v8.2.8

zai-org/GLM-5v8.2.8Jun 30, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

A bug-fix focused release addressing terminal key handling issues and user interface stability, including a crash on padding clicks and parsing errors for extended keys.

Key Highlights

Fixed crash when clicking the Screen's padding area
Fixed parsing of Kitty extended keys with multiple codepoints
Added keyboard shortcuts: super+backspace maps to ctrl+u

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