Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

Tab cannot be used as a keybinding from settings UI

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Component: UI Effort: Trivial Impact: Low UI: Keybindings
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Description

Version and Platform (required):

  • Binary Ninja Version: 3.5.4402-dev Personal (c2f291a7)
  • OS: Windows
  • OS Version: 10.0.23506.1000
  • CPU Architecture: x64

Bug Description:
Attempting to bind an action to the Tab key results in the binding being blank.

Note: The binding works as expected if bound by editing keybindings.json.

Steps To Reproduce:
Try to bind any action to Tab.

Expected Behavior:
It should work.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the settings UI on Windows by attempting to bind Tab to an action, then compare the result with a binding made through keybindings.json. Trace the settings UI keybinding flow and verify that Tab is retained and displayed as the selected binding; done means Tab works without manual JSON editing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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