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Shift-F3 not recognized in Ghostty and kitty

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Description

micro's raw says that Ghostty and kitty are sending shiftF3 as \x1b[13;2~. This matches showkey, which outputs <ESC>[13;2~.

However, micro doesn't recognize this as shiftF3. When used as a keybind, you need to bind \u001b[13;2~.

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Research direction

Start by tracing micro's key-sequence handling for the reported \x1b[13;2~ input. Use micro's raw and showkey to reproduce the sequence, then verify that Shift-F3 is recognized and can be used normally as a keybind without requiring the raw escape string.

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Assessment

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