microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Ctrl+click on an OSC 8 hyperlink in VT mouse mode both opens the link and forwards the button-release

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Area-TerminalControl Issue-Bug Priority-3 Product-Terminal
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Description

As in the title.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported Ctrl+click behavior on an OSC 8 hyperlink while VT mouse mode is enabled. Trace the terminal's handling of the click and button-release events; done means the link opens without forwarding the button-release.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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