rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

VSCode showing rename preview without option to disable this

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Description

rust-analyzer version: rust-analyzer version: 0.4.1997-standalone [/home/bjorn/.var/app/com.visualstudio.code/data/vscode/extensions/rust-lang.rust-analyzer-0.4.1997-linux-x64/server/rust-analyzer]

editor or extension: VSCode

This started happening just today. It is really annoying having to click on the checkbox for each file affected by the rename and then having to click accept. Previously F2, enter new name and enter was enough to apply a rename. I already tried "editor.rename.enablePreview": false, but that doesn't have any effect.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the F2 rename flow in VSCode with the reported rust-analyzer version and the editor.rename.enablePreview setting. Trace how rust-analyzer handles rename requests and compare that behavior with VSCode's rename-preview option. Done means the setting reliably controls the preview, or the issue clearly documents why it cannot.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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