Support `<C-g>` motions in insert mode
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Description
See https://vimhelp.org/insert.txt.html#ins-special-special
For instance, <C-g>j moves down and puts your cursor on the column you started insert mode in
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read the Vim help section at insert.txt#ins-special-special to understand the expected motions and their cursor behavior. Then locate the repository's insert-mode motion handling and add support for the described example, verifying that the cursor returns to the insertion-start column.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100