No action on `*` with cyrillic word
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Description
Word search on key * ignored when cursor is on cyrillic word. While search on / with cyrillic letters works.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open sample.txt from attachment
- Press
*while on repeated cyrillic wordйцу - See nothing
Expected behavior
Search * works with cyrillic words.
Environment
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 1.1.0
- VSCode version: 1.32.1
- OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.3
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Research direction
Open the attached sample.txt and reproduce the issue by pressing * on the repeated Cyrillic word йцу; compare it with / search on the same text. Trace the word-search handling in the VSCodeVim extension, and consider the work complete when * finds Cyrillic words without regressing the working / search behavior.
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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
- 45/100