Problem writing accentuated letters
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Description
Describe the bug
I make typos in Spanish if type fast because the acute accent is not always processed correctly. For example, the word "clásico " (including the space afterwards) sometimes ends up as "cláico s". I have tested it happens with diaeresis too (ü). Can't test other languages as I don't use them.
This is because the editor does this:
- letters
candlare inserted as expected. State:cl| - the accent
´is shown underlined to emphasize that it is waiting for a letter to be pressed. State:cl´| - letters
aandsare written, without the accent. State (it lasts miliseconds):clas| - the editor sets the cursor between
aands, deletes theaand insertsá - the editor does not move the cursor back, thus the state is
clá|s - I type the rest of the word and a space, with the final state being
cláico |s
It's annoying because when I make typos I know it and can press Ctrl+BackSpace to correct them, but this bug leaves a trailing s, so I need to stop my flow to fix it.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
You need to type a word with an accented letter very fast. Try writing "ás ás ás ás ás" or something. "ës ës" could also work.
Expected behavior
The word should be written correctly, either by inserting á before the s or by moving the cursor back to the correct place if the "jump" is used. I would think the first method is the most logical one but I don't understand the internal workings of VSCode or this plugin.
Screenshots
I made typos writing as I tried to force myself to write too fast, but it happens naturally when I'm taking class notes. In any case you can see how fast I can correct the typos I made and how the one caused by the bug stays there.
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Environment (please complete the following information):
Extension version: 1.26.0
VS Code version: Code - OSS 1.82.2 (abd2f3db4bdb28f9e95536dfa84d8479f1eb312d, 2023-09-28T12:16:14.708Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.1.53-1-MANJARO
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz (12 x 2398) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: unavailable_software canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: disabled_software multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: disabled_off rasterization: disabled_software raw_draw: disabled_off_ok video_decode: disabled_software video_encode: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: unavailable_software webgl2: unavailable_software webgpu: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 4, 3, 2 |
| Memory (System) | 31.25GB (13.43GB free) |
| Process Argv | |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
| DESKTOP_SESSION | i3 |
| XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP | i3 |
| XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP | i3 |
| XDG_SESSION_TYPE | x11 |
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named in the report. First reproduce the issue in VS Code by typing accented characters rapidly, then trace the extension's text-input and cursor-update handling. Done means accented letters and following characters remain in the intended order without requiring manual correction.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100