Support setting lazyredraw
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kind/enhancement
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Vim macros are rather slow when run against a lot of lines.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to be able to specify :set lazyredraw which would drastically improve speed.
Describe alternatives you've considered
None so far.
Additional context
None.
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
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing how VSCodeVim parses :set options and runs macros, then determine the expected lazyredraw behavior and add tests showing that the command is accepted and improves redraw handling during macros.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100