v8.2.8

al1abb/invoifyv8.2.8Jun 30, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

This release fixes extended key parsing and a crash bug related to screen padding, while adding new keyboard shortcuts for backspace in input areas.

Key Highlights

Fixed parsing of Kitty extended keys with multiple codepoints
Fixed crash when clicking in the Screen's padding
Added super+backspace as an alias for ctrl+u
Added alt+backspace as an alias for ctrl+backspace

New Features

super+backspace is now an alias for ctrl+u in Input and TextArea
alt+backspace 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