Auto switch to visual mode when select text in insert or normal mode
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Description
Describe the bug
Auto-switch to the visual mode when selecting text with shift+opt+arrow to block the text in Insert or Normal Mode
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Select text with
Shift + Option + Arrowin Insert or Normal mode - The mode is not change
Expected behavior
- Select text with
Shift + Option + Arrowin Insert or Normal mode - Should be switched to Visual mode-like behavior
"vim.mouseSelectionGoesIntoVisualMode": true
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 from the Shift + Option + Arrow reproduction in the issue and inspect the extension's handling of text selection and mode changes in Insert and Normal modes. Compare the behavior with the documented "vim.mouseSelectionGoesIntoVisualMode" setting; done means those selections switch to Visual-mode-like behavior, with regression coverage for both modes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100