`j`/`k` in multi-cursor visual block mode incorrectly aligns blocks
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- TypeScript
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Description
- Make two cursors at different columns on different lines
<C-v>thenj- Notice the column has changed
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Research direction
Reproduce the reported sequence in VSCodeVim: create cursors at different columns, enter visual block mode with , and press j. Then trace the handling of j/k in multi-cursor visual block mode; the work is done when moving through the block no longer changes the selected column unexpectedly.
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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
- 48/100