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Set key custom mappings for both normal and visual mode without duplication:

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It is a common case that we want the same mappings in normal and visual.

Is there a way to do that without duplication? E.g. currently I need:

    "vim.normalModeKeyBindings": [
        {
            "before": [",", "e"],
            "after": [":", "e", " "]
        },
     ],
    "vim.visualModeKeyBindings": [
        {
            "before": [",", "e"],
            "after": [":", "e", " "]
        },
     ],

Describe the solution you'd like

    "vim.normalAndVisualModeKeyBindings": [
        {
            "before": [",", "e"],
            "after": [":", "e", " "]
        }
     ],

or perhaps:

    "vim.modeKeyBindings": {
       "modes": ["normal", "visual"],
       "bind": [
        {
            "before": [",", "e"],
            "after": [":", "e", " "]
        }
     ],

Vim 1.24.3, vscode 1.74.2.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the vim.normalModeKeyBindings and vim.visualModeKeyBindings settings are parsed and applied. Confirm how a shared configuration would represent normal and visual modes, then verify that one mapping works in both modes without requiring duplicate entries.

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Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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