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I would like to be able use CTRL-P / CTRL-N / CTRL-X ... for word completion.

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Description

Is that possible?

Besides the fact that I am accustomed to these keys is also not the same feature which in some cases is provided by the LSP. At least Ctrl-P in the insert mode should provide word completion on all found words in a document (maybe also from open documents) and subsequently Ctrl-X (optionally followed by Ctrl-P / N) for extending a longer string by its occurrences.

That would be great.

Thanks in advance.

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Research direction

No file or test is identified in the issue. Start by locating the insert-mode keybinding and completion entry points, then compare the requested CTRL-P/CTRL-N word completion and CTRL-X continuation behavior with existing LSP completion. Done means the documented key sequences work across words in the current document, with the requested continuation behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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