Allow virtualedit=block
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Vim has the virtualedit=block option which allows a block selection to go past the end of a line.
| Without virtualedit=block | With virtualedit=block |
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Describe the solution you'd like
There's also issue #1632 which deals with another virtualedit option. They might be solved in the same way.
Describe alternatives you've considered
None
Additional context
Screenshots attached above.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No implementation files or tests are named. Start by reading issue #1632 and locating how the extension currently handles virtualedit behavior, then compare block selection with the attached screenshots and Vim's virtualedit=block semantics. Done means block selections can extend past line ends while existing virtualedit behavior remains intact.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vim
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100