Register Preview Popup on '"' / '<C-r>' Like registers.nvim
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Description
I'm always frustrated when I need a different register than ", but I don't know the contents of all registers.
The solution I'd like is a tversteeg/registers.nvim-like experience where upon pressing " in normal/visual mode, or <C-r> in insert mode, VS Code's selector menu thing showing the contents of :reg automatically pops up, then pastes when:
- pressing the register's key
- using the arrows then pressing enter
<C-n>/<C-p>then releasing CTRL
The workflow without this feature/plugin is to paste the default register, undo, :reg<CR>, <ESC>, then either "0p/<C-r>0 (provided 0 is the register required).
VSCodeVim ships with the (togglable) functionality of a few very useful plugins, like ReplaceWithRegister, surround and visualstar. This could be another one.
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Research direction
Start by locating the existing register handling and keybinding paths for normal, visual, and insert modes, then inspect how a VS Code selector menu can display :reg contents. Done means the popup opens for " and , supports register-key, arrow/Enter, and / selection, and pastes the chosen register.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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- Tech stack
- typescript
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- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100