SelectionService extends Disposable implements ISelectionService {
           this._bufferService.rows,
           false
         );
-        if (coordinates && coordinates[0] !== undefined && coordinates[1] !== undefined) {
+        if (this._optionsService.getOption('altClickMovesCursor') && coordinates && coordinates[0] !== undefined && coordinates[1] !== undefined) {
           const sequence = moveToCellSequence(coordinates[0] - 1, coordinates[1] - 1, this._bufferService, this._coreService.decPrivateModes.applicationCursorKeys);
           this._coreService.triggerDataEvent(sequence, true);
         }

src/common/services/OptionsService.ts

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: ITerminalOptions = Object.freeze({
   windowOptions: {},
   windowsMode: false,
   wordSeparator: ' ()[]{}\',"`',
-
+  altClickMovesCursor: true,
   convertEol: false,
   termName: 'xterm',
   cancelEvents: false

src/common/services/Services.ts

@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export interface IPartialTerminalOptions {
 export interface ITerminalOptions {
   allowProposedApi: boolean;
   allowTransparency: boolean;
+  altClickMovesCursor: boolean;
   bellSound: string;
   bellStyle: 'none' | 'sound' /* | 'visual' | 'both' */;
   cols: number;

typings/xterm.d.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      */
     allowTransparency?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * If enabled, alt + click will move the prompt cursor to position underneath the mouse.
+     */
+    altClickMovesCursor?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * A data uri of the sound to use for the bell when `bellStyle = 'sound'`.
      */