Non-monospaced fonts shake when selecting in Normal Mode
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Description
Describe the bug
Non-monospaced fonts shake left and right when selecting in Normal Mode.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Set a non-monospaced font:
"editor.fontFamily": "'sans'" - Select some text in Normal Mode.
Expected behavior
The text shouldn't shake.
Screenshots
(It seems like the fat caret is messing with the text's letter spacing.)
Environment (please complete the following information):
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 1.13.0
- VSCode version: 1.41.1
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04
Note: The text doesn't shake if you are selecting in Insert Mode.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue using VSCodeVim 1.13.0 with editor.fontFamily set to 'sans', then select text in Normal Mode and compare it with Insert Mode. Trace the Normal Mode selection and fat-caret behavior; done means non-monospaced text no longer shakes while selecting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100