Swapped keys (CAPS LOCK <-> ESCAPE) are not applied

[rok-povsic]

Is this a BUG REPORT or FEATURE REQUEST? (choose one):
Bug report.

What happened:
I have CAPS LOCK and ESC swapped as escaping is more common for me than switching typing case. The swap works everywhere - in all programs, terminal etc., including VS Code menues - except when actually typing the text, using VS Code Vim, i.e. when trying to get out of the normal mode.

For example, what happens now is the following - when in insert mode:

• pressing the CAPS LOCK key - no effect,
• pressing the ESCAPE key - goes to normal mode AND current typing case is switched.

What did you expect to happen:

I'd expect ESC and CAPS LOCK to be swapped same as everywhere else in the system.

How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible):

Using Gnome Tweak Tool, enable the swap:

I've also tried using another swap keys approach, by modifying /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc (as per this post) with same result.

Environment:

• Extension (VsCodeVim) version: 0.11.0
• VSCode version: 1.20.1
• OS version: Ubuntu 16.04, Gnome 3.18.2

Thank you a lot. I greatly enjoy using VS Code & the Vim plugin.

[Chillee]

This is a bug on VSCode's end. View a workaround here: #1479 (comment)