Vscode-markdown: Feature request: `tab` to place cursor out of math mode

[Conceptron]

Can pressing the tab key put the cursor to the right of the right $ when it is in the math mode region?
($ ... | ... $ -> (press tab) -> $...$|)

[Conceptron]

or option to overwrite the right $ would also be good, the way ) is overwritten when cursor is to the left of ) in vscode. (|) -> (press )) -> )|. Pressing the -> key which is far from the alphabets is time-consuming..

[yzhang-gh]

Could you provide an example to make it clearer? I mean some steps like

1. $some math|$
2. press tab key
3. becomes $some math$|

[Conceptron]

Yes, it's like your steps, alternatively:

1. $some math|$
2. press tab key or $ key
3. becomes $some math$|

Also for tab an extra feature could be:

1. $som|e math$ (cursor at some position between $$)
2. press tab key
3. becomes $some math$|

This could be extended to ** (italics), ** ** (bold), underline, etc.

[yzhang-gh]

Small but sweet feature

[Conceptron]

I found out from this issue that autocomplete pairs can be set by editing the language-configuration.json file of markdown (/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/markdown-basics/language-configuration.json). Adding

             {
            "open": "*",
            "close": "*",
            "notIn": [
                "string"
            ]
        },
        {
            "open": "$",
            "close": "$",
            "notIn": [
                "string"
            ]
        }

to autoClosingPairs is a temporary workaround.

[yzhang-gh]

I am not sure whether it will cause some problems with display mode $$ math $$.

BTW, you can use the shortcut ctrl+m to toggle math mode.

[Conceptron]

It seems to work only for single character pairs, setting * and $ as autocomplete pairs allows overwriting the ending character (like vscode does for parenthesis). Yes, I knew that.

[yzhang-gh]

I came across a nice extension Leaper. I think it is a good solution.

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It seems to conflict with this extension...