VSCodeVim / VSCodeVim/Vim

Sometimes pressing <leader> cancels previous <leader>

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Description

Describe the bug
Weirdly enough, sometimes pressing double causes vim to think nothing has been pressed. (I see the first leader recognized in the status bar, and then it disappears when I press the leader again.)

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. s a r a (some easy motion)
  2. s a r a (again)

The second time, the leaders cancel, and sneak intercepts our keypresses.

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • Issue Type: Bug
  • Extension Name: vim
  • Extension Version: 1.13.1
  • OS Version: Darwin x64 19.0.0
  • VSCode version: 1.45.0-insider
{
	"messages": [],
	"activationTimes": {
		"codeLoadingTime": 1055,
		"activateCallTime": 2,
		"activateResolvedTime": 208,
		"activationReason": {
			"startup": true,
			"extensionId": {
				"value": "vscodevim.vim",
				"_lower": "vscodevim.vim"
			},
			"activationEvent": "*"
		}
	},
	"runtimeErrors": []
}

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by reproducing the two leader leader s a r a sequences in the VSCode Vim extension and inspect the leader-key handling and interaction with sneak; done means repeated leaders consistently trigger the motion without being cancelled or intercepted.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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