3468: Better describe current inlay hints' limitations r=matklad a=SomeoneToIgnore



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@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ Start `cargo watch` for live error highlighting. Will prompt to install if it's
Stop `cargo watch`.
#### Structural Seach and Replace
#### Structural Seach and Replace
Search and replace with named wildcards that will match any expression.
Search and replace with named wildcards that will match any expression.
The syntax for a structural search replace command is `<search_pattern> ==>> <replace_pattern>`. A `$<name>:expr` placeholder in the search pattern will match any expression and `$<name>` will reference it in the replacement. Available via the command `rust-analyzer.ssr`.
```rust
@ -195,4 +195,5 @@ In VS Code, the following settings can be used to configure the inlay hints:
* `rust-analyzer.maxInlayHintLength` shortens the hints if their length exceeds the value specified. If no value is specified (`null`), no shortening is applied.
**Note:** VS Code does not have native support for inlay hints [yet](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/16221) and the hints are implemented using decorations.
This approach has limitations: the caret movement near the end of the hint may look [weird](https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/issues/1623).
This approach has limitations, the caret movement and bracket highlighting near the edges of the hint may be weird:
[1](https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/issues/1623), [2](https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/issues/3453).