Move the cursor to distinction directly under hjkl + num key
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Hi, I used to use hjkl + num key for moving cursor multiple lines in terminal.
In VSCodeVim, instead of move the cursor directly to distinction, it has 'transition state', that is the cursor shows transiently in its path. It seems that the extension handle hjkl + num simply by replaying hjkl for num times. I suppose this is a little laggy.
Describe the solution you'd like
Just move the cursor to distinction directly under hjkl + num.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how VSCodeVim handles hjkl motions with numeric counts and check whether related tests exist. Confirm the current transient movement behavior, then define and verify direct cursor movement for counted motions without replaying each step.
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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