Feature request: custom text objects/motions
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Description
I'm an Atom vim-mode-plus user who's been keeping an eye on VSCode for a while: one of the main things that's holding me back from switching is the inability to define various text objects and motions that I've grown accustomed to.
Some examples of custom text objects in other 'vimplementations':
- vim-mode-plus-subword-movement (Atom vim-mode-plus)
- vim-textobj-function (Vim)
- vim-textobj-indent (Vim)
- vim-textobj-user (Vim)
...etc
Is there any chance that this kind of extensibility will be available for text objects and motions within VSCode Vim some day?
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by surveying the extension's existing motion and text-object handling, then determine the intended extension mechanism and its scope; done would mean a documented, maintainable way to define custom text objects and motions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100