Feature Request: Show vim command line in window housing the file in question
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Description
When opening files in separate windows the separate window has its own status bar. However, the vim command line does not show in this status bar, and instead shows in the primary window status bar below a file not being interacted with. This is confusing because the command line is not below the file that it's acting on.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be preferable that either:
- Each window had its own vim command line display
- Only the active window showed the vim command line
Describe alternatives you've considered
At the moment the only other option is to accept the weirdness.
Additional context
Separate windows is a fairly new feature which is probably why this has not yet been considered
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by tracing how separate-window status bars and the Vim command line are rendered in the TypeScript extension. Done means the command line appears in the window housing the file it acts on, or only in the active window, according to an agreed design.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vim, vscode
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100