Vscode-Neovim keymap not working outside of text buffers

Question

I'm using Neovim with lazy.nvim as my plugin manager and the vscode-neovim extension in VSCode. I've configured my custom keymap in my vscode.lua file but they only work when I'm in text buffers. These keymap don't function in VSCode's welcome or setting pages for example.

Here's my vscode.lua config:

if not vim.g.vscode then
    return {}
end

local enabled = {
    "lazy.nvim",
    "mini.move",
    "mini.surround",
    "nvim-treesitter",
    "yanky.nvim",
    "sqlite.lua",
}

local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
Config.options.checker.enabled = false
Config.options.change_detection.enabled = false
Config.options.defaults.cond = function(plugin)
    return vim.tbl_contains(enabled, plugin.name) or plugin.vscode
end

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
    pattern = "VscodeNeovimKeyMaps",
    callback = function()
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>P", "<cmd>Find<cr>")
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>/", [[<cmd>call VSCodeNotify('workbench.action.findInFiles')<cr>]])
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ss", [[<cmd>call VSCodeNotify('workbench.action.gotoSymbol')<cr>]])
        vim.keymap.set("v", "<leader><space>", [[<cmd>call VSCodeNotify('whichkey.show')<cr>]])
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader><space>", [[<cmd>call VSCodeNotify('whichkey.show')<cr>]])


        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ff", [[<cmd>call VSCodeNotify('binocular.searchFileConfiguredFolders')<cr>]]) -- Search by file name
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>fd", [[<cmd>call VSCodeNotify('binocular.searchDirectoryConfiguredFolders')<cr>]]) -- Search by directory name
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>fg", [[<cmd>call VSCodeNotify('binocular.searchFileHistory')<cr>]]) --  Search file history
    end,
})

return {
    {
        "folke/lazy.nivm",
        config = function(_, opts)
            opts = opts or {}
        end,
    },
    {
        "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
        opts = { highlight = { enable = false } },
    },
}

I tried to use keybindings.json in VSCode to send the key to Neovim but seems like it didn't work.

I expect the key to work consistently across VSCode, I mean when I'm not in text buffers. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated

OS: Windows (WSL2)

Neovim version: NVIM v0.11.0-dev-487+gc025c049a

Answer 1

i just discovered that I only need to use the keybindings.json file in vscode for it to work outside of text buffers

    {
        "key": "space shift+p",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickOpen",
        "when": "!editorTextFocus && !inputFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "space space",
        "command": "whichkey.show",
        "when": "!editorTextFocus && !inputFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "space f f",
        "command": "binocular.searchFileConfiguredFolders",
        "when": "!editorTextFocus && !inputFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "space f d",
        "command": "binocular.searchDirectoryConfiguredFolders",
        "when": "!editorTextFocus && !inputFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "space f g",
        "command": "binocular.searchFileHistory",
        "when": "!editorTextFocus && !inputFocus"
    }

you can looks at my keybindings.json here for more info