Failing to change cursor and display --REPLACE-- mode at the bottom "status bar" when I hit `r` to enter replace mode. `R` works as expected.
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Description
Steps to reproduce:
- Enter "r" when in normal mode, and work in replace mode.
- Enter "shift + r" when u come back to normal mode for contrast.
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When I press "r", it functions properly but fails to change the cursor and it doesn't prompt --REPLACE-- at the bottom. (As you can see above)^
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On the other hand "Shift + r" (batch replace) works as expected. (As you can see above)^
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Research direction
Start by reproducing normal-mode r and R in VSCodeVim, then trace the replace-mode handling responsible for cursor and status-bar updates. Done means pressing r changes the cursor and displays --REPLACE--, matching the existing behavior of R.
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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
- 35/100