VSCodeVim / VSCodeVim/Vim

Customisable status bar mode text

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Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It would be good to have a way to customise the status bar text for the current mode as sometimes I find myself wanting something cleaner looking.

Describe the solution you'd like
New settings object to override the default mode strings.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the status bar mode text and the extension's settings definitions, then determine how a new settings object would override the default mode strings. Done means users can configure cleaner mode text without changing the defaults.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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