HTML tag selection doesn't work expected
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Description
Describe the bug
Selecting inside HTML tag chooses portion of the tag itself if the tag is split over multiple lines.
To Reproduce
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Have a
hello.htmlfile with contents (including line breaks):<p> foo</p> -
Move cursor to
fcharacter. Use vim key combinationvit(visual select inside tag) -
Observe that visual highlighted text includes the
>portion of<p>.
Expected behavior
> portion of the opening tag <p> should not be selected.
Original Vim does not select that character.
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Environment (please complete the following information):
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version: v1.21.10
- VSCode version: 1.63.2
- OS: macOS Monterey
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the described hello.html contents and the Vim vit command, then compare the selection with original Vim. Trace the HTML tag-selection behavior from that reproduction and verify that the closing > of the opening tag is excluded when the tag spans lines.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100