.vimrc support
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Description
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Support an actual .vimrc file alongside our current settings.json.
Allow users to specify a location for the .vimrc insite the settings.json file.
Support basic .vimrc commands.
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
Start by examining how the extension currently reads settings.json and how a user-provided .vimrc location could be represented there. Define the supported scope of “basic .vimrc commands” before implementation; done means the extension can load the configured file and consistently apply the agreed commands.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100