Typing a backtick places another backtick at the next cursor position
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Description
Steps to reproduce:
- Type something.
- Type a backtick.
- Place the cursor somewhere inside the text already written, either by mouse or by Alt+Arrowkey. (Doesn't happen with vim movements.)
Actual behavior: The character at the new cursor position is overwritten by a backtick.
Expected behavior: The character at the new cursor position is not overwritten by a backtick.
VSCodeVim 1.13.0
VSCode 1.42.1
macOS 10.14.6
Keyboard setting: German
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Research direction
Reproduce the backtick behavior using VSCodeVim 1.13.0 with VS Code 1.42.1, macOS 10.14.6, and a German keyboard setting, comparing mouse or Alt+Arrowkey movement with vim movements. Trace the backtick and cursor-movement handling, then verify that moving the cursor no longer overwrites the character at the new position.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100