philc / philc/vimium

Visual-block mode

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Description

It seems there is no support for Visual-block mode across Visual modes.

How complex would that be to implement within vimium?

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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

Start with the linked Visual Mode wiki page and compare the behavior of the existing Visual modes. Determine the expected selection behavior for Visual-block mode and which modes it must support; the work is done when that behavior is implemented consistently and verified across those modes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
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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