Sorry for the poor issue title, I wasn't sure how to concisely describe the problem. Basically it's this:
Given two widgets A and B, zvm_bindkey doesn't work well when I try to bind one to e.g., ^x and another to ^x^x. No matter what I do, I can't seem to get both keybindings working simultaneously. Which one works also seems to depend on the order in which they were bound using zvm_bindkey.
Extra observations
Based on my own reading of the source code, the problem seems to stem in part from these lines. However because I don't understand the intent, I can't recommend a fix.
Reproduction steps
❯ # define two arbitrary functions
❯ function x_func() { echo hello from x }
❯ function xx_func() { echo hello from xx }
❯
❯ # register the functions as zsh widgets
❯ zle -N x_func
❯ zle -N xx_func
❯
❯ # note that the x key is unused for any keybindings
❯ bindkey -L | grep -i x
❯
❯ # bind using zvm_keybind (first x_func then xx_func)
❯ zvm_bindkey viins "^x" x_func
❯ zvm_bindkey viins "^x^x" xx_func
❯
❯ # observe the results
❯ bindkey -L | grep -i x
bindkey "^X" zvm_readkeys_handler # <-- note that i didn't do this myself, and i suspect it's related to the issue reported here
bindkey "^X^X" xx_func
❯
❯ # now try to use the keybindings; note that ^x does nothing...
❯
❯ # ...meanwhile, ^x^x works as intended
❯ hello from xx
❯
❯ # now unbind both ^x and ^x^x for good measure
❯ bindkey -r -M viins "^x"
❯ bindkey -r -M viins "^x^x"
❯
❯ # sanity check that there are no "x" keybindings
❯ bindkey -L | grep -i x
❯
❯ # now re-bind, but this time in the opposite order (first xx_func then x_func)
❯ zvm_bindkey viins "^x^x" xx_func
❯ zvm_bindkey viins "^x" x_func
❯
❯ # observe the results
❯ bindkey -L | grep -i x
bindkey "^X" x_func # <-- seems correct now, no avm_readkeys_handler here like there was before
bindkey "^X^X" xx_func
❯
❯ # note that now ^x works...
❯ hello from x
❯
❯ # ...meanwhile, ^x^x no longer does (instead, it just triggers the ^x keybinding)
❯ hello from x
As you can see, in no case am I able to get both keybindings working simultaneously.
Furthermore, using zvm_bindkey with bindings like ^x and ^x^x yields different results depending on the order in which things are bound
Finally, zvm_readkeys_handler also pops up, muddying the debugging waters. (ref. #260)
Expected behavior
Both keybindings should work, lol. The possibility for ambiguity (e.g., when I type ^x, do I want to execute ^x, or am I just not finished typing ^x^x?) should already be resolvable by the existence of the KEYTIMEOUT variable.
Moreover, ideally order shouldn't matter, though I understand there may be some constraints there.
General information
Basic examination
Problem description
Sorry for the poor issue title, I wasn't sure how to concisely describe the problem. Basically it's this:
Given two widgets
AandB,zvm_bindkeydoesn't work well when I try to bind one to e.g.,^xand another to^x^x. No matter what I do, I can't seem to get both keybindings working simultaneously. Which one works also seems to depend on the order in which they were bound usingzvm_bindkey.Extra observations
Based on my own reading of the source code, the problem seems to stem in part from these lines. However because I don't understand the intent, I can't recommend a fix.
Reproduction steps
As you can see, in no case am I able to get both keybindings working simultaneously.
Furthermore, using
zvm_bindkeywith bindings like^xand^x^xyields different results depending on the order in which things are boundFinally,
zvm_readkeys_handleralso pops up, muddying the debugging waters. (ref. #260)Expected behavior
Both keybindings should work, lol. The possibility for ambiguity (e.g., when I type
^x, do I want to execute^x, or am I just not finished typing^x^x?) should already be resolvable by the existence of theKEYTIMEOUTvariable.Moreover, ideally order shouldn't matter, though I understand there may be some constraints there.