Vim macros
I'm using the IdeaVim plugin and having a difficult time recording and playing back vim macros. The Rider auto-typing support seems to interfere when trying to replay a recorded vim macro (recorded with the 'q' key). Does anyone know how to fix this?
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I'm having this problem 9 years later in 2026.
Explanation:
I put this in register q:
0I const FString [ESC]wy$Pa [ESC]bgUWWi= FString(TEXT("[ESC]A"));[ESC]+When i run it once…
user_exited_activity…becomes
const FString USER_EXITED_ACTIVITY = FString(TEXT("user_exited_activity"));This is the correct behavior.
But when i run 2@q…
user_requested_activityuser_page_navigation…becomes
const FString USER_REQUESTED_ACTIVITY Srng(TEXT("user_requested_activity"));const FString USER_PAGE_NAVIGATION = FString(TEXT("user_page_navigation"));As you can see it messed up the first FString
If I do more, like 10@q, it gets progressively more messed up with every macro.
I think this has something to do with the autocomplete box popping up and interfering.
Thank you for the report. Working with macros and autocompletion in IdeaVIM is a known issue: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/VIM-2712.
Please vote for it and follow for progress updates. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of votes for it, and we cannot share any concrete plans for the fix at this time.
Sorry for the inconvenience.