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Make shift+left click extend the current selection instead of starting a new selection when the mouse is not grabbed by the TUI application

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Matches behavior common to most GUI applications and other terminal
emulators. Can be reverted to previous behavior easily.

See https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/9608
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Kovid Goyal
2026-03-05 11:00:43 +05:30
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docs/changelog.rst
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@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ Detailed list of changes
- Cursor trail: Show a cursor trail when switching tabs (:pull:`9588`) - Cursor trail: Show a cursor trail when switching tabs (:pull:`9588`)
- Make shift+left click extend the current selection instead of starting a new
selection when the mouse is not grabbed by the TUI application (:disc:`9608`)
0.45.0 [2025-12-24] 0.45.0 [2025-12-24]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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kitty/options/definition.py
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@@ -983,6 +983,14 @@ boundary, use :code:`move-end` instead of :code:`extend`.
''' '''
) )
mma('Extend the current selection with shift',
'extend_selection_shift shift+left press ungrabbed mouse_selection extend',
long_text='''
If you want only the end of the selection to be moved instead of the nearest
boundary, use :code:`move-end` instead of :code:`extend`.
'''
)
mma('Paste from the primary selection even when grabbed', mma('Paste from the primary selection even when grabbed',
'paste_selection_grabbed shift+middle release ungrabbed,grabbed paste_selection', 'paste_selection_grabbed shift+middle release ungrabbed,grabbed paste_selection',
) )
@@ -992,7 +1000,7 @@ mma('Discard press event for middle click paste',
) )
mma('Start selecting text even when grabbed', mma('Start selecting text even when grabbed',
'start_simple_selection_grabbed shift+left press ungrabbed,grabbed mouse_selection normal', 'start_simple_selection_grabbed shift+left press grabbed mouse_selection normal',
) )
mma('Start selecting text in a rectangle even when grabbed', mma('Start selecting text in a rectangle even when grabbed',

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kitty/options/types.py generated
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@@ -1090,6 +1090,8 @@ defaults.mouse_map = [
MouseMapping(mods=6, repeat_count=3, definition='mouse_selection line_from_point'), MouseMapping(mods=6, repeat_count=3, definition='mouse_selection line_from_point'),
# extend_selection # extend_selection
MouseMapping(button=1, definition='mouse_selection extend'), MouseMapping(button=1, definition='mouse_selection extend'),
# extend_selection_shift
MouseMapping(mods=1, definition='mouse_selection extend'),
# paste_selection_grabbed # paste_selection_grabbed
MouseMapping(button=2, mods=1, repeat_count=-1, grabbed=True, definition='paste_selection'), MouseMapping(button=2, mods=1, repeat_count=-1, grabbed=True, definition='paste_selection'),
# paste_selection_grabbed # paste_selection_grabbed
@@ -1098,8 +1100,6 @@ defaults.mouse_map = [
MouseMapping(button=2, mods=1, grabbed=True, definition='discard_event'), MouseMapping(button=2, mods=1, grabbed=True, definition='discard_event'),
# start_simple_selection_grabbed # start_simple_selection_grabbed
MouseMapping(mods=1, grabbed=True, definition='mouse_selection normal'), MouseMapping(mods=1, grabbed=True, definition='mouse_selection normal'),
# start_simple_selection_grabbed
MouseMapping(mods=1, definition='mouse_selection normal'),
# start_rectangle_selection_grabbed # start_rectangle_selection_grabbed
MouseMapping(mods=7, grabbed=True, definition='mouse_selection rectangle'), MouseMapping(mods=7, grabbed=True, definition='mouse_selection rectangle'),
# start_rectangle_selection_grabbed # start_rectangle_selection_grabbed