microsoft / microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github
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Description
Would be nice if the description field for new PRs supported the same keyboard shortcuts as textareas on GitHub.
In particular, I'm missing the ability to hit cmd + e or the backtick key with text selected to surround it with backticks:
On GitHub with "this" selected and hitting cmd + e or hitting `, I get this.
In vscode-pull-request-github, I get nothing/the selection is replaced by `.

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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the description field for new pull requests in vscode-pull-request-github and reproduce the reported behavior with selected text and the backtick or cmd+e shortcut. Trace the existing textarea or editor entry point, then verify that selected text is surrounded by backticks without being replaced.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100