dense-analysis / dense-analysis/ale
Vim stretches out highlighted sections, sometimes across multiple lines
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Description
posting on behalf of @oblitum
## Information
**VIM version** vim 8.1.542
Operating System:
## What went wrong
Either ALE or Vim extends highlights when the text inside of a highlight is modified.
https://i.imgur.com/NpEWq5C.gif
## Reproducing the bug
1. Edit a file with a highlight, with a linter that requires files to be saved
2. Press enter when in a highlight section
### :ALEInfo
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Vim 8.1.542 with ALE and a linter that requires files to be saved, following the reported steps. Compare whether ALE or Vim extends the highlighted section after pressing Enter; done means highlights no longer stretch across additional text or lines.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- vim
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100