Selecting EOL character with mouse does not put you into visual mode
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- TypeScript
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Description
Click past the EOL and drag your cursor slightly left. Notice the EOL character is selected, but not in visual mode. Press x. No character is deleted, but the EOL should be deleted.
Possibly related: #4039
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Research direction
Reproduce the mouse selection and x behavior in VS Code Vim using the steps in the issue, then compare it with the related discussion in #4039. The work is done when selecting the EOL character enters visual mode and pressing x deletes that character.
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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100