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otherModesKeyBindingsNonRecursive interferes with built-in terminal

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BUG REPORT

Environment:

  • VSCode Version: 1.12.1
  • VsCodeVim Version: 0.7.1
  • OS: macOS Sierra (10.12.3)

What happened:

I have the following settings to toggle the file explorer

"vim.leader": "<space>",
"vim.otherModesKeyBindingsNonRecursive": [
        {
            "before": ["<leader>", "e"],
            "commands": [
                {
                    "command": "workbench.action.toggleSidebarVisibility"
                }
            ]
        }
]

which doesn't allow <space> to be pressed in the built-in terminal, rendering the terminal basically useless.

What did you expect to happen:

That the above key binding should not interfere in the terminal because the terminal is basically 'insert mode' and thus this binding should not apply.

How to reproduce it:

Set the above settings and press <space> in the terminal. Instead of entering a space character, the message (Space) was pressed. Waiting for second key of chord... appears

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Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start by tracing where vim.otherModesKeyBindingsNonRecursive is handled and how the built-in terminal is identified; reproduce the configured , e sequence there. Done means the terminal accepts a space while the binding continues to work in applicable non-insert modes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vim, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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