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Fix Ctrl+Backspace not deleting word in terminal #2

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22 changes: 21 additions & 1 deletion src/renderer/src/components/TerminalPane.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -841,8 +841,28 @@ export default function TerminalPane({
}
}

// Ctrl+Backspace → send \x17 (backward-kill-word) to PTY.
// Most terminal emulators map this shortcut but xterm.js/Restty does not
// by default, so we intercept at the capture phase and forward manually.
const onCtrlBackspace = (e: KeyboardEvent): void => {
if (!e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.altKey || e.shiftKey) return
if (e.key !== 'Backspace') return

const restty = resttyRef.current
if (!restty) return

e.preventDefault()
e.stopPropagation()
const pane = restty.getActivePane() ?? restty.getPanes()[0]
pane?.app.sendKeyInput('\x17')
}

window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, { capture: true })
return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, { capture: true })
window.addEventListener('keydown', onCtrlBackspace, { capture: true })
return () => {
window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, { capture: true })
window.removeEventListener('keydown', onCtrlBackspace, { capture: true })
}
}, [isActive])

const resolveMenuPane = () => {
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