[vi-mode] mapping <esc> (`\e') in visual mode in zsl vi-mode

[vi-mode] mapping <esc> (`\e') in visual mode in zsl vi-mode

[Filipe Silva]

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Hi,

How can I bind the <ESC> key, in zle vi-mode visual mode? I want that
pressing <esc> in visual mode switches to vi-normal mode.

this does not work:

```
bindkey -M visual '\e' vi-cmd-mode
```

cheers,

Filipe

Re: [vi-mode] mapping <esc> (`\e') in visual mode in zsl vi-mode

[Oliver Kiddle]

Filipe Silva wrote:
>
> How can I bind the <ESC> key, in zle vi-mode visual mode? I want that
> pressing <esc> in visual mode switches to vi-normal mode.
>
> this does not work:
>
> bindkey -M visual '\e' vi-cmd-mode

A deactivate-region widget was added in 5.1 so you must be using 5.0.8.

If you're stuck with 5.0.8, you can define your own:
  deactivate-region() {
      REGION_ACTIVE=0
  }
  zle -N deactivate-region
  bindkey -M visual '\e' deactivate-region

Otherwise, I'd recommend upgrading.

Oliver

Re: [vi-mode] mapping <esc> (`\e') in visual mode in zsl vi-mode

[Filipe Silva]

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I'm indeed temporarily stuck with 5.0.8 for the moment. But the workaround
solution worked nicely.

Thank you very much.



On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Oliver Kiddle <okiddle@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Filipe Silva wrote:
> >
> > How can I bind the <ESC> key, in zle vi-mode visual mode? I want that
> > pressing <esc> in visual mode switches to vi-normal mode.
> >
> > this does not work:
> >
> > bindkey -M visual '\e' vi-cmd-mode
>
> A deactivate-region widget was added in 5.1 so you must be using 5.0.8.
>
> If you're stuck with 5.0.8, you can define your own:
>   deactivate-region() {
>       REGION_ACTIVE=0
>   }
>   zle -N deactivate-region
>   bindkey -M visual '\e' deactivate-region
>
> Otherwise, I'd recommend upgrading.
>
> Oliver
>

Re: [vi-mode] mapping <esc> (`\e') in visual mode in zsl vi-mode

[Bart Schaefer]

On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Filipe Silva <filipe.silva@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> How can I bind the <ESC> key, in zle vi-mode visual mode? I want that
> pressing <esc> in visual mode switches to vi-normal mode.

Back in February, I wrote:
>
> As presently
> implemented, visual mode is a combination of a couple of different
> states that can each be changed independently; the determination of
> whether this "mode" is in effect is not made until the last instant
> before ZLE waits for the next keystroke, and is forgotten as soon as
> the keystroke has been consumed.  The keymap isn't even in place long
> enough for the corresponding widget to see it; it's indistinguishable
> from vicmd mode.

The consequence of this is that the only way to "end visual mode" is
(as Oliver just pointed out) to deactivate the region.