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Show and ideally warn when "strange" unicode chars are used like VS Code does.

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
42/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the editor's text rendering and warning or notification paths, then clarify which Unicode characters count as strange and whether showing, warning, or both are required. Done means the agreed characters are visibly identified or warned about, with tests covering the behavior.

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Description

C-task E-help-wanted P-medium

I'd like it to show and ideally warn when "strange" unicode chars are used like VS Code does.

Originally posted by @Frulfump in https://github.com/microsoft/edit/issues/188#issuecomment-4942730919

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