Microsoft/vscode

terminalTextSelected context key is false when text is selected in the active terminal but is not focused

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#183,349 opened on May 24, 2023

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Investigate the terminal text selection context key logic in VSCode's terminal code. Trace where terminalTextSelected is set to false when terminal is not focused but text is selected.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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GitTypeScript
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70