viewer: add key passthrough mode

When trying to search in less, keys bound to viewer functions can't be
used as part of the search query, which makes the search useless.

Add a view::passthrough binding mode and a :toggle-key-passthrough
command go toggle in and out of that mode. By default, typing '/' in the
viewer is bound to enabling key passthrough and automatically inserting
'/', to easily enter "less" search mode. When in the passthrough mode,
all bindings are ignored by default. The default binds.conf only defines
a single keybinding in that mode: <Esc> to get back out. $ex is bound to
<C-x> to allow typing colons.

Signed-off-by: Kt Programs <ktprograms@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Robin Jarry <robin@jarry.cc>

2 files changed, 33 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/config/binds.conf b/config/binds.conf
index 538f9a3..d53a99f 100644
--- a/config/binds.conf
+++ b/config/binds.conf
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ N = :prev-result<Enter>
 <Esc> = :clear<Enter>
 
 [view]
+/ = :toggle-key-passthrough<Enter>/
 q = :close<Enter>
 | = :pipe<space>
 D = :delete<Enter>
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ H = :toggle-headers<Enter>
 J = :next<Enter>
 K = :prev<Enter>
 
+[view::passthrough]
+$noinherit = true
+$ex = <C-x>
+<Esc> = :toggle-key-passthrough<Enter>
+
 [compose]
 # Keybindings used when the embedded terminal is not selected in the compose
 # view
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 8a01f50..24ec1b0 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -105,14 +105,15 @@ type AccountConfig struct {
 }
 
 type BindingConfig struct {
-	Global        *KeyBindings
-	AccountWizard *KeyBindings
-	Compose       *KeyBindings
-	ComposeEditor *KeyBindings
-	ComposeReview *KeyBindings
-	MessageList   *KeyBindings
-	MessageView   *KeyBindings
-	Terminal      *KeyBindings
+	Global                 *KeyBindings
+	AccountWizard          *KeyBindings
+	Compose                *KeyBindings
+	ComposeEditor          *KeyBindings
+	ComposeReview          *KeyBindings
+	MessageList            *KeyBindings
+	MessageView            *KeyBindings
+	MessageViewPassthrough *KeyBindings
+	Terminal               *KeyBindings
 }
 
 type BindingConfigContext struct {
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ type ViewerConfig struct {
 	ShowHeaders    bool       `ini:"show-headers"`
 	AlwaysShowMime bool       `ini:"always-show-mime"`
 	HeaderLayout   [][]string `ini:"-"`
+	KeyPassthrough bool       `ini:"-"`
 }
 
 type TriggersConfig struct {
@@ -591,14 +593,15 @@ func LoadConfigFromFile(root *string, logger *log.Logger) (*AercConfig, error) {
 	file.NameMapper = mapName
 	config := &AercConfig{
 		Bindings: BindingConfig{
-			Global:        NewKeyBindings(),
-			AccountWizard: NewKeyBindings(),
-			Compose:       NewKeyBindings(),
-			ComposeEditor: NewKeyBindings(),
-			ComposeReview: NewKeyBindings(),
-			MessageList:   NewKeyBindings(),
-			MessageView:   NewKeyBindings(),
-			Terminal:      NewKeyBindings(),
+			Global:                 NewKeyBindings(),
+			AccountWizard:          NewKeyBindings(),
+			Compose:                NewKeyBindings(),
+			ComposeEditor:          NewKeyBindings(),
+			ComposeReview:          NewKeyBindings(),
+			MessageList:            NewKeyBindings(),
+			MessageView:            NewKeyBindings(),
+			MessageViewPassthrough: NewKeyBindings(),
+			Terminal:               NewKeyBindings(),
 		},
 
 		ContextualBinds: []BindingConfigContext{},
@@ -703,13 +706,14 @@ func LoadConfigFromFile(root *string, logger *log.Logger) (*AercConfig, error) {
 	}
 
 	baseGroups := map[string]**KeyBindings{
-		"default":         &config.Bindings.Global,
-		"compose":         &config.Bindings.Compose,
-		"messages":        &config.Bindings.MessageList,
-		"terminal":        &config.Bindings.Terminal,
-		"view":            &config.Bindings.MessageView,
-		"compose::editor": &config.Bindings.ComposeEditor,
-		"compose::review": &config.Bindings.ComposeReview,
+		"default":           &config.Bindings.Global,
+		"compose":           &config.Bindings.Compose,
+		"messages":          &config.Bindings.MessageList,
+		"terminal":          &config.Bindings.Terminal,
+		"view":              &config.Bindings.MessageView,
+		"view::passthrough": &config.Bindings.MessageViewPassthrough,
+		"compose::editor":   &config.Bindings.ComposeEditor,
+		"compose::review":   &config.Bindings.ComposeReview,
 	}
 
 	// Base Bindings