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The cursor-positioned character inherits the previous highlight color.

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend

Research direction

The issue names no source file, entry point, or test; begin by reproducing the cursor-positioned character highlight in the CodeMirror Vim integration using the attached image as a reference. Trace the cursor and highlight behavior, determine whether the color inheritance is intentional, and document the expected result with regression coverage if a change is needed.

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Description

In the image below, the original color of the character at the cursor position is black, but it actually appears in red.
Is this the intended behavior?

Image

Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
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