Shift + Insert does not paste clipboard contents to cmd bar
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Description
Describe the bug
While using
Ctrl + Insert and Shift + Insert for copying and pasting:
if I activate search mode or command mode (: or /) and I want to paste text from my clipboard to the command, it is pasted into the editor rather than to the command bar.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Have a file opened
- Select some text and copy it to clipboard
- activate search mode (
/) - Try to paste the text using
Ctrl + Insert
Expected behavior
The text is being pasted to the command bar
Screenshots
Environment (please complete the following information):
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 1.27.1
- VSCode version: 1.84.2
- OS: Fedora 37
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
First reproduce the issue in VS Code by opening a file, copying selected text, entering search or command mode, and using Ctrl + Insert or Shift + Insert. Trace the extension's handling of these clipboard keybindings and verify that the clipboard text is inserted into the command bar rather than the editor.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100