Enter insert mode when a zero length selection is set
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When I am using cursorless and vim mode together, many cursorless commands set the vim selection length to zero length. This happens here. When using vim mode, that can leave you in normal mode with a zero length selection which is visually indistinguishable from insert mode.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would prefer if vim would switch to insert mode when a zero length selection is set.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Another option that would be reasonable to me would be to force a length one selection in this case.
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Research direction
Start with the selection handling referenced in packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeTextEditorImpl.ts, then trace how VSCodeVim responds when a zero-length selection is set. The change is done when setting such a selection leaves Vim in insert mode, or when the selected alternative is implemented consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vim, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100