version bump

Author: willmcgugan

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+
+## [0.68.1] - 2024-06-16
+
+### Added
+
+- Added `App.simulate_key`
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed issue with pop_screen launched from an action
+
 ## [0.68.0] - 2024-06-14
 
 ### Added
@@ -2132,6 +2143,7 @@ https://textual.textualize.io/blog/2022/11/08/version-040/#version-040
 - New handler system for messages that doesn't require inheritance
 - Improved traceback handling
 
+[0.68.1]: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/compare/v0.68.0...v0.68.1
 [0.68.0]: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/compare/v0.67.1...v0.68.0
 [0.67.1]: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/compare/v0.67.0...v0.67.1
 [0.67.0]: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/compare/v0.66.0...v0.67.0

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "textual"
-version = "0.68.0"
+version = "0.68.1"
 homepage = "https://github.com/Textualize/textual"
 repository = "https://github.com/Textualize/textual"
 documentation = "https://textual.textualize.io/"

src/textual/app.py

@@ -2977,11 +2977,20 @@ def _binding_chain(self) -> list[tuple[DOMNode, _Bindings]]:
 
         return namespace_bindings
 
+    def simulate_key(self, key: str) -> None:
+        """Simulate a key press.
+
+        This will perform the same action as if the user had pressed the key.
+
+        Args:
+            key: Key to simulate. May also be the name of a key, e.g. "space".
+        """
+        self.call_later(self.check_bindings, key)
+
     async def check_bindings(self, key: str, priority: bool = False) -> bool:
         """Handle a key press.
 
-        This method is used internally by the bindings system, but may be called directly
-        if you wish to *simulate* a key being pressed.
+        This method is used internally by the bindings system.
 
         Args:
             key: A key.
@@ -3159,7 +3168,6 @@ async def _dispatch_action(
             params=params,
         )
 
-        reset_active_message_pump = active_message_pump.set(namespace)
         try:
             private_method = getattr(namespace, f"_action_{action_name}", None)
             if callable(private_method):
@@ -3176,8 +3184,7 @@ async def _dispatch_action(
         except SkipAction:
             # The action method raised this to explicitly not handle the action
             log.system(f"<action> {action_name!r} skipped.")
-        finally:
-            active_message_pump.reset(reset_active_message_pump)
+
         return False
 
     async def _broker_event(

src/textual/widgets/_footer.py

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ async def on_mouse_down(self) -> None:
         if self._disabled:
             self.app.bell()
         else:
-            await self.app.check_bindings(self.key)
+            self.app.simulate_key(self.key)
 
     def _watch_compact(self, compact: bool) -> None:
         self.set_class(compact, "-compact")