Text block yank with `vip` and pasting behave differently from vim/neovim
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Description
Describe the bug
When one copies a block of text selected using vip and then pastes it with p, the behavior presented by vscodevim is different from vim and neovim. On vim, the block will be pasted in the line below the current highlighted one while using vscodevim the block is pasted in the same line. The screencasts below show the issue in a more clear way.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Neovim
VscodeVim
Expected behavior
VscodeVim to behave the same way as Vim.
Screenshots
See screencasts above
Environment (please complete the following information):
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 1.17.1
- VSCode version: 1.51.1
- OS: Linux x64 5.4.0-48-generic
Commit: e5a624b788d92b8d34d1392e4c4d9789406efe8f
Date: 2020-11-10T23:31:29.624Z
Electron: 9.3.3
Chrome: 83.0.4103.122
Node.js: 12.14.1
V8: 8.3.110.13-electron.0
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the vip then p sequence in VSCodeVim and compare it with the Vim and Neovim screencasts linked in the issue. Done means the selected text block is pasted on the line below the highlighted line, matching Vim behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100