Add Option/Alt keyboard shortcuts for word navigation #34
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added 2 commits
January 7, 2026 12:45
- Add Alt+Backspace to delete word backward - Add Alt+Left/Right to move cursor by word - Fix input parser to recognize ESC+0x7F as Alt+Backspace on macOS - Reorder backspace handlers so modifier variants are checked first
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Summary
Adds standard macOS Option key shortcuts for word-based text navigation and deletion:
Changes
lib/src/keyboard/input_parser.dart: Add handling for ESC+0x7F sequence (how macOS sends Option+Backspace)lib/src/components/text_field.dart:_moveCursorByWord()_deleteWordBackward()Testing
Tested manually in a terminal UI application. All three shortcuts now work as expected on macOS.