microsoft / microsoft/monaco-editor
[Bug] Inline Completion causes inability to type "[" on italian keyboard
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Description
Reproducible in vscode.dev or in VS Code Desktop?
- Not reproducible in vscode.dev or VS Code Desktop
Reproducible in the monaco editor playground?
- Not reproducible in the monaco editor playground
Monaco Editor Playground Link
Monaco Editor Playground Code
<Anything that will trigger an inline completion>
Reproduction Steps
- Add and enable italian keyboard layout as described in https://support.apple.com/en-mt/guide/mac-help/mchlp1406/mac
- Trigger an inline completion (any one will do)
- Try to type the character "[", which is mapped to option+[
Actual (Problematic) Behavior
Nothing is typed
Expected Behavior
[ to be typed
Additional Context
Issue on our side: go/colabx-bugs/4335
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Begin with the linked Monaco Editor Playground reproduction and its inline-completion setup. Reproduce the Italian keyboard layout case, then trace the inline-completion input path. Done means typing Option+[ inserts [ while an inline completion is active, without breaking the existing reproduction.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100