From 749d36d32127ba146d42d8b13aa628432bc295ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Culverhouse <tim@timculverhouse.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:08:13 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] input: don't clear text selection on modifier keypresses

When kitty keyboard is enabled, pressing a modifier key will clear the
text selection. This makes it difficult to copy text because the
selection clears as soon as the user presses "ctrl".

Tested-by: Robin Jarry <robin@jarry.cc>
Signed-off-by: Tim Culverhouse <tim@timculverhouse.com>
---
 input.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 54ba32a7..67cb484f 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ execute_binding(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
 
             term_damage_view(term);
             render_refresh(term);
-            break; 
+            break;
         }
 
         return true;
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ key_press_release(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term, uint32_t serial,
     if (utf8 != buf)
         free(utf8);
 
-    if (handled) {
+    if (handled && !keysym_is_modifier(sym)) {
         term_reset_view(term);
         selection_cancel(term);
     }