Quickfix default action don't open selected file in new buffer

[jbleuzen]

Hello,

I want to use FzfLua quickfix picker but I'm having an issue with it. The issue being : the default action (with enter) don't open the file in a new buffer but in a sort of floating window (as it doesn't appear when I do :ls)

I have the issue with the bare minimum configuration :

return {
	"ibhagwan/fzf-lua",
	dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
	config = function()
		local FzfLua = require("fzf-lua")
		FzfLua.setup({})
	end,
}

I'm sorry if I don't use the right words or post this at the right place but that's how I understand/describe the issue.

Could someone confirm if it's the expected behaviour ? And if yes, what is it (as it's not a buffer) ?
Thanks

[ibhagwan]

The quick fix picker works as any other file entries picker (files/buffers/grep/etc), upon pressing enter the location (file:line:col) should open in the originating buffer (the buffer you started FzfLua from).

I’m not sure I’m clear on what’s happening in your case, maybe a video recording will help clarify?

[jbleuzen]

Yeah I think a video will help to explain my issue. :)

CleanShot.2025-11-16.at.12.12.10.mp4

So here it is and the workflow I was doing :

• opening with files picker and checking that it opens a new buffer
• marking multiples files for the quickfix list and trying to open one from the quickfix picker
• checking that the files opened from the quickfix list appears in my buffers list but it's not.

You can see as well on my buffer line that when I open the file from the quickfix list it doesn't appear in it as well.

Hope it's clearer.

[ibhagwan]

That’s how creating a neovim quick fix list works, buffers are unlisted, if you navigate with cnext they’ll become listed or you can use :FzfLua buffers show_unlisted=true (like :ls!).

[jbleuzen]

Ha didn't know that, thanks !
Maybe because of my config I was misleaded cause when I use the default quickfix, it opens the file I select with enter into new buffer.
Could it be possible to create a custom action to open it in a new buffer ?

[ibhagwan]

Ha didn't know that, thanks ! Maybe because of my config I was misleaded cause when I use the default quickfix, it opens the file I select with enter into new buffer. Could it be possible to create a custom action to open it in a new buffer ?

Sure, take a look at how the quick fix list code works and create an action that calls vim.fn.bufadd instead:

fzf-lua/lua/fzf-lua/actions.lua

Line 299 in abad16f

local sel_to_qf = function(selected, opts, is_loclist)

[jbleuzen]

Thanks for your help ibhagwan.

I was able to solve my issue with this snippet :

  ["default"] = function(selected, opts, is_loclist)
    vim.schedule(function()
      local file = path.entry_to_file(selected[1], opts)
      local bufnr = vim.fn.bufadd(file.bufname)
      vim.fn.bufload(bufnr)
      vim.api.nvim_set_current_buf(bufnr)
      vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, { file.line, file.col })
      vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "buflisted", true)
    end)
  end