Disable Vim Navigation in File Explorer
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
This might be a problem, but there seems to be no way to disable the Vim navigaion (hjkl etc.) in the file explorer. This is becoming an annoyance since I prefer the default searching/filtering behavior of the file explorer rather than searching with /.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to have the default functionality of searching/filtering in the file explorer where typing would jump to the nearest match of the characters typed. Having a setting to disable Vim navigation only in the file explorer would be great.
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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
No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the file-explorer keybindings and existing Vim navigation settings, then verify that a setting can disable Vim navigation only there while preserving the default type-to-search/filter behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100