VSCode Key Bindings for Vim navigation between Editor/Terminal/FileExplorer

keybindings.json

[
    // Vim navigation
    //
    {
        "key": "ctrl+h",
        "command": "workbench.action.focusLeftGroup",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert' && !firstEditorInGroup"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+l",
        "command": "workbench.action.focusRightGroup",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert'"
    },

    // Editor Focus
    {
        "key": "ctrl+k",
        "command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup",
        "when": "!editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+l",
        "command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup",
        "when": "focusedView == 'workbench.explorer.fileView'"
    },

    // File Explorer Focus
    {
        "key": "ctrl+h",
        "command": "workbench.files.action.focusFilesExplorer",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert' && activeEditorGroupIndex === 1"
    },

    // Terminal Focus
    {
        "key": "ctrl+j",
        "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focus",
        "when": "terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalFocus"
    }
    
    // ON MACOS ONLY:
    //
    // Remap renameFile to cmd+enter on macOS so opening a file with just enter works
    {
        "key": "cmd+enter",
        "command": "renameFile",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "enter",
        "command": "-renameFile",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "enter",
        "command": "list.select",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
    }
]