Add --allow-fallback option to the map command that controls shifted
and ascii (alternate_key) fallback for individual key mappings.
For non-Latin keyboard layouts, when the current layout key is
non-ascii (codepoint > 127 and < 0xE000), the alternate_key from
the base layout is used for matching if the mapping opts in via
--allow-fallback=shifted,ascii.
Default kitty bindings use --allow-fallback=shifted,ascii so they
work out of the box with non-Latin layouts. User custom mappings
default to --allow-fallback=shifted (preserving existing shifted_key
behavior without ascii fallback).
--allow-fallback=none disables all fallback for a mapping.
Python side: parse_options_for_map() in options/utils.py handles flag
parsing, ShortcutMapping uses it in __init__. get_shortcut() filters
candidates by per-mapping allow_fallback.
Go side: ParseMap() handles --allow-fallback, KeyAction stores
AllowFallback, ShortcutTracker.Match passes it to matching.
MatchesParsedShortcut defaults to shifted,ascii for hardcoded shortcuts.
Migrated kittens (themes, command_palette, diff, choose_files) to
use ShortcutTracker with configurable map entries.
Tests added for Python (5 test methods) and Go (ParseMap + key matching).
Add --hints-text-background-color option (default: auto) that can apply
a background color to the matched text after the hint label. This makes
it more clear exactly which text each hint covers.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implement a word-level scoring engine for the command palette that replaces
the previous FZF-based approach. Query tokens are matched against pre-tokenized
words in each column (key, action, category) with exact, prefix, and
edit-distance scoring. Multiple search terms are supported with cross-column
matching — items matching more tokens rank higher. Compound query tokens
containing delimiters (e.g. mouse_selection) are matched as units.
Add comprehensive tests using a Go builder API instead of raw JSON blobs,
covering single-token, multi-token, partial-match, ranking, mouse binding,
and unmapped action scenarios.
Add documentation for the command palette kitten.
The RC approach sent actions targeting the overlay window itself rather
than the underlying window. Switch to the standard kitten output pattern:
the Go kitten outputs the selected action definition via
KittenOutputSerializer, and handle_result in Python calls boss.combine()
with the correct target window after the overlay closes.
Add a Go-based command_palette kitten that provides a searchable,
interactive overlay for browsing and triggering keyboard shortcuts
and actions.
- New Go kitten at kittens/command_palette/ with FZF fuzzy search,
grouped/flat views, and remote control action triggering
- Python collect_keys_data() does data collection, passed via stdin
- Navigation: arrows, ctrl+j/k (vim), ctrl+n/p (emacs), page up/down
- Enter triggers the selected action via RC command
- Help text displayed in footer for selected binding
- Added Go tests (main_test.go) and Python tests (command_palette.py)
Allows easily changing the config without needing to restart the kitten
which is difficult to do given its lifetime is managed by the xdg
portals service.
