Use of main app bindings in Modal Screen

[nannerpusser]

Before I get too far into the weeds and open any official reports I'm curious if my main app's bindings are meant to still function while in a temporary/secondary Screen, specifically a Modal sitting on top of the main screen. The Modal is called with push_screen() and eventually removed using a pop_screen() if it matters. Code example:

class SplackApp(App):
BINDINGS = [("ctrl+q", "quit", "Quit"), ("f1", "toggle_sidebar", "Open Sidebar")]
def __init__(self) -> None:
super().__init__()
self.thing = wooptywoo(otherthing.whatever=x, okcool=True)
def thing_pushing_screen(var1, var2, xxyy=zz):
blah, code here # sweet code bro
self.push_screen(PlayScreen(more blah blah variables)

class PlayerScreen(ModalScreen):
CSS_PATH = "style.tcss"
BINDINGS = [Binding("ctrl+q", "quit", "Quit", show=False, priority=True)]

Sorry for the formatting without indentation, but I cannot get this editor to behave. Code works great and I can pop the screen and go back to the main app with a close Button and it all works as it should, except I cannot use any bindings while the modal is on top. I have tried defining its own separate bindings, changing priority, changing the actual keys used. I was going to define my own key binds that also function as bindings for another library that is being used with the modal (python-mpv) so that if I Ctrl + Q while on the PlayerScreen modal it does it safely by shutting down mpv first, then popping the screen. But I can't find this specific use in the docs (keybindings on modal screens).

[TomJGooding]

I'm curious if my main app's bindings are meant to still function while in a temporary/secondary Screen, specifically a Modal

No. This is explained in the Modal screen docs: https://textual.textualize.io/guide/screens/#modal-screens

I have tried defining its own separate bindings...

You would need to prefix the actions with the app namespace to run actions on the App. For example, ("ctrl+q", "app.quit") to quit.

[nannerpusser]

You are a goddamn hero, sir. Works great when I use actions and namespacing properly.