A key binding to disable any other keybindings #21516

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opened 2026-01-31 07:46:52 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @pilgrimlyieu on GitHub (Apr 13, 2024).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I use Vim in Windows Terminal and there's some keys conflicting. I know that I can unbind these keys so that I can use them in Vim, and I know that I can changes these keys binding to other if I still need these helpful actions provided by this amazing project.

However, if I don't want to disrupt the default key bindings (since I'm not able to manage so many keys and I'd believe the default key bindings are assigned more logically), then I hope there's a toggling key to allow me to disable any other key bindings defined default in Windows Terminal when I use Vim or other applications and then enable it again when I need these default bindings.

Sure, this may not be the best way. But this is the best alternative that I can imagine. So it'd be highly appreciated if there're better ways to achieve my will.

And I've searched GitHub issues and haven't found relevant issues. If I missed it, please tell me. Thanks!

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 07:46:52 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2024):

Hey this sounds exactly like #9301. It's a great suggestion, thanks! I' gonna merge this in with that thread.

/dup #9301

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2024): Hey this sounds exactly like #9301. It's a great suggestion, thanks! I' gonna merge this in with that thread. /dup #9301
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2024):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

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Reference: starred/terminal#21516