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Easymotion focus start of the word with <char>

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Most of time, i just want to jump to start of the word instead of jump anywere

Describe the solution you'd like
Command: that press will focus to at start of the word

Additional context
You guys can check out avy, an extension of emacs that allow to jump anywhere. It's has alot of cool feature. Hope your guys can port it to vscode esasy motion

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing Easymotion command and keybinding entry points, then review avy's analogous behavior as suggested in the issue. Define how a character selection should focus the start of a word and verify that the new command works without changing existing Easymotion navigation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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