Cant input Chinese in command line
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Description
Describe the bug
In the command line mode, when inputting Chinese characters, it will insert the characters into the editor.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Press :
- Input s/
- Switch Chinese ime
- Input Chinese
- The Chinese text has been inserted into the editor, but it is not displayed in the command line.
Expected behavior
Chinese inserted to command line
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Environment (please complete the following information):
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 1.32.4
- VSCode version: 1.114.0
- OS: Ubuntu 25.10
- NeoVim: 0.12.0
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
No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the issue in VSCodeVim command-line mode with the reported VSCode, Ubuntu, and NeoVim versions, then trace command-line input and IME handling; done means Chinese input appears in the command line instead of the editor.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100