hints kitten: Allow clicking on matched text to select it in addition to typing the hint

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - :opt:`notify_on_cmd_finish`: Show the actual command that was finished (:iss:`7420`)
 
+- hints kitten: Allow clicking on matched text to select it in addition to typing the hint
+
 - Shell integration: Make the currently executing cmdline available as a window variable in kitty
 
 - :opt:`paste_actions`: Fix ``replace-newline`` not working with ``confirm`` (:iss:`7374`)

docs/kittens/hints.rst

@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ You can also :doc:`customize what actions are taken for different types of URLs
    select that hint or press :kbd:`Enter` or :kbd:`Space` to select the empty
    hint.
 
+For mouse lovers, the hints kitten also allows you to click on any matched text to
+select it instead of typing the hint character.
+
 The hints kitten is very powerful to see more detailed help on its various
 options and modes of operation, see below. You can use these options to
 create mappings in :file:`kitty.conf` to select various different text