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Allow certain shortcuts to reach terminal when focused
jeremypw Jul 2, 2026
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Merge branch 'master' into jeremypw/terminal-pane/passthrough-shortcuts
jeremypw Aug 6, 2026
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25 changes: 25 additions & 0 deletions src/MainWindow.vala
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Expand Up @@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ public class Scratch.MainWindow : Hdy.Window {
visible = false
};

terminal.terminal.notify["is-focus"].connect (() => {
on_terminal_focus_change ();
});

var view_grid = new Gtk.Grid () {
orientation = Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL
};
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set_widgets_sensitive (false);
}

private bool on_terminal_focus_change () {
var focused = terminal.terminal.is_focus;
//<Control>r +- shift
Utils.action_from_group (ACTION_SHOW_REPLACE, actions).set_enabled (!focused);
Utils.action_from_group (ACTION_RESTORE_PROJECT_DOCS, actions).set_enabled (!focused);
//<Control>z +- shift
Utils.action_from_group (ACTION_UNDO, actions).set_enabled (!focused);
Utils.action_from_group (ACTION_REDO, actions).set_enabled (!focused);

//<Control>u
Utils.action_from_group (ACTION_TO_UPPER_CASE, actions).set_enabled (!focused);

//<Control>k +- shift
Utils.action_from_group (ACTION_DUPLICATE_TAB, actions).set_enabled (!focused);
Utils.action_from_group (ACTION_CLEAR_LINES, actions).set_enabled (!focused);

//<Control>l
Utils.action_from_group (ACTION_TO_LOWER_CASE, actions).set_enabled (!focused);
return false;
}

private void open_binary (File file) {
if (!file.query_exists ()) {
return;
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