prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit

Ability to open in editor at current cursor position

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Python
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Description

Many editors such as vim and emacs allow you to open a file at a specific line/column. For emacs, you can pass emacs +line:column file. For vim, you can do +line (don't know how to open to a particular column).

It would be awesome if the open in editor command did this, so that it places you where your cursor was.

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Research direction

Start by locating the open-in-editor command and how it receives the current cursor position. Review the editor invocation behavior described for Emacs and Vim, then determine how line and column positions should be passed. Done means the command opens the current file at the saved cursor position for the supported editors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
emacs, python, vim
Domain
cli, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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