Fixes #4825. Unify TextField and TextView Undo/Redo/Paste/DeleteAll key bindings by Copilot · Pull Request #4828 · gui-cs/Terminal.Gui

Copilot · 2026-03-11T15:47:22Z

TextField and TextView had incompatible key bindings for Undo/Redo/Paste/DeleteAll, causing confusion when switching between controls. This PR unifies them to follow platform conventions.

Unified Bindings

Command	All Platforms	Non-Windows (additional)
Paste	Ctrl+V	—
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Ctrl+/
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Ctrl+Shift+Z
DeleteAll	Ctrl+Shift+D	—

Changes

`TextField.Commands.cs`

Removed Ctrl+R → DeleteAll (conflicted with Redo convention)
Added Ctrl+/ → Undo and Ctrl+Shift+Z → Redo on non-Windows platforms

`TextView.Commands.cs`

Ctrl+Y: Paste → Redo (Windows standard)
Ctrl+V: PageDown (Emacs) → Paste (universal standard)
Removed Ctrl+R → Redo and Ctrl+G → DeleteAll
Added Ctrl+/ → Undo and Ctrl+Shift+Z → Redo on non-Windows platforms

Breaking Changes

TextView users relying on Ctrl+Y for Paste must switch to Ctrl+V
TextView users relying on Ctrl+R for Redo must switch to Ctrl+Y

Tests

Updated ~45 existing test assertions that used removed keybindings (Key.R.WithCtrl for Redo → Key.Y.WithCtrl; Key.Y.WithCtrl for Paste → Key.V.WithCtrl)
Added new tests verifying unified bindings in both TextFieldTests and TextViewTests

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<issue_title>Unify TextField and TextView Undo/Redo/Paste key bindings</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Problem

TextField and TextView currently have incompatible key bindings for Undo/Redo/Paste/DeleteAll:

Command TextField TextView

Paste Ctrl+V ✓ Ctrl+Y ✗

Redo Ctrl+Y ✓ Ctrl+R ✗

DeleteAll Ctrl+R ✗ Ctrl+G ✗

This is confusing for users who switch between the two controls.

Proposed Resolution

Unify both controls to follow platform conventions:

Command All Platforms Non-Windows (additional)

Paste Ctrl+V —

Undo Ctrl+Z Ctrl+/

Redo Ctrl+Y Ctrl+Shift+Z

DeleteAll Ctrl+Shift+D —

Removals

TextField: Remove Ctrl+R for DeleteAll (conflicts with Redo convention)

TextView: Change Ctrl+Y from Paste → Redo (standard Windows)

TextView: Remove Ctrl+R for Redo

TextView: Remove Ctrl+G for DeleteAll

Breaking changes

TextView users who use Ctrl+Y for Paste → must switch to Ctrl+V (universal standard)

TextView users who use Ctrl+R for Redo → must switch to Ctrl+Y (Windows) or Ctrl+Shift+Z

Scope

Modify TextView.Commands.cs key bindings

Modify TextField.Commands.cs key bindings (remove Ctrl+R for DeleteAll)

TextValidateField, DateEditor, TimeEditor should also be verified for consistency (they support Delete/Backspace)

Add tests verifying unified bindings

Related to #3023 (configurable key bindings) — this should be merged before the CM key bindings PR.</issue_description>

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BDisp · 2026-03-11T16:11:37Z

Will there be no key binding for the DeleteAll method in Non-Windows? Will it only be accessible through the context menu or by calling the DeleteAll method directly?

Co-authored-by: tig <585482+tig@users.noreply.github.com>

tig · 2026-03-11T16:50:40Z

Will there be no key binding for the DeleteAll method in Non-Windows? Will it only be accessible through the context menu or by calling the DeleteAll method directly?

I think you mis-read the above. The table shows that Ctrl+Shift+D will work on all platforms for DeleteAll.

BDisp · 2026-03-11T17:41:35Z

I think you mis-read the above. The table shows that Ctrl+Shift+D will work on all platforms for DeleteAll.

Sorry, I missed the "All Platforms" detail.

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Pull request overview

Updates Terminal.Gui’s text editing widgets to use more standard, consistent keyboard shortcuts for Undo/Redo/Paste/DeleteAll across platforms, and aligns test coverage with the new bindings.

