v8.2.8

guilinhu/proactive_hearing_assistantv8.2.8Jun 30, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

This release addresses critical bug fixes regarding Kitty extended key parsing and a crash bug in the screen padding area, while also introducing new keyboard shortcut aliases for text editing.

Key Highlights

Fixed parsing of Kitty extended keys with multiple codepoints.
Fixed crash bug when clicking in the Screen's padding area.
Added `super+backspace` as an alias for `ctrl+u` in Input and TextArea.
Made `alt+backspace` behave like `ctrl+backspace` in Input and TextArea.

New Features

Added `super+backspace` as an alias for `ctrl+u` in Input and TextArea.
Made `alt+backspace` behave 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