vim: Fix escape key switching back to default mode instead of normal mode (#31843)

Closes #31728

This PR introduced new setting `"helix_mode"`. Enabling which will
enable the `vim_mode` along with `helix` behavior.

This solves issue where `vim`'s `default_mode` was being used to switch
between mode instead of opening in `default_mode`.

When `helix_mode` is enabled switcing to `Normal mode` will now switch
to `HelixNormal`


Release Notes:

- Fixed - escape key not switching to normal mode when default_mode is
insert
- Added - `helix_mode` setting to enable/disable helix key bindings

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Co-authored-by: Conrad Irwin <conrad.irwin@gmail.com>
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Sanjeev Shrestha 2025-06-19 03:11:12 +05:45 committed by GitHub
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8 changed files with 72 additions and 14 deletions

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@ -1210,19 +1210,27 @@ pub fn handle_keymap_file_changes(
cx: &mut App,
) {
BaseKeymap::register(cx);
VimModeSetting::register(cx);
vim_mode_setting::init(cx);
let (base_keymap_tx, mut base_keymap_rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
let (keyboard_layout_tx, mut keyboard_layout_rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
let mut old_base_keymap = *BaseKeymap::get_global(cx);
let mut old_vim_enabled = VimModeSetting::get_global(cx).0;
let mut old_helix_enabled = vim_mode_setting::HelixModeSetting::get_global(cx).0;
cx.observe_global::<SettingsStore>(move |cx| {
let new_base_keymap = *BaseKeymap::get_global(cx);
let new_vim_enabled = VimModeSetting::get_global(cx).0;
let new_helix_enabled = vim_mode_setting::HelixModeSetting::get_global(cx).0;
if new_base_keymap != old_base_keymap || new_vim_enabled != old_vim_enabled {
if new_base_keymap != old_base_keymap
|| new_vim_enabled != old_vim_enabled
|| new_helix_enabled != old_helix_enabled
{
old_base_keymap = new_base_keymap;
old_vim_enabled = new_vim_enabled;
old_helix_enabled = new_helix_enabled;
base_keymap_tx.unbounded_send(()).unwrap();
}
})
@ -1410,7 +1418,7 @@ pub fn load_default_keymap(cx: &mut App) {
cx.bind_keys(KeymapFile::load_asset(asset_path, cx).unwrap());
}
if VimModeSetting::get_global(cx).0 {
if VimModeSetting::get_global(cx).0 || vim_mode_setting::HelixModeSetting::get_global(cx).0 {
cx.bind_keys(KeymapFile::load_asset(VIM_KEYMAP_PATH, cx).unwrap());
}
}