Macros don't de-indent
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area/macro
kind/bug
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
Consider:
foo
bar|
Make a macro which is qqo}q and repeat it. The whitespace won't be removed when you repeat it.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in VSCodeVim by recording qqo}q and repeating it on the indented foo and bar lines. Start by tracing macro replay and the handling of the } motion, then verify that repeated playback removes the expected whitespace consistently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100