v8.2.8

Textualize/textualv8.2.8Jun 30, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

This release focuses on bug fixes for extended key processing and terminal interactions, specifically addressing crashes when clicking padding and issues with Kitty key parsing.

Key Highlights

Fixed crash when clicking the Screen's padding area
Fixed parsing of Kitty extended keys with multiple codepoints
Added keyboard shortcuts like super+backspace and alt+backspace in Input and TextArea

New Features

super+backspace is now an alias for ctrl+u in Input and TextArea
alt+backspace (option+backspace on Mac) has the same effect as ctrl+backspace in Input and TextArea

Full Release Notes

Fixes for extended key processing, and a crash bug for clicking the screen padding area.

## [8.2.8] - 2026-06-30

### Fixed

- Fixed parsing Kitty extended keys with multiple codepoints https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6592
- Fixed crash when clicking in the Screen's padding https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6598

### Changed

- super+backspace is now an alias for ctrl+u in Input and TextArea https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6594
- alt+backspace (option+backspace on Mac) has the same effect as ctrl+backspace in Input and TextArea https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6593