Flight Log / xtermjs/xterm.js #5344
Remove alt-to-ctrl arrow key hacks in favor of embedder-specific solutions — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in xtermjs/xterm.js on May 29, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +21 −46, 3 files, 0 reviews.
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GitHub Copilot, in xtermjs/xterm.js, removes hacks that converted Alt+arrow keys to Ctrl+arrow sequences for word navigation, so embedders like VS Code can handle those keys. Across three files and two commits: 21 additions, 46 deletions. It is a burn, closed unmerged after human review; the reviewer wrote "@copilot rebase and try again from scratch".
“@copilot rebase and try again from scratch”
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This PR removes the keyboard input hacks that automatically converted Alt+arrow keys to Ctrl+arrow key sequences for word navigation. These hacks prevented embedders like VS Code from handling Alt+arrow keys through their own keybinding systems. ## Changes Made **Removed hack code from `src/common…
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- May 29, 2025closedTyriar
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