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Should CamelCaseMotion ignore word separators?

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Perhaps a continuation of https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/issues/7095

Current: fiXst-wordwfirstXword

Proposed: fiXst-wordwfirst-Xord

Describe the solution you'd like
Probably as simple as editing https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/blob/master/src/textobject/word.ts#L193 to include word separators defined in editor.wordSeparators

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Research direction

Begin at src/textobject/word.ts around line 193 and inspect how CamelCaseMotion currently handles editor.wordSeparators. Reproduce the current and proposed motions from the issue, then verify behavior with the configured separators; done means the motion stops at the separator as shown.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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