Vertical selection doesn't work
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Description
When in normal mode (Vim plugin is not activated) one can do a vertical selection on an arbitrary number of rows. If the Vim mode is activated and you enter insert mode then this feature works only for 3 rows.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Press
ito enter insert mode. - To activate vertical selection mode press
Ctrl Shift Up/Downto start selecting vertically.
InKeyboard Shortcutsthis corresponds to the commandcursorColumnSelectDownand corresponding key binding in your OS.
Expected behavior
The cursor starts moving up/down and multiple cursors appear vertically (one per each line).
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version:1.11.3
- VSCode version: 1.39.2
- OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.6
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Research direction
The entry point named by the report is VS Code's cursorColumnSelectDown command while VSCodeVim is in insert mode; first reproduce with the listed VSCodeVim and VSCode versions. Done means vertical selection moves through an arbitrary number of rows and creates one cursor per line, matching normal mode.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vim, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100