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Smart keyboard shortcut for inserting block
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Description
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When inserting an R code block in a .rmd notebook using the keyboard shortcut cmd + option + i, the behavior is not 'smart' like it is in Rstudio - it 'nests' blocks rather than 'splitting' them.
```{r}
# some code here
# put cursor here
# more code here
```
For example, if you place your cursor at the location noted in the block above, then press cmd + option + i, you get:
```{r}
# some code here
```{r}
```
# more code here
```
This 'nested' syntax is undefined. Instead, it should produce:
```{r}
# some code here
```
```{r}
# more code here
```
I think this can be accomplished by setting a 'context key' in the extension whenever the cursor is in a block, then creating two keybindings, one for inside a block, another for outside a block.
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Research direction
Start with the extension's handling of the cmd + option + i shortcut and the proposed context key and keybindings for R Markdown blocks. Reproduce the nested-block behavior inside an R code block, then verify that the shortcut splits the block there while retaining the existing insertion behavior outside blocks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100