Support command line window editing
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Support command line window
command line window allows you to do normal mode editing on command line histories.
https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Using_command-line_history
Describe the solution you'd like

Describe alternatives you've considered
The current VSCodeVim can active the command line window by q:
I can select the old commands, but I cannot edit them.

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Research direction
Start by tracing how VSCodeVim handles the q: command-line window and how selected command histories are opened. Compare that behavior with Vim's command-line window editing; done means previously entered commands can be edited using normal-mode commands, not only selected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100