Unable to map Ctrl+Right or Ctrl+Left keybindings in Visual Studio Code

Question

For some reason the "ctrl+right" / "ctrl+left" keybindings does not work for me in visual studio code. I took a screenshot of my keybindings.json and the Keyboard Shortcuts Troubleshooting:

I've tried the same mapping without the "when" condition or different value but it didn't seem to do anything.

If I change the keybinding to other keybinding like "ctrl+shift+right" or "cmd+right" then keybinding activates. The output here suggests that the keybinding is not found by VS code.

Is there something special about Ctrl+Right/Ctrl+Left key combo?

I am using macOS Big Sur. I didn't touch any default system keybinding. I googled around for mac OS system keybinding but nothing came up under the "ctrl+right"/"ctrl+left" combo.

Before I switch over to VS code I was using Webstorm, which had this keybinding for many years. I never had any problem with it.

I'd appreciate any help or info.

Answer 1

Ctrl+Left/Right maps to desktop switching in macOS by default. So you need to go to Keyboard > Shortcuts in the System Preferences and remove Ctrl+Left/Right from Mission control

See

• Use Mission Control on your Mac
• How can I make ctrl+right/left arrow stop changing Desktops in Lion?