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Failed to handle key=<C-a>. Illegal value for `line`

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Description

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

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  2. Click on '....'
  3. Scroll down to '....'
  4. See error

VSCodeVim version: 1.19.3

Stack trace
Error: Failed to handle key=<C-a>. Illegal value for `line`
    at _lineAt (g:\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\services\extensions\node\extensionHostProcess.js:76:1174)
    at Object.lineAt (g:\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\services\extensions\node\extensionHostProcess.js:76:95)
    at E.exec (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\src\actions\commands\insert.ts:241:36)
    at E.execCount (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\src\actions\base.ts:249:20)
    at C.exec (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\src\actions\commands\insert.ts:147:22)
    at runMicrotasks (<anonymous>)
    at process.j (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)
    at C.execCount (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\src\actions\base.ts:248:42)
    at I.actionToRecord [as runAction] (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\src\mode\modeHandler.ts:718:40)
    at I.handledAsAction [as handleKeyAsAnAction] (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\src\mode\modeHandler.ts:647:43)
    at I.async [as handleKeyEvent] (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\src\mode\modeHandler.ts:469:11)
    at Object.promise (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\extensionBase.ts:632:27)
    at Object.runTasks (c:\Users\Micha\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.19.3\src\taskQueue.ts:36:26)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure, then inspect src/actions/commands/insert.ts at the reported line 241 and trace the call through src/actions/base.ts and src/mode/modeHandler.ts. Confirm the handling path and its existing coverage before changing anything; done means completes without the Illegal value for line error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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