v8.2.8

d2lang/d2v8.2.8Jun 30, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

This release addresses parsing issues with Kitty extended keys and fixes a crash occurring when clicking within the Screen's padding area. It also refines keyboard shortcuts in Input and TextArea components.

Key Highlights

Fixed parsing of Kitty extended keys with multiple codepoints
Fixed crash when clicking in the Screen's padding area
super+backspace is now an alias for ctrl+u
alt+backspace acts like 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