hlsearch not working after switching tabs
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Description
Describe the bug
hlsearch not working after switching tabs, even if the search operation is retriggered
To Reproduce
Press * over any word, then switch tabs and back again, and hlsearch is missing
Expected behavior
hlsearch should always work whether or not you switch tabs
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
Reproduce the issue in VS CodeVim by pressing * over a word, switching tabs, returning, and retriggering the search. Trace how tab switching affects the hlsearch state and verify that the highlight remains available after returning to the original tab. Done means hlsearch works consistently before and after switching tabs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100