Better describe current inlay hints' limitations

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Kirill Bulatov 2020-03-05 10:29:46 +02:00
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@ -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. * `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. **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).