microsoft / microsoft/edit

In VSCode, edit cannot use any of the keys at the top

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Description

You can only type within the editor, but you cannot perform operations like opening files, saving files, creating new files, searching files, or setting options like automatic line wrapping.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in VSCode and checking how edit handles the top-row keys. Trace the key handling entry point for file opening, saving, file creation, search, and automatic line wrapping. Done means those operations can be triggered from the affected keys while editing in VSCode.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust, vscode
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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