docs: add FAQ entry for accessing the fish bind mode

Adds a FAQ entry demonstrating how to access the fish bind mode using
`set_poshcontext`.
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Jonathan Dickinson 2024-07-08 14:57:22 -04:00 committed by Jan De Dobbeleer
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@ -279,6 +279,26 @@ This is most likely caused by two Oh My Posh init lines in your `.zshrc`, remove
You should update fish to v3.4.0 or higher. Fish supports `$(...)` and `"$(...)"` since v3.4.0, as described in its [changelog][fish-changelog]. You should update fish to v3.4.0 or higher. Fish supports `$(...)` and `"$(...)"` since v3.4.0, as described in its [changelog][fish-changelog].
### Fish: Display current bind (Vim) mode
Use the `set_poshcontext` function to export the current mode. Note that scope shadowing must be disabled in order to
access the `$fish_bind_mode` variable.
```fish
function set_poshcontext --no-scope-shadowing
set --export FISH__BIND_MODE $fish_bind_mode
end
```
You can then use this in a template, for example this replicates the [example in the Fish documentation][fish-mode-prompt]:
```json
{
"type": "text",
"template": "{{ if eq .Env.FISH__BIND_MODE \"default\" }}<red>[N]</>{{ else if eq .Env.FISH__BIND_MODE \"insert\" }}<green>[I]</>{{ else if eq .Env.FISH__BIND_MODE \"replace_one\" }}<green>[R]</>{{ else if eq .Env.FISH__BIND_MODE \"visual\"}}<brmagenta>[V]</>{{ else }}<red>[?]</>{{ end }}"
}
```
### After updating my Nerd Font to a newer version, the prompt displays unknown characters ### After updating my Nerd Font to a newer version, the prompt displays unknown characters
Nerd Fonts moved the icons to a different location in the font for v3. Nerd Fonts moved the icons to a different location in the font for v3.
@ -319,3 +339,4 @@ This is a known problem with Xonsh. The issue is tracked [here][xonsh-issue].
[fish-changelog]: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/relnotes.html#id1 [fish-changelog]: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/relnotes.html#id1
[xonsh-issue]: https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh/issues/3810 [xonsh-issue]: https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh/issues/3810
[zsh-init]: https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/discussions/3462#discussioncomment-5155790 [zsh-init]: https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/discussions/3462#discussioncomment-5155790
[fish-mode-prompt]: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/cmds/fish_mode_prompt.html#example