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virtualedit

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Description

Is there an equivalent of vim's set virtualedit=all in micro ? ie- so that you can move cursor up, down, left or right without cursor jumping around due to whitespace (keyboard based cursor movement that ignores whitespace so 'up' always moves cursor up exactly 1 row and so forth)

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No file or test is named. Start by locating the cursor movement and virtual-edit behavior in the editor, then compare it with the requested vim setting; done means movement in all four directions preserves the intended row or column without jumping due to whitespace.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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