[Feature] Enable vim "normal mode" keys with Android's soft keyboard

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Platform

[ ] iOS
[X] Android

Obsidian Mobile version: v1.10 (38)

I’m very pleased with the addition of vim keys to mobile, but I’m unsure why a physical keyboard seems to be required in order to use it.

Expected:
When enabled with only soft (on screen) keyboard, vim normal mode commands function to move with hjkl, etc. The lack of an ESC key can be worked around by using Hacker’s Keyboard (has escape) or by remapping uncommon text like “fj” to serve as the escape key.

Observed:
When enabled with only soft (on screen) keyboard, vim normal mode commands only input their text, but backspace does not delete characters.

Hope I’m posting this in the right place, thanks for your consideration!

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Mobile keyboards often don’t send key strokes but rather manipulate the text box directly. That’s why you need a physical keyboard.