i_CTRL-O: fix :startinsert at end of line (#6963)

The gchar_cursor() == NUL check is already done in ins_ctrl_o.
ins_esc changes gchar_cursor() so this if block is probably never
entered.

Issue:

Pressing CTRL-O in insert mode at the end of the line and typing
:startinsert moves the cursor 1 column back, when I expect the cursor
to remain at the end of the line

This is a regression from Vim behavior. Since at least Vim version 7.0,
Vim returns you to insert mode at the end of the line.

091e7d033cbf0f4da068292ce4ac934f1c3dd91e is the first bad neovim commit

Steps to reproduce using `nvim -u NORC`:
`aaaa<C-o>:startinsert<CR>`

Fixes #6962

1 files changed, 43 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test/functional/insert/ctrl_o_spec.lua b/test/functional/insert/ctrl_o_spec.lua
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index 0000000000..fbdff8a3a0
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+++ b/test/functional/insert/ctrl_o_spec.lua
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+local helpers = require('test.functional.helpers')(after_each)
+local clear = helpers.clear
+local eq = helpers.eq
+local eval = helpers.eval
+local expect = helpers.expect
+local feed = helpers.feed
+local insert = helpers.insert
+
+describe('insert-mode Ctrl-O', function()
+  before_each(clear)
+
+  it('enters command mode for one command', function()
+    feed('ihello world<C-o>')
+    feed(':let ctrlo = "test"<CR>')
+    feed('iii')
+    expect('hello worldiii')
+    eq(1, eval('ctrlo ==# "test"'))
+  end)
+
+  it('re-enters insert mode at the end of the line when running startinsert', function()
+    -- #6962
+    feed('ihello world<C-o>')
+    feed(':startinsert<CR>')
+    feed('iii')
+    expect('hello worldiii')
+  end)
+
+  it('re-enters insert mode at the beginning of the line when running startinsert', function()
+    insert('hello world')
+    feed('0<C-o>')
+    feed(':startinsert<CR>')
+    feed('aaa')
+    expect('aaahello world')
+  end)
+
+  it('re-enters insert mode in the middle of the line when running startinsert', function()
+    insert('hello world')
+    feed('bi<C-o>')
+    feed(':startinsert<CR>')
+    feed('ooo')
+    expect('hello oooworld')
+  end)
+end)