`dB` at the beginning of file should not delete anything
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Description
B WORDS backword is an exclusive motion, which is described in Vim motion.txt. So when you at the begin (first row, first column) of some file, type d B should not delete any thing.
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Research direction
Reproduce the reported dB behavior in the VSCodeVim extension from the file's first row and column, comparing it with Vim's exclusive B motion semantics. Trace the TypeScript handling for the d operator and B motion, then verify that the command leaves the file unchanged at the beginning of a file.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100