microsoft / microsoft/vscode

find dialog appears

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Description

Type: Bug

whenever a try to type any word find dialog opens and it starts searching even without pressing ctrl + f

VS Code version: Code 1.138.0 (7debcd0e2acdea1c52de81bf9ee1620444407dda, 2026-09-15T07:24:32Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:

System Info
Item Value
CPUs AMD Ryzen 3 7330U with Radeon Graphics (8 x 2296)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
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GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.9278
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 7.34GB (1.40GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id ebeb3090-6b8a-44e4-9420-c4661c79b3eb
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
Extensions: none
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Research direction

No source files or tests are identified. First reproduce on VS Code 1.138.0 on Windows with no extensions, then trace the editor input and find-dialog behavior; done means ordinary typing no longer opens or starts the find dialog unless Ctrl+F is pressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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