Prevent x and d from copying to system keyboard
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I turned on the vim.useSystemClipboard option, however now I've realized that every single x and d also copies to my system clipboard, copying a bunch of useless characters that are filling up my clipboard.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be nice if only yank would copy to the system clipboard and not any other vim commands. Those commands should only copy to vim's clipboard and not the system clipboard.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Using ctrl-shift-c and ctrl-shift-v (of course, this isn't great when trying to use Vim)
Contributor guide
First steps
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- 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 handling for the vim.useSystemClipboard option and the command paths for x, d, and yank. Check how each command updates the system clipboard, then verify that only yank copies there while x and d remain in Vim's clipboard behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- desktop, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100