VSCodeVim / VSCodeVim/Vim

Consume line comment with `J`

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Description

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What did you do?
// |This
//     is a comment

Press J

What did you expect to happen?
// This| is a comment
What happened instead?
// This| //     is a comment
Technical details:
  • VSCode Version: 1.10.1
  • VsCodeVim Version: 0.5.3
  • OS: OSX Sierra

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported J behavior in VSCodeVim using the comment example in the issue, then trace the J key mapping and line-comment handling. Done means J joins the comment lines as shown in the expected output without duplicating the comment marker.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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