`go` motion should be characterwise
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kind/bug
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
I realized when typing up https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/issues/7818#issuecomment-1175505237 that go should be characterwise, but we treat it as a linewise motion.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the TypeScript handling for the go motion and any tests covering motion characterwise or linewise behavior. Confirm the expected behavior from the linked VSCodeVim issue discussion, then update the behavior and tests so go is treated as characterwise.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100