VSCodeVim / VSCodeVim/Vim

Visual Mode Key bindings are not working

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Description

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My current settings.json looks like this. However, when ever I go into visual mode, my cursor keys do not work at all. How do I get my visual mode key binds to map correctly? Thanks!

{
      "vim.normalModeKeyBindingsNonRecursive": [
        {
            "before": ["i"],
            "after": ["k"],
        },
        {
            "before": ["k"],
            "after": ["j"],
        },
        {
            "before": ["j"],
            "after": ["h"],
        },
        {
            "before": ["h"],
            "after": ["i"],
        },
    ],
    "vim.visualModeKeyBindings": [
        {
            "before": ["i"],
            "after": ["k"],
        },
        {
            "before": ["k"],
            "after": ["j"],
        },
        {
            "before": ["j"],
            "after": ["h"],
        },
        {
            "before": ["h"],
            "after": ["i"],
        },
    ],
    ...
}

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Reproduce the report in Visual Studio Code using the shown settings.json and the vim.visualModeKeyBindings entries; first confirm whether the i/k/j/h mappings are recognized in visual mode. No source file or test is identified, so done would be verified by those visual-mode mappings working as described.

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Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
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Activity status
Stale
Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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