## Why In OpenCode's embedded terminal, Dvorak Ctrl+U and Ctrl+D can reach Neovim as Ctrl+F and Ctrl+H when the child uses Kitty keyboard encoding. Paging up instead pages down, and paging down moves the cursor left. The incoming Kitty event correctly separates the active-layout character from its base-layout alternative. `EmbeddedTerminalRenderable` currently passes the alternative as the native encoder's unshifted character, changing the key's identity. ## What Changes Keep the active-layout character as the primary key, and use the base-layout alternative only to infer the physical key when an explicit physical code is unavailable. | Incoming Dvorak input | Before | After | | --- | --- | --- | | Plain u, base-layout F | u (117), byte `75` hex | Unchanged | | Ctrl+U, base-layout F | Ctrl+F | Ctrl+U | | Ctrl+D, base-layout H | Ctrl+H | Ctrl+D | | Ctrl+Shift+U, base-layout F | Ctrl+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+U | If the child requests alternate-key reporting, the original base-layout alternative remains available separately. Legacy control-byte output stays unchanged. This explains why ordinary typing can work while control shortcuts fail: in the reproduced Kitty mode, plain letters use the translated text, while control shortcuts use the incorrectly selected key codepoint. Ctrl+U becomes `ESC[102;5u` instead of `ESC[117;5u`; Ctrl+D becomes `ESC[104;5u` instead of `ESC[100;5u`. Regression coverage parses real Kitty sequences and exercises the native encoder. One table covers plain Dvorak u/d, control shortcuts, Shift, Cyrillic input, a QWERTY control case, legacy child mode, and alternate-key reporting. A focused-delivery test covers press/repeat/release events. ## Demo Real Neovim 0.12.4 running in the existing `embedded-terminal-demo.ts` example with the production `EmbeddedTerminalRenderable`. The inspector shows: 1. The received key, active-layout and base-layout codepoints, and raw input sequence. 2. The actual `onData` output forwarded unchanged to the PTY, in escaped and hexadecimal form. The inspector does not re-encode the key. 3. Neovim's independently observed key via `vim.on_key`, plus its resulting cursor position. Each case starts at line 80, column 8, with `scroll=8`. Plain u is typed in Insert mode; Ctrl+D/U are pressed in Normal mode. The clean Neovim fixture explicitly enables Kitty mode with `CSI > 1 u`; Dvorak Kitty input sequences are injected at the outer terminal boundary rather than generated by an OS keyboard layout. Before uses the unchanged `EmbeddedTerminal.ts` from `fe547ebe`, loaded through a test-only module override. After uses `03b84c9a`. The three independent cases are reordered to show plain typing first, slowed to 0.1×, and held for four seconds each; setup and resets are omitted. Both processes returned cleanly after the check. **Before:** Plain u stays 117. Ctrl+D changes 100 → 104 and Neovim sees `<C-H>`; Ctrl+U changes 117 → 102 and Neovim sees `<C-F>`. https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6e1b469f-e4d2-4298-a095-8f422e10a8d0 **After:** Plain u still works. Ctrl+D stays 100 and Neovim sees `<C-D>`; Ctrl+U stays 117 and Neovim sees `<C-U>`. https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b825e1f0-b7e6-4f1b-a112-e780a9f34fe8 ## Scope This fixes OpenTUI's embedded-terminal key adapter, without application-specific remapping or a public API change. OpenCode will need to adopt an OpenTUI release containing the fix. ## Verification ```sh cd packages/core bun run test src/renderables/EmbeddedTerminal.test.ts bun run typecheck bun run test:js:node bun run build:lib bun run test cd ../.. bun run fmt:check bun run lint ``` - Focused suite: seven regressions fail with the baseline encoder, while plain typing passes; all 31 tests pass afterward. Rechecked after consolidating the repeated test setup. - Full Bun suite after building the parser assets: 5,587 passed, 26 skipped, zero failures. The initial unbuilt-worktree run failed only because `parser.worker.js` was absent. - Node suite: 4,842 passed, seven skipped, zero failures. - Typechecking, formatting, and lint pass. - Real PTY before/after verification shown above.
OpenTUI is a library to build terminal user interfaces.
- It is written in Zig.
- You write TypeScript directly or through React and Solid.
- You arrange boxes and text with flexbox.
- You add selects, inputs, and scroll boxes with keyboard and mouse controls.
- You can play sounds, show images, and render 3D graphics.
OpenCode uses OpenTUI in production for millions of users.
Website | Documentation | Packages
Packages
@opentui/core- Native terminal UI library with TypeScript bindings.@opentui/react- React renderer for building terminal user interfaces with OpenTUI Core.@opentui/solid- Solid renderer for building terminal user interfaces with OpenTUI Core.@opentui/keymap- Key binding and command routing library for terminal and browser applications.@opentui/qrcode- QR code encoder and renderable with React and Solid surfaces.@opentui/three- Three.js WebGPU renderer for OpenTUI.@opentui/ssh- SSH server integration for OpenTUI applications.
Private packages
@opentui/native- Private workspace with the Zig implementation, native tests, and benchmarks.@opentui/examples- Private workspace with example applications and a standalone examples executable.@opentui/web- Private workspace with the documentation website and the AI agent skill.
AI agent skill
Install the OpenTUI documentation as a skill for your AI coding assistant with npx skills:
npx skills add anomalyco/opentui --skill opentui
Add -g to install the skill globally.
Development
Development requires Bun 1.3.0 or later and Zig 0.16.0.
See AGENTS.md for engineering, tooling, and verification conventions.
bun install
Run package scripts from their package directory. Run bun run build from the repository root after you change
native code or cross-package build outputs. Ordinary TypeScript changes do not require a root build.
Run repository tests and static checks from the repository root:
bun run test
bun run fmt:check
bun run lint
To link the source packages into a Bun-managed project, install that project's dependencies, then run
./scripts/link-opentui-dev.sh /path/to/project from the repository root. Add --react or --solid when needed.
Contributing
OpenTUI is open for contributions.
License
OpenTUI is licensed under the MIT License.