v8.2.8

vietnh1009/ASCII-generatorv8.2.8Jun 30, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

Bug fix release for extended key processing and a crash bug when clicking the screen padding area.

Key Highlights

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

New Features

super+backspace alias for ctrl+u
alt+backspace alias for ctrl+backspace

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