feat: vim motion throughout codex cli #5094
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Implement 'w', 'b', and 'e' word motions in Vim mode and add is_vim_normal_mode() helper. Add unit tests covering visual-mode word motions and normal-mode detection. Rationale: improve Vim editing experience in the composer.
Add composer_in_vim_normal_mode() that delegates to the composer. Enables higher-level UI to gate behavior based on Vim normal mode.
Delegate composer_in_vim_normal_mode() through ChatWidget so top-level UI can check composer Vim state.
Wire the 't' key to open the transcript overlay when the composer is in Vim normal mode. Improves discoverability of transcript while using Vim bindings.
… other handlers) Unify page semantics so Ctrl-D/Ctrl-U perform full-page scrolling. Remove Ctrl-F/Ctrl-B and Ctrl-E/Ctrl-Y handlers and hints. Update pager key hints accordingly. Rationale: simplify and align pager behaviour for Vim mode; note this may affect users relying on previous handlers.
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Fixes #104, #3115, and #155
This is a WIP PR to add a Vim keybinding mode across the Codex CLI.
I’ll add more details later tomorrow, about my approach to implementing Vim motions in the input box, as well as in the transcript mode for scrolling through the transcript/context.
P.S. It’s late night here, so I’m heading to bed now.