microsoft / microsoft/vscode

Subsequent word should NOT be deleted when dot is typed on keyboard

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Description

Type: Bug

# Current Situation

When prepending a word with a . character, the existing subsequent word is removed by the editor:

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This behavior is driving me nuts!


# Desired Situation

The subsequent word should **not** be deleted when typing a ..

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VS Code version: Code 1.137.0 (645f29cc3176500b4b5762ba887cf2a7f0ffdf2c, 2026-09-08T13:43:59-07:00)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
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