cursor blinking before move to target line when use `Nj` or `Nk` when `N`, and seems like slow
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Description
Is this a BUG REPORT or FEATURE REQUEST? (choose one): BUG REPORT
What happened: cursor blinking before move to target line when use Nj or Nk, and seems like slow
What did you expect to happen: should target to N line down/up when Nj or Nk directly without blinking cursor
How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible):
- open new window in vscode
- copy page content from https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim
- goto edit mode, paste text inside vscode, file type should be
text(try to make test simple without affected by other plugins) - back to normal mode
- jumping by
10j,20k, you will find the biggerN, blinking will take more time.
screenshot:

Environment:
vscode configuration relative to vscodevim:
/* Vim */
"vim.enableNeovim": true,
"vim.neovimPath": "/usr/local/bin/nvim",
"vim.easymotion": true,
"vim.incsearch": true,
"vim.useSystemClipboard": false,
"vim.useCtrlKeys": true,
"vim.hlsearch": true,
"vim.overrideCopy": false,
"vim.foldfix": true,
"editor.lineNumbers": "relative",
"vim.insertModeKeyBindings": [
{
"before": [
"j",
"j"
],
"after": [
"<Esc>"
]
}
],
"vim.otherModesKeyBindingsNonRecursive": [
{
"before": [
"u"
],
"after": [],
"commands": [
{
"command": "undo",
"args": []
}
]
},
{
"before": [
"<C-r>"
],
"after": [],
"commands": [
{
"command": "redo",
"args": []
}
]
},
{
"before": [
"<leader>",
"e",
"n"
],
"commands": [
{
"command": "editor.action.marker.next"
}
]
},
{
"before": [
"<leader>",
"e",
"p"
],
"commands": [
{
"command": "editor.action.marker.prev"
}
]
},
{
// not working
"before": [
"<leader>",
"e",
"c"
],
"commands": [
{
"command": "closeMarkersNavigation"
}
]
}
],
"vim.leader": "<space>",
"vim.handleKeys": {
"<C-a>": false,
"<C-f>": true,
"<C-n>": false
},
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 0.11.2
- VSCode version: 1.21.1
- OS version: macOS 10.13.3
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported behavior in VSCodeVim with 10j and 20k on a plain text file, using the listed VS Code and extension versions if available. Trace the handling of counted j and k motions; done means the cursor reaches the target line without a delay or visible intermediate blinking.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100