VSCodeVim/Vim

Support for the arabic language.

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#1333 opened on Feb 26, 2017

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Description

I would love it if traversing Arabic is easier

if you have the following words and you would like to rap them with <ul> tag it is impossible using vim extension. سمين - نحيف

just try to do that using vim extension and compare it to the default vs code using the home and end keys. currently i have to turn off the extraction to add the tag.

please note i understand if the answer is NO!

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
internationalizationdeveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of VimUnderstanding of bidirectional textFamiliarity with VS Code extension API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Investigate the current implementation of word and character motions in the extension (likely in src/actions/ or src/motions/). Test with Arabic text containing diacritics and check if the cursor moves correctly. Look at how VS Code's native editor handles this for comparison. Check if there are existing issues or PRs related to bidirectional text.