Not working in Command mode, Visual mode, Operator-pending mode

[howardcochran]

I really love the idea of this plugin, but it only works for me in Insert mode. Is there a way to enable it for Command mode, Visual mode, and Operator-pending mode?

[max397574]

this is because right now the plugin uses an autocommand which only works with insert mode
I have an idea how I could rewrite the plugin to also make it much more powerful that would perhaps allow it to also be used in other modes
I'd have to check though

Command mode might be much easier than the other ones because you can just delete the keys that were entered as the mapping
the other two will be much harder so they might not be possible even with a rewrite

[max397574]

I'll close this for now because I won't do this in the near future

[levinotik]

+1 for incorporating support for escaping various modes like visual. While better-escape efficiently handles the transition from insert mode, which is often used, I still find myself resorting to <C-c> to exit visual and other modes. This leaves the plugin somewhat incomplete, as I'm forced to utilize another escape method, resulting in the need for two distinct sets of key mappings.

[max397574]

I actually plan to do something like this on the rewrite branch which you can find here
I just did the insert mode mappings so far but also plan to create options for other modes

[levinotik]

I actually plan to do something like this on the rewrite branch which you can find here I just did the insert mode mappings so far but also plan to create options for other modes

Awesome @max397574! Thanks for the great work. Let us know if/how we can help.

[Sam-programs]

Command mode might be much easier than the other ones because you can just delete the keys that were entered as the mapping

To make this easier you can use c_CTRL-U.

I just did the insert mode mappings so far but also plan to create options for other modes

Could vim.on_key be used as replacement for InsertCharPre instead of mappings?

[Sam-programs]

Hey could someone try #59, and how is operator pending supposed to work?

[gmankab]

Hey could someone try #59, and how is operator pending supposed to work?

hello

i replaced max397574/better-escape.nvim with Sam-programs/better-escape.nvim in my lazy.nvim config

then i ran this to reinstall plugins:

gio trash ~/.local/share/nvim ~/.local/state/nvim ~/.cache/nvim

but this plugin still works only in insert mode, and still not works on visual and in command mode

am i doing something wrong?

[Sam-programs]

then i ran this to reinstall plugins:

gio trash ~/.local/share/nvim ~/.local/state/nvim ~/.cache/nvim

but this plugin still works only in insert mode, and still not works on visual and in command mode

am i doing something wrong?

I don't know how gio works, you should be fine removing just rm ~/.local/share/nvim/lazy/better-escape.nvim -rf and reopening neovim.

There was a logic error in my pr that made the plugin only work half the time but i doubt that's the issue here.

[gmankab]

I don't know how gio works

it moves dir to trash

[Sam-programs]

it moves dir to trash

Huh it should have worked correctly then, does it work when you remove the better-escape path with rm ~/.local/share/nvim/lazy/better-escape.nvim -rf ?

[gmankab]

does it work when you remove the better-escape path with rm ~/.local/share/nvim/lazy/better-escape.nvim -rf ?

no, same result, instert mode only

[rwijtvliet]

Just a +1 from me for this feature as well. I just want to add the terminal as a mode where users currently have to use <Esc> instead of being able to use this plugin.

[max397574]

@rwijtvliet there is an open pr for this which I plan to merge in the near future
I have to finish some docs and make sure it doesn't break too much for current users