Vim navigation on filtered view

[IvanVolosyuk]

I'm trying to migrate to nvim/neo-tree from vim/nerdtree. The concept of filtered view is very cool and I'm trying to get used to it, but I guess I don't understand some principles.

In one specific example I'm trying to do the filtering and display just 'init.lua' files:
/init.lua
For some other name it would be much better, but not for this particular case, see the picture below. Now I would like to accept the filtered view and switch to vim navigation mode - jump at the particular line or at the bottom of the list in this case: G, but I cannot. The intuitive choice after / vim search is <CR> in order to go from incremental search to completed search. But <CR> just opens the file at the cursor. Do I miss something obvious or filtered view doesn't work with vim navigation keys in neo-tree? I discovered that I can use <C-n>, <C-p> but it is not helpful in this case as it doesn't make me faster in opening the last file in the list.
[Update]: I found out I can use f to filter on submit, but can I press a key on increment search to make it stick?
[Update2]: It looks like I can change the config to make <CR> act as search completion and allow navigation in filtered view:

filesystem = {
    window = {
      mappings = {
         ["/"] = "filter_as_you_type",
     }
   }
}

Well it changes the question :). Can I use the best of the both worlds, say use fuzzy_finder with:

• <CR> - opens the file under cursor
• <C-y> - submits the filtering view similar as <CR> for filter_as_you_type and allows to use vim keys for navigation

[teddywaweru]

My suggestion would be that the / function, upon pressing <CR>, should revert to browsing through the filter results similarly to f upon submit. It's a rare circumstance that the file being filtered for will be the first one in the browser area. Also, if it is, it would only be an extra <CR> click away...

PS: I'm currently using AstroNvim.