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v8.2.7

al1abb/invoifyv8.2.7May 19, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

Textual library update adding support for the Kitty key protocol and improving text area functionality with new shortcuts and modifier key handling.

Key Highlights

  • Added Kitty key protocol support enabling alt+backspace on Warp terminal.
  • Textual now reports modifier keys as separate key events.
  • Enhanced text area shortcuts including cmd+ for undo/redo and ctrl+u behavior changes.

New Features

  • Kitty key protocol support with 'Report all keys as escape codes'.
  • Modifier keys reported as separate key events.
  • New `TEXTUAL_DISABLE_KITTY_KEY` environment variable for debugging.
  • Cmd+ shortcuts for undo, redo, copy, cut, and paste in TextArea.
  • Ctrl+u now deletes a newline if the cursor is at the start.
  • Alt+delete now bound to delete word right.

Full Release Notes

This release adds additional support for the Kitty key protocol. Which enables some additional keys on some terminals. Additionally, Textual will report modifier keys as separate key events. 

Additionally there are a few more shortcuts to the Text Area.

This release sponsored by Mistral AI. See release notes for detail.

## [8.2.7] - 2026-05-19 

### Added

- Added support for Kitty key protocol "Report all keys as escape codes" which enabled alt+backspace on Warp https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6544
- Added support for detecting separate modifier keys for terminals that support the Kitty key protocol https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6544
- Added `TEXTUAL_DISABLE_KITTY_KEY` env var to disable Kitty key protocol support (debug aid). https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6544

### Changed

- Undo/redo/copy/cut/paste in TextArea will now work with cmd+ on supported terminals https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6543
- In TextArea, ctrl+u will now delete a newline if the cursor is at the start https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6543
- in TextArea alt+delete is now bound to delete word right https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6543
- Text opacity applied to an ansi theme will now set the dim attribute if the opacity is < 50% https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6546