Sidebar and file explorer keys and menu

Here are some key definitions and a menu to aid with keyboard navigation on the sidebar. Specifically for the file-explorer sidebar, custom keystrokes and a menu are included.

Key definitions

Here are key definitions. Many are adapted from VSCodeVim from here. The general when: listFocus entries are movement keys (h, j, k, l, ...). The when: explorerViewletVisible entries are specific to the file explorer. These can be used for file operations like copy, paste, delete, and so on. The , or m keys launch a menu for these file operations.

      {
        "key": "h",
        "command": "list.collapse",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "j",
        "command": "list.focusDown",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "k",
        "command": "list.focusUp",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "l",
        "command": "list.select",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "o",
        "command": "explorer.openWith",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "r",
        "command": "revealFileInOS",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "f",
        "command": "copyFilePath",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "s",
        "command": "list.toggleSelection",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "shift+f",
        "command": "copyRelativeFilePath",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "n",
        "command": "explorer.newFile",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "shift+n",
        "command": "explorer.newFolder",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "ctrl+d",
        "command": "list.focusPageDown",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "ctrl+u",
        "command": "list.focusPageUp",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },    
      {
        "key": "escape",
        "command": "workbench.action.toggleSidebarVisibility",
        "when": "sideBarFocus && !inputFocus && !HasSelectionOrFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "escape",
        "command": "list.clear",
        "when": "listFocus && listHasSelectionOrFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "g g",
        "command": "list.focusFirst",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "g k",
        "command": "list.focusFirst",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "g j",
        "command": "list.focusLast",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "g h",
        "command": "list.focusLast",
        "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "/",
        "command": "list.toggleKeyboardNavigation",
        "when": "listFocus && listSupportsKeyboardNavigation"
      },
      {
        "key": "y",
        "command": "filesExplorer.copy",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "x",
        "command": "filesExplorer.cut",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "p",
        "command": "filesExplorer.paste",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "d",
        "command": "moveFileToTrash",
        "when": "explorerResourceMoveableToTrash && explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "c",
        "command": "renameFile",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "shift+o",
        "command": "explorer.openAndPassFocus",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "v",
        "command": "filesExplorer.openFilePreserveFocus",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": ",",
        "command": "dance.openMenu",
        "args": { "input": "file-explorer" },
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
      },
      {
        "key": "m",
        "command": "dance.openMenu",
        "args": { "input": "file-explorer" },
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
      },

For these keybindings to work right, you need the following in settings.json:

    "workbench.list.automaticKeyboardNavigation": false,

File explorer menu

Here is a Dance menu for use in the file explorer sidebar (defined in settings.json):

        "file-explorer": {
            "items": {
                "y": { "text": "Yank file", "command": "filesExplorer.copy" },
                "p": { "text": "Paste file", "command": "filesExplorer.paste" },
                "c": { "text": "Rename file", "command": "renameFile" },
                "d": { "text": "Delete file", "command": "moveFileToTrash" },
                "x": { "text": "Cut file", "command": "filesExplorer.cut" },
                "r": { "text": "Reveal in file explorer", "command": "revealFileInOS" },
                "o": { "text": "Open with...", "command": "explorer.openWith" },
                "O": { "text": "Open", "command": "explorer.openAndPassFocus" },
                "v": { "text": "View", "command": "filesExplorer.openFilePreserveFocus" },
                "f": { "text": "Copy file path", "command": "copyFilePath" },
                "F": { "text": "Copy relative file path", "command": "copyRelativeFilePath" },
                "n": { "text": "New folder", "command": "explorer.newFile" },
                "N": { "text": "New file", "command": "explorer.newFolder" },
            }
        },