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case 'link': if (currentLink) { if (currentLink.target) { <del> const link = filePathConverter.toResource(currentLink.target.file) .with({ fragment: `L${currentLink.target.start.line},${currentLink.target.start.offset}` }); </del> <ins> const file = filePathConverter.toResource(currentLink.target.file); const args: OpenJsDocLinkCommand_Args = { file: { ...file.toJSON(), $mid: undefined }, // Prevent VS Code from trying to transform the uri, position: typeConverters.Position.fromLocation(currentLink.target.start) }; const command = `command:${OpenJsDocLinkCommand.id}?${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([args]))}`; </ins> const linkText = currentLink.text ? currentLink.text : escapeMarkdownSyntaxTokensForCode(currentLink.name ?? ''); <del> out.push(`[${currentLink.linkcode ? '`' + linkText + '`' : linkText}](${link.toString()})`); </del> <ins> out.push(`[${currentLink.linkcode ? '`' + linkText + '`' : linkText}](${command})`); </ins> } else { const text = currentLink.text ?? currentLink.name; if (text) {

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Did this get missed?
I have the same issue with VSCode running in WSL2 (Ubuntu)
Same issue here, using a remote connection to a VM running on Hyper-V. Host OS is Windows, guest OS is Ubuntu 22.04. It only happens when clicking the link in the tooltip. Using directly in the editor works as expected.
Still seeing this issue. Looking forward to this getting resolved soon.

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