https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489936
Bug ID: 489936
Summary: <Ctrl-[> (Control-Left Bracket) should behave as
Escape in vi mode
Classification: Applications
Product: kate
Version: 24.05.1
Platform: NixOS
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Vi Input Mode
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: siege...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Typing <C-[> (^[, Ctrl-[, Control-Left Bracket) should behave as Escape in vi
mode. In particular, it should enter Normal mode when in Insert mode. Other
instances are less crucial, but should still behave as Escape for consistency.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Kate. Set Default Input Mode to VI Input Mode.
2. Type "ifoo" to enter insert mode and add "foo" to the buffer.
3. Type <Ctrl-[>, notice that nothing happens. Nothing is added to the buffer,
and the editor remains in "VI: INSERT MODE".
4. Type <Escape>, notice that the editor switches to "VI: NORMAL MODE".
OBSERVED RESULT
Ctrl-[ does nothing
EXPECTED RESULT
Ctrl-[ behaves as Escape
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: NixOS 24.11
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.6.36 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 13.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This behavior is standard in the terminal since at least the late '80s (I don't
know the full history). I searched for a similar bug report or discussion, but
could not find any prior mentions of this problem.
Additionally, I could not figure out how to add a key mapping in Kate to
accomplish this as a workaround.
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