Strange behaviour with zsh-autosuggestion key bindings

[Praful]

General information

Please report the following information as possible as you can:

• Terminal program: Kitty 0.21.1
• Operating system: Linux Mint 21.1
• ZSH framework: antidote
• ZSH version: zsh 5.8.1 (x86_64-ubuntu-linux-gnu)
• ZVM version: ?

Basic examination

• [X] I have read through the README page
• [X] I have the latest version of zsh-vi-mode
• [X] I have tested with another terminal program (gnome terminal)

Problem description

Before installing zsh-vi-mode, I had the following lines in my .zshrc file:

bindkey '^o' forward-char
bindkey '^w' forward-word

These defined keystrokes for zsh-autosuggestion.

After installing zsh-vi-mode, the second keybinding (^w) didn't work. I followed the instructions and created the following in my .zshrc:

function zvm_after_lazy_keybindings() {
  zvm_bindkey viins '^o' forward-char
  zvm_bindkey viins '^w' forward-word
}

These didn't work initially. If I use the default alternative key for forward-char (which is right arrow) that works. After using the right arrow key, both the above bindings work! bindkey confirms the definitions for ^o and ^w have changed after using the right arrow key.

Reproduction steps

1. Install zsh-autosuggestion.
2. Define function zvm_after_lazy_keybindings() as above.
3. Open terminal and check keybindings using bindkey.
4. In a terminal, start typing a command. When a suggestion appears, press ^o to accept the line. ^O appears instead of the cursor moving to the end of the suggestion.
5. Delete the ^o.
6. Press the right arrow key. The cursor moves to the end of the suggestion.
7. Start a new command.
8. When a suggestion appears, press ^o or ^w. Both work.
9. Check keybindings using bindkey. They are different from those seen in step 3 for ^o and ^w.

Expected behavior

After defining ^o and ^w as above, pressing ^o should take the cursor to the end of the suggestion. ^w should take the cursor to the end of the next word.

[gennaro-tedesco]

I also have problems with zsh-autosuggestion, namely whichever key is bound to select the proposed suggestion (normally the arrow up/down keys) stops working when using this plugin.

What is the recommended way to complete the selected zsh-autosuggestion when using this?

[loxosceles]

I would be very interested in a solution here as well. When I don't have zsh-vi-mode installed, my keybinding to accept an autosuggestion works flawlessly. It stops working as soon as I enable vi-mode. (The default vi-mode of zsh does work however).

This is the keybinding:

bindkey '^ ' autosuggest-accept

Interestingly, if I source my .zshrc it works afterwards.