Chat eating keybinds?

Bug Report
1

I have some keybinds setup like so:

{
  "key": "cmd+1",
  "command": "workbench.action.focusSideBar"
},
{
  "key": "cmd+2",
  "command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup"
},
{
  "key": "cmd+3",
  "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focus"
},
{
  "key": "cmd+4",
  "command": "workbench.action.focusAuxiliaryBar"
},

These work fine except when I use cmd+4 to focus cursor chat. Once it’s focused, I can’t use my other binds anymore to switch focus. I don’t have any conflicting keybinds. I’m not sure if this is a bug or I’m doing something wrong.

2

That’s because you’re focused on the chat input field, which can block some other keybinds. We will strive to handle this more effectively. Thank you for your report!

You can try pressing the tab key once to unfocus from the input field and then use your other keybinds.

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3

This is still a problem, and one of my biggest complaints with Cursor.

4

Hey, can you explain exactly what problem you’re having?

5

When using the “AI Chat” sidebar feature, and the chat input has focus, custom key bindings do not get triggered. For example, I’m trying to set up a custom shortcut that triggers the “View: Close AI Sidebar” command, but it seems the key press is never received (but it does work when the chat input is not focused).

6

Please reopen this thread