VSCodeVim / VSCodeVim/Vim

Incorrect formatting with `gqq` in Markdown

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Description

To Reproduce

  1. Paste the following text into a buffer:
*foo* bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar
  1. Press gqq and see the following (notice the leading asterisk on the second line):
*foo* bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar
*bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar

Expected behavior

As in Vim, the result should be

*foo* bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar
bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 0.16.9
  • VSCode version: 1.28.0
  • OS: macOS

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the Markdown example with gqq in VSCodeVim and compare it with Vim's result. Trace the gqq formatting entry point and its Markdown handling; done means the leading asterisk is not introduced on the continuation line and the reproduction matches the expected output.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vim, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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