In `insert` mode, please allow for normal copy and paste functions.
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Description
When I am in insert mode, if I wanted to simply highlight some text (using my mouse) and press ctrl+c, then suddenly I get put into normal mode and simply ctrl+v does not allow me to paste stuff when I have this extension.
I would like a hybrid mode where when I am in insert mode I am able to use it like a normal text editor while still having the shortcuts that vim provides.
As a result I had to uninstall the extension. Unless if there is a way to still use those normal copy and paste functions?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the behavior in VS Code Vim's insert mode with mouse selection, Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+V, then compare it with normal mode handling. Trace the extension's keybinding or mode entry points involved in insert mode and clipboard shortcuts. Done means standard copy and paste work in insert mode without removing the Vim shortcuts requested by the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100