VSCodeVim / VSCodeVim/Vim

Support for different keyboard layouts

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I appear to be unable to change keyboard layouts for this extension. I use workman, which means that the default qwerty vim layout is next to useless for me.

Describe the solution you'd like
Ability to have keyboard layouts automatically detected, or manually selectable.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the extension's keyboard handling and keybinding logic, then determine how Workman differs from the current QWERTY assumptions. Done should provide either automatic keyboard-layout detection or a manual layout selection mechanism, with coverage for the supported behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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