Can’t switch to normal mode on mobile safari
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- TypeScript
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Description
Describe the bug
Can’t switch to normal mode on mobile safari.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Load VSCode in mobile safari with vim mode enabled
- Enter insert mode
- Attempt to switch from insert mode to normal mode with escape or a remapped binding (on iPad OS, escape is mapped to CMD + . by default)
Expected behavior
should switch to normal mode
Environment (please complete the following information):
Latest iPad OS on GitHub Codespaces
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version:
- VSCode version:
- OS:
Additional context
- I verified that VSCode is picking up the escape event by dismissing menus with CMD + .
- this works on MacOS Safari and in the desktop app
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in VSCodeVim on GitHub Codespaces with mobile Safari or iPadOS, using both Escape and the remapped CMD + . binding. Compare the event behavior with macOS Safari and the desktop app; done means insert mode switches to normal mode in the mobile environment.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100