Default quake key ~ blocks typing tilde, and the shortcut is not listed in /hotkeys
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Tech stack
- typescript
Research direction
Start by reading the default quake key in src/config.ts:9 and the terminal-input handling in src/index.ts:115 and ui.ts:171. Check how configured keys interact with pi.registerShortcut and the /hotkeys Extensions section. Done means the default avoids printable tilde input, expressible configured keys are discoverable, and the raw input tap remains for hiding while open.
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Description
Default quake keys are ["§", "~"] (src/config.ts:9). On a US keyboard there is no §, so ~ is the only default that works, and it makes the tilde impossible to type. That hurts, because ~ shows up constantly in paths (~/.pi/agent/...).
Setting quakeKeys in ~/.pi/agent/sidequest.json fixes it, so this is not a blocker. Two smaller things behind it though:
- The default could avoid a printable character. Something like
f12works everywhere and does not collide with any built-in pi binding. - The key is grabbed with
ctx.ui.onTerminalInput(src/index.ts:115), so it never appears in the Extensions section of/hotkeys. That table is built frompi.registerShortcut(key, { description }). Registering the shortcut when the configured key is expressible as a keybinding would make it discoverable, and would keep the raw input tap only for the hide-while-open path in ui.ts:171.
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- TypeScript
- Stars
- 50
- Forks
- 5
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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