[Bug]: The browser's select tool keyboard shortcuts are unreliable
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Description
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- I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
- I included enough detail to reproduce or investigate the problem.
Area
apps/desktop
Steps to reproduce
- Create a new chat
- Open the browser
- Navigate to a site
- Press annotate
- Enjoy, your keyboard shortcuts (escape, V, R, D, E) dont work reliably.
Expected behavior
The keyboard shortcuts should work.
Actual behavior
The keyboard shortcuts are extremely unreliable.
Impact
Major degradation or frequent failure
Version or commit
No response
Environment
T3 Code Nightly 0.0.34-nightly.20260820.1142 (beab6886f45b) Windows AND T3 Code v0.0.33 latest stable
Logs or stack traces
Screenshots, recordings, or supporting files
Screen Recording 2026-08-20 212438.mp4
Workaround
Restarting the app sometimes fixes it.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in apps/desktop by reproducing the issue with a new chat, the browser, and the annotate tool on Windows. Check why Escape, V, R, D, and E are intermittently ignored, using the recording as context. Done means these shortcuts work reliably without restarting the app.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100