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Cut command is very slowly on Windows Terminal

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Description

I use micro in Windows 10 with Windows terminal preview 1.20.10822.0
When I open file for edit in micro, then I hold down the CTRL+K key, it doesn't continuously delete the lines, but does nothing. When I release it, it deletes one row. If I use the nano program, there is no such problem.

I tried with the following version:

$micro --version
Version: 2.0.13
Commit hash: 68d88b57
Compiled on October 21, 2023

$ micro --version
Version: 2.0.14-dev.155
Commit hash: 55103179
Compiled on April 23, 2024

bindings.json:

{
    "\u001b[2J": "SelectToStartOfLine",
    "\u001b[K": "SelectToEndOfLine",
    "\u001b[P": "Delete",
    "Alt-/": "lua:comment.comment",
    "Alt-3": "lua:comment.comment",
    "Alt-Left": "PreviousTab",
    "Alt-Right": "NextTab",
    "Alt-g": "None",
    "Alt-w": "FindNext",
    "Ctrl-d": "DuplicateLine",
    "Ctrl-k": "Cut",
    "Ctrl-r": "command-edit:replaceall ",
    "Ctrl-s": "Save",
    "Ctrl-w": "Find",
    "Ctrl-x": "Quit",
    "CtrlUnderscore": "lua:comment.comment"
}
settings.json:

{
    "*.json": {
        "commenttype": "/* %s */"
    },
    "*.jsonc": {
        "commenttype": "/* %s */"
    },
    "*Xresources*": {
        "commenttype": "! %s"
    },
    "autoclose": false,
    "autosu": true,
    "backup": false,
    "clipboard": "terminal",
    "hlsearch": true,
    "softwrap": true
}

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Start by reproducing the Ctrl-K behavior in Windows Terminal with the bindings.json and settings.json shown in the issue, using the listed micro versions. Compare holding the key with the single deletion on release; done means repeated Ctrl-K input continuously cuts lines as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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