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feat: add kitty keyboard protocol support on Windows #6207

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feat: add kitty keyboard protocol support on Windows
TomJGooding Nov 4, 2025
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docs(changelog): add windows support for kitty keys
TomJGooding Nov 4, 2025
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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Expand Up @@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
- Fixed `TextArea` cursor display on wrapped lines https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6196
- Fixed `remove_children` not refreshing layout https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6206

### Added

- Added support for the kitty keyboard protocol on Windows https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6207

## [6.5.0] - 2025-10-31

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/textual/drivers/windows_driver.py
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Expand Up @@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ def start_application_mode(self) -> None:
self.write("\x1b[?25l") # Hide cursor
self.write("\033[?1003h")
self.write("\033[?1004h") # Enable FocusIn/FocusOut.
self.write("\x1b[>1u") # https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/keyboard-protocol/
self.flush()
self._enable_bracketed_paste()

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self._disable_bracketed_paste()
self.disable_input()

# Disable the Kitty keyboard protocol. This must be done before leaving
# the alt screen. https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/keyboard-protocol/
self.write("\x1b[<u")

# Disable alt screen, show cursor
self.write("\x1b[?1049l" + "\x1b[?25h")
self.write("\033[?1004l") # Disable FocusIn/FocusOut.
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