Session manager doesn't react on any keys

[estin]

Hi! after update to 0.41.1 (arch linux via pacman) popup panes doesn't accept commands

Case

1. start

   rm -rf  /tmp/zellij-1000
   rm -rf ~/.cache/zellij
   zellij --debug

2. Unlock (locked by default) and open session-manager Ctrl-g Ctrl-o w

3. Session manager doesn't react on any keys and all pop-up panes doesn't react too.

basic info and logs

`zellij --version`: `zellij 0.41.1` `stty size`: `47 240` `uname -av`: `Linux archlinux 6.11.6-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 01 Nov 2024 03:30:41 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux` [zellij.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17697736/zellij.log) [zellij-22.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17697738/zellij-22.log)

P.S. I can help to debug it

[estin]

hm... popup panes are locked by default too )

Ctrl-g and they start works )

[imsnif]

Does it work without a config? Eg. with zellij setup --clean?

[estin]

Does it work without a config? Eg. with zellij setup --clean?

yes. it work as expected. no lock by default and popup panes accept commands

[imsnif]

Sounds like this is something specific in the config then? I realize the behavior may have changed in the version, but if you'd like to troubleshoot it and find an exact reproduction of what worked in a different way before than now, that would be great.

[estin]

Can reproduce by following configs.

on SwitchToMode "locked" works as expected

on SwitchToMode "normal" requires extra Ctrl-g to start typing session name on new zellij version. It was my config for pervious zellij version.

Ctrl-g Ctrl-o w - start typing session name (ok)

```conf keybinds { locked { bind "Ctrl g" { SwitchToMode "normal"; } } session { bind "Ctrl o" { SwitchToMode "normal"; } bind "Ctrl s" { SwitchToMode "scroll"; } bind "d" { Detach; } bind "w" { LaunchOrFocusPlugin "session-manager" { floating true move_to_focused_tab true }; SwitchToMode "locked" // !!!!! } } } plugins { tab-bar location="zellij:tab-bar" status-bar location="zellij:status-bar" strider location="zellij:strider" compact-bar location="zellij:compact-bar" session-manager location="zellij:session-manager" welcome-screen location="zellij:session-manager" { welcome_screen true } filepicker location="zellij:strider" { cwd "/" } configuration location="zellij:configuration" plugin-manager location="zellij:plugin-manager" } default_mode "locked" ``` 

Ctrl-g Ctrl-o w start typing session name (nothing) Ctrl-g start typing session name (ok)

```conf keybinds { locked { bind "Ctrl g" { SwitchToMode "normal"; } } session { bind "Ctrl o" { SwitchToMode "normal"; } bind "Ctrl s" { SwitchToMode "scroll"; } bind "d" { Detach; } bind "w" { LaunchOrFocusPlugin "session-manager" { floating true move_to_focused_tab true }; SwitchToMode "normal" // !!!!! } } } plugins { tab-bar location="zellij:tab-bar" status-bar location="zellij:status-bar" strider location="zellij:strider" compact-bar location="zellij:compact-bar" session-manager location="zellij:session-manager" welcome-screen location="zellij:session-manager" { welcome_screen true } filepicker location="zellij:strider" { cwd "/" } configuration location="zellij:configuration" plugin-manager location="zellij:plugin-manager" } default_mode "locked" ``` 

[imsnif]

Zellij only sends keys to the panes running inside it (terminal panes or plugin panes such as the session manager) in locked mode and in the base mode (in your case it is also locked). This is a fix from the previous version, I think doing otherwise would be unexpected (because then we'd reach a situation in which in normal mode - for example - Zellij would intercept some keys and send the others to the underlying plugin/terminal).

Sounds like you found a fix though, by getting Ctrl o + w to switch back to locked mode, right?

[estin]

yes, now understand locked logic. thanks!

[imsnif]

Sure thing, sorry for the confusion!