normal mode "r" not indicated by ModeChanged, mode()

[aidancz]

Problem

pressing r in normal mode, mode(1) returns n

Steps to reproduce

timer.lua

vim.opt.showmode = false

local timer = vim.uv.new_timer()
timer:start(0, 100, vim.schedule_wrap(function()
	vim.cmd('echo mode(1)')
	end))

test

abc

nvim --clean -u timer.lua test, and press r, the message is still n.

"ModeChanged" autocmd won't work in this situation.

Expected behavior

mode(1) give different string than n

Neovim version (nvim -v)

NVIM v0.10.0

Vim (not Nvim) behaves the same?

not sure

Operating system/version

6.9.5-arch1-1

Terminal name/version

st 0.8.5

$TERM environment variable

st-256color

Installation

AUR

[matveyt]

rx is a "two letter" command, like, say, gg. It is not a "mode switcher". Of course, Vim developers might introduce such a (potentially breaking) change but, for now, this behaviour is "as expected".