Multiple cursors and tab stops in snippets

[oddjones]

If I create a code snippet where I have the same field to be filled in at multiple locations, Like this example:

	"EAdisplayIf": {
		"scope": "json",
		"prefix": "EAdisplayIf",
		"body": [
			"\t\"displayIf\": {",
			"\t\t\"conditions\": [",
			"\t\t{",
			"\t\t\t\"name\": \"${1}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"journey\": \"${2}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"section\": \"${3}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"page\": \"${4}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"questionName\": \"${5}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"comparator\": \"${6}==\",",
			"\t\t\t\"value\": \"${7}\"",
			"\t\t\t},",
			"\t\t{",
			"\t\t\t\"name\": \"${8}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"journey\": \"${2}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"section\": \"${3}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"page\": \"${9}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"questionName\": \"${10}\",",
			"\t\t\t\"comparator\": \"${11}==\",",
			"\t\t\t\"value\": \"${12}\"",
			"\t\t\t},",
			"\t\t],",
			"\t\t\t\"operation\": \"${1} ${13}&& ${8}\"",
			"}",
		],
		"description": "DisplayIf snippet"
	},${0}

I'd like for the cursor to move through the snippet top-to-bottom. When it encounters multiple instances of the same tab stop (ie ${1}, ${2}, ${3}, ${8}) then it should create multiple cursors and allow text entry to complete each. When tab is next pressed, the editor should establish if there are one or more instances of the next tab-stop and either move a single cursor to the tab-stop or create multiple cursors.

At the moment what happens is that the cursor splits into multi cursors at ${1} and completes them correctly. Pressing tab moves the multi-cursors to ${2} and completes that correctly, however pressing tab at this point causes the cursors to simply move forwards a tab stop, breaking the code snippet

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[jrieken]

This work fine for me. Please with an empty profile to make sure no setting/extension is influencing this. Or update your steps with precise item outlining what you are doing

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