Minor: On mac, in a text field, ctrl-a should move the cursor to the start of the line, not select-all

[fredsherbet]

Version

0.18.2

Operating System

macOS

Distribution Method

dmg (Mac OS - Apple Silicon)

Describe the issue

Mac uses emacs key-bindings for text selection/cursor movement. Ctrl-a moves the text-insertion cursor to the start of the line. Crtl-e moves it to the end.

However, in one (or more?) text fields in GitButler, Ctrl-a does a "select all" instead.

I noticed that the commit title box has this broken behaviour, whereas the commit message box has the normal behaviour

Other boxes with the wrong behaviour that I found in a short explore:

• branch rename box
• New branch box

How to reproduce (Optional)

1. Start a new commit
2. Type some text into the commit title box
3. Hit ctrl-a
4. Observe that the text has all been selected

Expected behavior (Optional)

After step 3, I expect the text insertion cursor to have been moved to the start of the commit title box, and for no text to be selected

Relevant log output (Optional)

[Byron]

Thanks a lot for reporting!

I think this issue also highlights a more general problem that we are having, namely that some seemingly standard text fields are heavily customised, which is then likely to lead to incompatibilities.

Maybe @PavelLaptev could take a stab at this.

[PavelLaptev]

I believe @mtsgrd is more knowledgeable about this topic. Mattias don’t hesitate to ping me if there’s anything I can assist you with.