Multi-file edits - 0.37 update

[deanrie]

Share your impressions and bug reports.

[ktidev]

Does anyone understand how to use it?
Can you upload a video?

[deanrie]

Here is a small example.

ian

You must use the keyboard shortcut “CMD + I” on the Mac, and “CTRL + I” in Windows.

[deanrie]

And here’s a little more

ian

[litecode]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but how can I upgrade?

I found the changelog here.

If I go to Cursor > Help > About, I see these details:

Version: 0.36.2
VSCode Version: 1.89.1
Commit: 9a6d781540ba2732cf26551c07629e68121c6580
Date: 2024-07-07T21:57:45.723Z
Electron: 28.2.8
ElectronBuildId: undefined
Chromium: 120.0.6099.291
Node.js: 18.18.2
V8: 12.0.267.19-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631

But I can’t see any ‘Check for Updates’ menu item.

Thank You.

Edit:

Oh it looks like you just go to the Cursor home page, click on ‘Download’ and it will download the latest version, eg:

Cursor Setup 0.37.1 - x64.exe

Thank You .

[smaccoun]

Also not getting the update (I always do so this is odd). Does that just mean i’m not in an a/b batch or part of a phased rollout?

[fun_strange]

I’m also not getting the update.

[litecode]

Did you try downloading and installing from Cursor homepage?

After I install the new download, I see Composer in Cursor settings > Beta:

[leoing]

Just leave cursor open. After some time there is a update popup lower left corner.

Also Cmd-Shift-P “Cursor: Attempt update”. There is no real feedback, and I didn’t update this way once. But it was recommended here by a Cursor guy.

I’d also expect a “check for updates” in About, or in the “Cursor” pull down menu…

[leoing]

@leoing

Also Cmd-Shift-P “Cursor: Attempt update”. There is no real feedback, and I didn’t update this way once. But it was recommended here by a Cursor guy.

Could just try it. If there is an update, cursor closes, updates, installs + re-opens.

Just like if you clicked that lower left corner popup.

[mokozou232a]

I tried to test the multiple file editing feature, performed an update, and attempted to launch the tool on Windows by pressing Ctrl plus L, but the window did not open.

[mokozou232a]

this is my setting

[deanrie]

Use the Ctrl + I shortcut.

[mokozou232a]

Oh…
I tried Ctrl+“L”…
Sorry for the stupid question.
Thank you!!!

[tangjun]

you can run this command, it will check update instantly. or it will check update when you run app next time, and it install update next next time.

[tangjun]

I’ve tried, it is so good.

[litecode]

I’ve given the new ‘Composer’ feature a quick try after work.

I very much look forward to testing it more on the weekend.

I’d love to be clearer about the following things.

I offer this list and structure as the basis for some documentation if it assists!

• What functionality is Composer specifically designed for?

• How is Composer different to:

  • Ctrl + K
  • Ctrl + K in the terminal
  • Ctrl + L
  • Ctrl + L in Interpreter Mode

• What do the the different buttons mean on the ‘Composer’ tab - before accepting a code suggestion:

  • Save All
  • Reapply all
  • Reject all
  • Accept all

• What do the different buttons mean on the suggested code tab - before accepting a code suggestion:

  • Suggested Code
  • Diff View
  • Save
  • Reapply
  • Accept
  • Reject

• What do the the different buttons mean at the top-right of the Composer window:

  • Collapse
  • Reset Position
  • Reset Composer

• How do the Composer interface elements work with each other, ie:

  • The inline tab which represents a suggestion which, when clicked on, opens the second tab in the Composer window

These are the steps I took:

1. Open Cursor
2. Press Ctrl + I
3. The default placeholder text is:

Type your instructions, # to add files, / for commands

4. I entered

#joke1.js I am just testing the brand new Composer feature in Cursor (the fork of VS Code) - what is it designed for?

5. I have attached five screenshots:

• Composer tab, before accepting suggestion
• Suggested code tab, before accepting suggestion
• Composer tab, after accepting suggestion
• Multiple File Edit - Composer tab, before accepting solution
• Multiple File Edit - Suggested code tab, before accepting solution

Screenshot 01 - Composer tab, before accepting suggestion

Screenshot 02 - Suggested code tab, before accepting suggestion

Screenshot 03 - Composer tab, after accepting suggestion

Screenshot 04 - Multiple File Edit - Composer tab, before accepting solution

Screenshot 05 - Multiple File Edit - Suggested code tab, before accepting solution

Edit:

I think I am getting a better understanding of it now.

After doing that last ‘multiple file edit’ test - cool!

[smaccoun]

It worked for me to download from the site, I’m just curious why the usual update in the bottom left never popped up

[smaccoun]

Now that I’ve got it, I have to admit I’m really unsure what to use it for. I’d be really curious to here some example use cases people are already trying with it. One thought i had is after enabling “verbatimModuleSyntax” in tsconfig, having it find all files and update the imports to add the “type” keyword. Beyond that I haven’t been able to think of anything

[litecode]

I think the options are pretty much limitless, but building from your example of ‘change X in these multiple files’, you could probably say something like: ‘please seperate my single route file into multiple route files , and create seperate middleware files for each route handler’. I haven’t tried that yet - not sure if Composer can create files or not (update: i just tried and it can create files and it is awesome!).

Or you could possibly say something like ‘I’m not happy with the Y convention I am using in all functions in these files, please refactor them to use the Z convention’, and then it would suggest edits in multiple files that you could either accept or reject.