:cd unusable?

[mralusw]

Problem

So I type :cd <TAB>. This brings up a completion list that includes all directories in the current directory, plus all files (nice!), then

• <TAB> again selects the first choice (which is .. — nice, I have to delete that to get back to the list)
• using a combination of <Left>, <Right> and <Enter> one can eventually navigate to the desired destination, then FINALLY...
• surprise, there is no way to select a final folder
• not to worry though, you can select a file to get out of the picker, then erase the filename to get just the desired directory

Steps to reproduce

No response

vis version (vis -v)

g5cd6d03 +curses +lua +acl +selinux (the one at commit message "fix bug report template", nice to know this is being taken care of)

Terminal name/version

Gnome Terminator

$TERM environment variable

xterm-256color

[ninewise]

It's true that the built-in file selector is very primitive, and not a good fit for :cd.

If you want something fancier, I'd advice adding a variant of the following snippet to your visrc:

vis:command_register("rcd", function(argv, force, cur_win, selection, range)
    handle = io.popen('f="$(mktemp)"; st -e ranger --choosedir="$f" --show-only-dirs; cat "$f"')
    local output = handle:read()
    handle:close()
    vis:command('cd '..output)
end)

[mralusw]

Still, not being able to pick a final directory is a bug, not a case of not enough polishing. However primitive the built-in selector is, it must have some switch (or some key binding) to allow me to pick a directory instead of a file.

If you have a workaround for this bug (like rcd), it should be something that replaces the buggy command.