[FR] ability to remap keys for navigation to resemble fzf

[benfowler]

I would like to -- short of having to hack the code and compile from source -- be able to map the UP and DOWN bindings to ^K and ^J respectively. This is for us who have fzf(1) keybindings burnt into our fingers.

(I could have a go at adding this functionality myself, especially if we can think of a clean way to exposing this functionality and we're short of time.)

[chipsenkbeil]

I would like to -- short of having to hack the code and compile from source -- be able to map the UP and DOWN bindings to ^K and ^J respectively. This is for us who have fzf(1) keybindings burnt into our fingers.

Would you want this to be available at the same time as the current keybindings? Something users can switch between? My thought is to make it such that the user can specify the key bindings to use for navigation in a config file they can place somewhere to be read by default, that way we don't start adding new keybindings for every distinct layout someone would like.

(I could have a go at adding this functionality myself, especially if we can think of a clean way to exposing this functionality and we're short of time.)

My time to add new features and tweak things is limited. There's no rush here, but if you're motivated and want to take a crack at an implementation, I'd be happy to review the PR. As for how to approach this, the config file is my first thought. But open to suggestions.

[benfowler]

Thanks! In the end, decided it was easier to re-train my fingers to use Ctrl-N and Ctrl-P rather than write and test the change. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 at 16:53, Chip Senkbeil @.***> wrote:

I would like to -- short of having to hack the code and compile from source -- be able to map the UP and DOWN bindings to ^K and ^J respectively. This is for us who have fzf(1) keybindings burnt into our fingers.

Would you want this to be available at the same time as the current keybindings? Something users can switch between? My thought is to make it such that the user can specify the key bindings to use for navigation in a config file they can place somewhere to be read by default, that way we don't start adding new keybindings for every distinct layout someone would like.

(I could have a go at adding this functionality myself, especially if we can think of a clean way to exposing this functionality and we're short of time.)

My time to add new features and tweak things is limited. There's no rush here, but if you're motivated and want to take a crack at an implementation, I'd be happy to review the PR. As for how to approach this, the config file is my first thought. But open to suggestions.

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[naba-nyan]

Hi, I also want to remap UP and DOWN bindings to [Shift - TAB] and [TAB]. Does choose contain any configuration files?

[chipsenkbeil]

Hi, I also want to remap UP and DOWN bindings to [Shift - TAB] and [TAB]. Does choose contain any configuration files?

It does not, but PRs are welcome if it's something you'd like to add 😄