disable builtin keys while menu is open

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 6d8425b..87ecc50 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -1336,6 +1336,26 @@ function bind_menu_keys()
 	bind_key('PGDWN', cursor_page_down, {repeatable = true})
 end
 
+-- uses enable-section and disable-section to disable builtin key bindings
+-- while the OSD is visible. these commands are technically deprecated for
+-- non-internal use, but they still work, and there doesn't appear to be
+-- another way apart from setting an override for each individual key.
+--
+-- might eventually change this to a selective override, since some of these
+-- builtin keys could still be useful while the menus are open.
+local function set_key_bindings()
+	if osd.hidden then
+		unbind_keys()
+		mp.command_native({'enable-section', 'default'})
+	elseif menus[depth].search_active then
+		bind_search_keys()
+		mp.command_native({'disable-section', 'default'})
+	else
+		bind_menu_keys()
+		mp.command_native({'disable-section', 'default'})
+	end
+end
+
 local function toggle_menu()
 	osd.hidden = not osd.hidden
 	osd:update()
@@ -1351,13 +1371,7 @@ local function toggle_menu()
 		end
 	end
 
-	if osd.hidden then
-		unbind_keys()
-	elseif menus[depth].search_active then
-		bind_search_keys()
-	else
-		bind_menu_keys()
-	end
+	set_key_bindings()
 end
 
 mp.observe_property('osd-dimensions', 'native', function(_, val)
@@ -1378,7 +1392,10 @@ mp.register_event('end-file', function()
 	update_osd()
 end)
 
-mp.add_forced_key_binding('TAB', 'toggle-menu', toggle_menu)
-bind_menu_keys()
 load_data()
 push_group_menu(objects['root'])
+
+-- keys added via bind_key() are unbound when the OSD is closed, but we want
+-- toggle-menu to work regardless of setting.
+mp.add_forced_key_binding('TAB', 'toggle-menu', toggle_menu)
+set_key_bindings()