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"r" Vi keybinding in should also work in Vi selection mode
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Description
Currently, "r" only works is navigation mode. After which the current character underneath the cursor will be replaced.
This should also work for selection mode, where it will replace every character within the selection, except for line endings.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the Vi keybinding handling for "r" in navigation mode and the corresponding selection-mode path. Verify the behavior with a selection containing ordinary characters and line endings; done means every selected non-line-ending character is replaced consistently.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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