Failed to handle key=<C-h>. command '<C-w>' not found
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Description
I'm trying to remap split navigation from h etc to as I do in vim.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Go to settings.json
- Add the following
"vim.normalModeKeyBindingsNonRecursive": [
{
"before": ["<C-h>"],
"after": ["<C-w>", "h"]
}
]
- Press
- See error
VSCodeVim version: 1.17.1
Stack trace
Error: command '<C-w>' not found
at u._tryExecuteCommand (file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:4213:713)
at file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:4213:594
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the configuration in settings.json with vim.normalModeKeyBindingsNonRecursive and pressing . Trace how the mapped , h sequence is handled and confirm that the remap performs split navigation without the command-not-found error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100