Changes:

Remaps TextView commands: Ctrl+V → Paste, Ctrl+Y → Redo; removes Ctrl+V → PageDown and Ctrl+G → DeleteAll.
Updates TextField commands: removes Ctrl+R → DeleteAll; adds non-Windows Ctrl+/ → Undo and Ctrl+Shift+Z → Redo.
Updates/extends unit tests to reflect the new key bindings (including new “UnifiedKeyBindings” tests).

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File	Description
Tests/UnitTestsParallelizable/Views/TextViewTests.cs	Updates redo key expectations and adds new keybinding verification tests.
Tests/UnitTestsParallelizable/Views/TextView.InputTests.cs	Updates redo key usage in input-focused tests.
Tests/UnitTestsParallelizable/Views/TextView.ClipboardTests.cs	Updates paste key usage in clipboard tests.
Tests/UnitTestsParallelizable/Views/TextFieldTests.cs	Adds new keybinding verification tests for TextField.
Tests/UnitTests/Views/TextViewTests.History.cs	Updates paste/redo key usage in history tests.
Tests/UnitTests/Views/TextViewTests.cs	Updates undo/redo and paste expectations to new bindings.
Terminal.Gui/Views/TextInput/TextView/TextView.Commands.cs	Implements new TextView keybinding map (including non-Windows Undo/Redo alternates).
Terminal.Gui/Views/TextInput/TextField/TextField.Commands.cs	Removes legacy DeleteAll binding and adds non-Windows Undo/Redo alternates.

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…ssertion - Rename CtrlY→CtrlV in clipboard test names/comments (paste is now Ctrl+V) - Rename CtrlR→CtrlY in redo test name/comment (redo is now Ctrl+Y) - Replace var with explicit types (TextField/TextView) per repo style - Add Assert.DoesNotContain(Command.PageDown) to CtrlV paste test Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Adds a new TextViewCommandTests class covering all public command methods (DeleteAll, SelectAll, DeleteCharLeft, DeleteCharRight, Copy, Cut, Paste, Undo, Redo) including keyboard bindings, edge cases, and event checks. Refactors DeleteAll to use SelectAll for simpler selection logic. Tests ensure correct behavior for selections, multi-line text, read-only mode, undo/redo, and event raising.

Replaces the DeleteAll command shortcut from Ctrl+Shift+D to Ctrl+Shift+Delete in both TextField and TextView. Updates all related documentation and unit tests to reflect the new key binding. Improves XML docs with detailed key binding tables and clarifies shortcut descriptions. In TextView, Ctrl+Shift+Delete now triggers DeleteAll instead of CutToEndOfLine. Ensures consistency across code, docs, and tests.

tig · 2026-03-11T19:36:28Z

@BDisp There's a problem: By default Shift-ctrl-d in WT is "duplicate terminal". I've changed the default to shift-ctrl-del.

BDisp · 2026-03-11T19:38:53Z

@BDisp There's a problem: By default Shift-ctrl-d in WT is "duplicate terminal". I've changed the default to shift-ctrl-del.

Good choice. It's not a problem at all.

tig · 2026-03-11T19:47:39Z

As part o this PR, i've updated all the XML API docs for all views to have consistent key/mouse binding docs:

…ndings

Added detailed XML documentation to many Terminal.Gui view classes describing their default key and mouse bindings in a consistent, tabular format. This improves discoverability and usability for developers. Also made minor summary corrections, standardized table headers, and skipped a problematic test in TextViewTests.cs.

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- Phase 0 (prerequisite #4828): merged - Phase 1 (revert POC): done - Phase 2 (Configuration trace #4827): merged - Add Phase 1b: rebind DeleteAll from Ctrl+Shift+D to Ctrl+Shift+Delete - Update all plan references accordingly Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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tig changed the title ~~Fixes #issue. Unify TextField and TextView Undo/Redo/Paste/DeleteAll key bindings~~ Fixes ##4825. Unify TextField and TextView Undo/Redo/Paste/DeleteAll key bindings Mar 11, 2026

tig changed the title ~~Fixes ##4825. Unify TextField and TextView Undo/Redo/Paste/DeleteAll key bindings~~ Fixes #4825. Unify TextField and TextView Undo/Redo/Paste/DeleteAll key bindings Mar 11, 2026

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Command	TextField	TextView
Paste	Ctrl+V ✓	Ctrl+Y ✗
Redo	Ctrl+Y ✓	Ctrl+R ✗
DeleteAll	Ctrl+R ✗	Ctrl+G ✗

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