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Yank back killed text `ctrl+y` stopped working

See original GitHub issue
  • VSCode Version: 1.33.1 ( Recent )
  • OS Version: Mac 10.14.4

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. ctrl+k to kill text.
  2. ctrl+y to paste the kill text does not work.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

Works on all other program except vscode.

Issue Analytics

  • State:open
  • Created 4 years ago
  • Reactions:20
  • Comments:10 (1 by maintainers)

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6reactions
rkdmencommented, Aug 6, 2019

@octref @rebornix It would be really nice to get yank back working. It’s the only app in mac that doesn’t work.

2reactions
yjkogancommented, Aug 6, 2019

I think this may have broken in Mojave specifically. I recently went from a work computer on Sierra to a personal computer that’s running Mojave and noticed this. I’m just guessing at the moment though

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