Can't map keybinding to `<C-\>`
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Description
Trying to map keybinding "Ctrl+" to quit from insert mode. My config looks like this:
"vim.insertModeKeyBindings": [
{
"before": [ "<C-\\>" ],
"after": [ "<Esc>" ]
}
]
It doesn't work this way. Also it's not possible to set "C-". How to fix it?
VsCodeVim: 1.16.0
VSCode: 1.48.2
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the insert-mode mapping from the issue in VSCodeVim 1.16.0 with VSCode 1.48.2, checking both the JSON configuration and the reported inability to set C-. Trace the keybinding handling until the backslash combination is parsed, and consider the issue done when Ctrl+\ reliably maps to Escape from insert mode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100