Issue in .mdc cursorrule file editor context

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issue with .mdc cursor rule files

almost impossible to edit .mdc rule files since (while typing) keyboard input focus jumps back up into the description input field ( at the end of the existing description string ) every 2 to 4 seconds. The context window flickers when that happens.

Also the AI hints are lost ( normal .md file editing works fine )

also some markdown syntax beautification is lost ( compared to .md files )

Windows 10 Pro 64bit

Version: 0.46.7 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: 3611c5390c448b242ab97e328493bb8ef7241e60
Date: 2025-02-27T07:28:03.958Z
Electron: 32.2.6
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

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Update: seems to be related to autosave. When autosave is turned off ( manual save) globally or specifically for markdown files in the vsc settings, then the issue goes away.

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Same issue here. This has only started happening in the last several releases too. Used to work fine.

Will give the turning off autosave for these files. Thanks @xblabs.

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You can also set it to onFocusChange ( global here )

Or try specifically for markdown ( .mdc is matching here )

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Thanks for that. However, for some reason, it doesn’t work for me.

I’ve even tried “off” and restarting Cursor.

Edit: I’ve set “onFocusChange” globally now, which works, although not ideal.

Version: 0.46.7
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: 3611c5390c448b242ab97e328493bb8ef7241e60
Date: 2025-02-27T07:19:47.490Z
Electron: 32.2.6
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.3.0

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have you tried to manually add it to your /.vscode/settings.json ? at the root level? ( see earlier image posted with the red frame “Add” )

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I can confirm this is still happening. My cursor moves to the description tab on autosave

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I’ve encountered the same issue.

It happened when I selected ‘afterDelay’ for autosave. It works fine with other autosave options.