microsoft / microsoft/edit

Feature request: multi cursor support

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Description

It is explained by the vscode docs. It would be great to have it in edit.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read the linked VS Code documentation to understand the requested multi-cursor behavior, then inspect the existing edit code for selection and editing entry points. Define the supported multi-selection interactions and identify where tests for editing behavior belong; the work is complete when those behaviors are implemented and covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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