Vi mode bindings are overwriting the search

[matheusfillipe]

If I start search forward or backward and type a vi mode bound key like h, j, k, l, v, a etc it won't do nothing, won't write the word neither search.To me it seems that the vi mode assigned bindings are masking over the search.

As you can see only the m key displays.

key_bindings

key_bindings:
    # (Windows, Linux, and BSD only)
  - { key: V,         mods: Control|Shift, action: Paste                       }
  - { key: C,         mods: Control|Shift, action: Copy                        }
  - { key: Insert,    mods: Shift,         action: PasteSelection              }
  - { key: Key0,      mods: Control,       action: ResetFontSize               }
  - { key: Equals,    mods: Control,       action: IncreaseFontSize            }
  - { key: Plus,      mods: Control,       action: IncreaseFontSize            }
  - { key: Minus,     mods: Control,       action: DecreaseFontSize            }
  - { key: Minus,     mods: Control,       action: DecreaseFontSize            }
  - { key: F11,       mods: None,          action: ToggleFullscreen            }
  - { key: Paste,     mods: None,          action: Paste                       }
  - { key: Copy,      mods: None,          action: Copy                        }
  - { key: L,         mods: Control,       mode: ~Vi, action: ClearLogNotice              }
  - { key: L,         mods: Control,       mode: ~Vi, chars: "\x0c"                       }
  - { key: PageUp,    mods: None,          action: ScrollPageUp,   mode: ~Alt  }
  - { key: PageDown,  mods: None,          action: ScrollPageDown, mode: ~Alt  }
  - { key: Home,      mods: Shift,         action: ScrollToTop,    mode: ~Alt  }
  - { key: End,       mods: Shift,         action: ScrollToBottom, mode: ~Alt  }
  - { key: F,  mods: Control,            action: SearchBackward          }
 # Vi Mode
  - { key: Space,  mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ScrollToBottom          }
  - { key: Space,  mods: Control,                 action: ToggleViMode            }
  - { key: I,                           mode: Vi, action: ScrollToBottom          }
  - { key: I,                           mode: Vi, action: ToggleViMode            }
  - { key: A,                           mode: Vi, action: ScrollToBottom          }
  - { key: A,                           mode: Vi, action: ToggleViMode            }
  - { key: A,       mods: Shift,                    mode: Vi, action: ScrollToBottom          }
  - { key: A,       mods: Shift,                    mode: Vi, action: ToggleViMode            }

  - { key: P,         mode: Vi,              action: ScrollToBottom          }
  - { key: P,         mode: Vi,              action: Paste          }
  - { key: Paste,     mode: Vi,          action: Paste                       }

  - { key: C,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ScrollToBottom          }
  - { key: C,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ToggleViMode            }
  - { key: Escape,                      mode: Vi, action: ClearSelection          }
  - { key: Y,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ScrollLineUp            }
  - { key: E,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ScrollLineDown          }
  - { key: G,                           mode: Vi, action: ScrollToTop             }
  - { key: G,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: ScrollToBottom          }
  - { key: B,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ScrollPageUp            }
  - { key: F,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ScrollPageDown          }
  - { key: U,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ScrollHalfPageUp        }
  - { key: D,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ScrollHalfPageDown      }
  - { key: Y,                           mode: Vi, action: Copy                    }
  - { key: Y,                           mode: Vi, action: ClearSelection          }
  - { key: V,                           mode: Vi, action: ToggleNormalSelection   }
  - { key: V,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: ToggleLineSelection     }
  - { key: V,      mods: Control,       mode: Vi, action: ToggleBlockSelection    }
  - { key: V,      mods: Alt,           mode: Vi, action: ToggleSemanticSelection }
  - { key: Return,                      mode: Vi, action: Open                    }
  - { key: K,                           mode: Vi, action: Up                      }
  - { key: J,                           mode: Vi, action: Down                    }
  - { key: H,                           mode: Vi, action: Left                    }
  - { key: L,                           mode: Vi, action: Right                   }
  - { key: Up,                          mode: Vi, action: Up                      }
  - { key: Down,                        mode: Vi, action: Down                    }
  - { key: Left,                        mode: Vi, action: Left                    }
  - { key: Right,                       mode: Vi, action: Right                   }
  - { key: Key0,                        mode: Vi, action: First                   }
  - { key: 86, mods: Shift, mode: Vi, action: First }
  - { key: 5, mods: Shift, mode: Vi, action: Last }
  - { key: Key6,   mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: FirstOccupied           }
  - { key: H,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: High                    }
  - { key: M,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: Middle                  }
  - { key: L,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: Low                     }
  - { key: B,                           mode: Vi, action: SemanticLeft            }
  - { key: W,                           mode: Vi, action: SemanticRight           }
  - { key: E,                           mode: Vi, action: SemanticRightEnd        }
  - { key: B,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: WordLeft                }
  - { key: W,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: WordRight               }
  - { key: E,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: WordRightEnd            }
  - { key: Key5,   mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: Bracket                 }
  - { key: 89,                       mode: Vi, action: SearchForward           }
  - { key: 89,  mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: SearchBackward          }
  - { key: N,                           mode: Vi, action: SearchNext              }
  - { key: N,      mods: Shift,         mode: Vi, action: SearchPrevious          }
  - { key: L,         mods: Control, mode: Vi, action: ToggleNormalSelection                       }
  - { key: L,         mods: Control, mode: Vi, action:  Last            }


  - { key: Return,   mods: Control, action: SpawnNewInstance }
  - { key: Return,   mods: Shift,   chars: "\x1b[13;2u" }
  - { key: Return,   mods: Control, chars: "\x1b[13;5u" }

System

OS: Arch Linux x86_64, DE: KDE Plasma 5.20.2, CPU: Intel i7-7700HQ (8) @ 3.800GHz, GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, GPU: Intel HD Graphics 630, Memory: 15.5 GiB

alacritty 0.9.0 (fed349a)

[chrisduerr]

Your bindings are at fault. If you don't want them active during a specific mode, you need to specify that.

[matheusfillipe]

@chrisduerr So i have to add mode: Vi | ~Search, To every single Vi mode keybinding that doesn't modifiers besides Shift? Shouldn't that be pretty common that you want to be able to type all characters on the search mode?

[chrisduerr]

The default bindings all have that configured already. If you want to bind everything again it's up to you to do it right.