Can't leave visual multi

[hcarver]

Describe the issue:

Can't leave visual-multi. Since updating to the latest version, and the latest version of vim, once I enter VM / Multi mode, using or fails to exit visual multi.

I'm afraid my vim understanding is not strong enough to debug this without help from you!

Steps to reproduce

1. Move to some text, hit to make an initial selection
2. Type (nothing happens, text still selected, still in visual multi mode)

This still happens with the minimal vimrc provided.

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• Operating System: Mac OS 13.1
• Vim Version: VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0 (2022 Jun 28, compiled Dec 12 2022 18:56:32) macOS version - arm64
• commit SHA/branch: 724bd53

[mg979]

Does it work with an older vim version?

[hcarver]

Does it work with an older vim version?

Yes! I narrowed it down to between 9.0.950 and 9.0.1000. I can leave the plugin on 9.0.0950 but I can't on 9.0.1000.

[mg979]

See if it exits with a delay (press esc, wait some seconds), rather than not exiting at all.

Anyway you can try remapping the exit key

let g:VM_maps = {}
let g:VM_maps["Exit"] = '<C-c>'

Maybe it handles differently the esc key, my system vim version is lower (9.0.630 I think) and I can't test the new one atm.

[hcarver]

It doesn't exit with any delay - I waited about 30 seconds.

But remapping did work. With that change to the Exit key, C-c worked to quit VM mode.

[mg979]

If anybody uses a vim version that exhibits this behavior, can try to change this line:

https://github.com/mg979/vim-visual-multi/blob/724bd53adfbaf32e129b001658b45d4c5c29ca1a/autoload/vm/maps.vim#L96

and also add

&& !has('patch-9.0.###')

Replace ### with the patch that introduced the different behavior of the esc key. I don't know what it is, but it should be between 9.0.950 and 9.0.1000, as @hcarver said here.

Could be 9.0.974 (vim/vim@dffa6ea85c82bbcb60368f38f7437c6cd89c9e55), so the new line would be:

if !has('nvim') && !has('gui_running') && !has('patch-9.0.974')

The same should be done here

https://github.com/mg979/vim-visual-multi/blob/724bd53adfbaf32e129b001658b45d4c5c29ca1a/autoload/vm/maps.vim#L132

[mg979]

I gave it a try and it doesn't work. But it's a vim issue, if I do:

nnoremap <esc> o

it doesn't work. The key esc produces a different code now and <esc> isn't recognized anymore.

[mg979]

Fixed by https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/32030a9f3be25e1343ef15028511614fb4c20e9f