Changing ns should keep current kind

[mpas97]

Describe the bug
If I have some resource open (let's say :secrets) in namespace A and I then do :ns B, I endup in B (expected) but always in the kind pods (unexpected). If I just tell k9s to switch namespace, I would expect to show the original kind again (in this example secrets) and not switching to pods. So for almost everything, I always have to enter two promts. First change :ns B and then :secrets (initial kind used).

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to eg. :secrets in ns A
2. Enter :ns B
3. Notice that now you see pods, no longer secrets
4. Redo :secrets to be in the initial view again (but ns B)

Versions (please complete the following information):

• OS: macOS
• K9s: 0.50.6
• K8s: 1.34.1

[derailed]

@mpas97 Does the builtin :sec A :sec: B work for you?
Going to the namespace|context view always defaults to showing pods.

[mpas97]

Yeah that works. But that I'd have to always type eg :dp (plus namespace I want to switch to) from :dp view, is just annoying. I would expect to only have to "mention" variables I want to change (so in that case namespace, but not kind) and not requiring me to rewrite where I'm actually am. Also pressing the numbers (as ns shortcuts) let you stay in the current kind. I don't get the difference in behaviour. Why are we defaulting/forcing pods when just writing ":ns X" (which for me is the equivalent as pressing a number)? As I have to manage more than 9 namespaces, not all can be reached by numbers 1-9. As I also have to check eg. differences between dev/staging/prod a lot, having a short equivalent as :ns X would help me massively. Having to type like multiple times a minute the kind again (before the namespaces that are already quite long and therefore cumbersome to enter), is just a pain. Also as there are not only easy to remember and short kinds like :dp or :sec. Crds names etc can sometimes be 20 chars or longer (especially if you need like full gvr), having to retype this all over the place can be tedious.

[derailed]

@mpas97 Tx makes sense. I'll update in the next drop.

[mpas97]

Just tried it on v0.50.7, but still the same :(

[mpas97]

Ah reading your commit, I think now you can open :cm then open :ns, press enter on the desired one and end up in :cm again. That's nice in my opinion, but not what I described here. I never described hopping to the :ns view first. I want to stay in the current kind: being on :cm (namespace A), do :ns B and directly end up in :cm (namespace B). Again, just as number shortcuts do. But this is still pointing to :pods. Here the line: https://github.com/derailed/k9s/blob/v0.50.7/internal/view/command.go#L117

[mpas97]

I just posted a follow-up PR #3441. Thanks for checking @derailed

FYI this "direct switch" is even already possible on context level: