How do I keep vscodevim functionality when switching keyboard language layout?
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Description
When I switch to a Russian layout, I want the keybindings to still work. For example, when I want to insert in this layout, technically I'll be sending the key "ш", but on the physical keyboard, it's still the "i" key. How do I accomplish this? It makes it annoying because I have to switch keyboard layouts each time I want to do a vim command.
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. First reproduce the issue in VS Code with a Russian keyboard layout and inspect the extension's keybinding handling; done would be a documented, confirmed way to preserve Vim commands across layout switches or a clearly scoped implementation request.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100