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Editor: Move Line and Copy Line keyboard shortcuts do nothing #70

Description

@KrisPowers

The Edit menu lists four line manipulation shortcuts that are no-ops:

  • Alt+Up: Move Line Up
  • Alt+Down: Move Line Down
  • Shift+Alt+Up: Copy Line Up
  • Shift+Alt+Down: Copy Line Down

These are standard shortcuts in VS Code and most modern editors, and developers rely on them constantly for quick reorganization without cut/paste.

What needs to happen

All four of these can be implemented purely in the frontend with basic buffer manipulation:

  • Move Line Up / Down: Swap the current line (or all lines touched by the selection) with the line above/below it. Adjust cursor position to follow the moved content.
  • Copy Line Up / Down: Insert a duplicate of the current line (or selected lines) immediately above or below. Cursor follows to the copy.
  • If there is a multi-line selection, all lines in the selection should move or copy together as a unit.

Files likely involved

  • app/frontend/src/components/GpuEditor.tsx -- where keybindings are handled and buffer mutations happen
  • app/frontend/src/fullscreen/FullscreenIDE.tsx -- where the menu action currently short-circuits to a no-op

Acceptance criteria

  • Alt+Up/Down moves the current line or selected block up or down by one line
  • Shift+Alt+Up/Down inserts a duplicate of the current line or block above or below
  • Cursor and selection move with the content
  • Works with multi-line selections
  • Undo reverts the operation in a single step

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