Make prefix work in all tables (except the prefix table). Users who want

to avoid this can set prefix to "none" and bind send-prefix
themselves. Allows C-b t be bound in the copy mode tables again, pointed
out by millert@.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/tmux/server-client.c b/usr.bin/tmux/server-client.c
index 152744ccb2a..19fecb3a14c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tmux/server-client.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tmux/server-client.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: server-client.c,v 1.204 2016/11/24 18:45:45 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: server-client.c,v 1.205 2016/12/07 09:16:13 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -782,6 +782,18 @@ retry:
 	else
 		log_debug("key table %s (pane %%%u)", table->name, wp->id);
 
+	/*
+	 * The prefix always takes precedence and forces a switch to the prefix
+	 * table, unless we are already there.
+	 */
+	if ((key == (key_code)options_get_number(s->options, "prefix") ||
+	    key == (key_code)options_get_number(s->options, "prefix2")) &&
+	    strcmp(table->name, "prefix") != 0) {
+		server_client_set_key_table(c, "prefix");
+		server_status_client(c);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Try to see if there is a key binding in the current table. */
 	bd_find.key = key;
 	bd = RB_FIND(key_bindings, &table->key_bindings, &bd_find);
@@ -854,22 +866,12 @@ retry:
 
 	/* If no match and we're not in the root table, that's it. */
 	if (name == NULL && !server_client_is_default_key_table(c)) {
+		log_debug("no key in key table %s", table->name);
 		server_client_set_key_table(c, NULL);
 		server_status_client(c);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * No match, but in the root table. Prefix switches to the prefix table
-	 * and everything else is passed through.
-	 */
-	if (key == (key_code)options_get_number(s->options, "prefix") ||
-	    key == (key_code)options_get_number(s->options, "prefix2")) {
-		server_client_set_key_table(c, "prefix");
-		server_status_client(c);
-		return;
-	}
-
 forward:
 	if (c->flags & CLIENT_READONLY)
 		return;