Vscode-neovim: Possible to map Command / Meta key? I.e. <D-$KEY>

[iansinnott]

Thanks for this plugin! So far it's much more flexible than the more popular vscode vim plugin.

I'm wondering, can I remap command key mappings?

Example:

nnoremap <D-j> 10j

Command + j moves down 10 lines. Are mappings like this possible?

[asvetliakov]

yes, but for ctrl/meta/command keysequences you must additionally hint vscode to send this keysequence to neovim, as specified in the readme:

add to your keybindings.json

    {
        "command": "vscode-neovim.send",
        "key": "command+j",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && neovim.mode != insert",
        "args": "<D-j>"
    }

(actually i don't remember should cmd+j or command+j or ctrl+j be used for mac)

This way neovim will receive your D-j which can be used in any mapping

[iansinnott]

Thanks!

Sorry I missed that on my first read through. I didn't see any mention of the command key. Maybe this is the section in question: https://github.com/asvetliakov/vscode-neovim#to-pass-additional-ctrl-key-sequence-for-example--add-to-your-keybindingsjson

[asvetliakov]

correct, this works for any complex key-sequence, not only for the ctrl.

Btw, feel free to reopen the issue if it doesn't work for you.

[iansinnott]

Thanks again! Yes, was going to close this out. If anyone else runs into this in the future, these mappings worked for me:

// keybindings.json

  {
    "command": "vscode-neovim.send",
    "key": "cmd+j",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && neovim.mode != insert",
    "args": "<D-j>"
  },
  {
    "command": "vscode-neovim.send",
    "key": "cmd+k",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && neovim.mode != insert",
    "args": "<D-k>"
  },