fix(input): forward unknown keys to active terminal (#501)

* fix(input): forward unknown keys to active terminal

* docs(changelog): update change

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/input/handler.rs b/src/common/input/handler.rs
index 2dbec080..b2f4d0a3 100644
--- a/src/common/input/handler.rs
+++ b/src/common/input/handler.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ impl InputHandler {
                                 self.pasting = true;
                             } else if unsupported_key == bracketed_paste_end {
                                 self.pasting = false;
+                            } else {
+                                // this is a hack because termion doesn't recognize certain keys
+                                // in this case we just forward it to the terminal
+                                self.handle_unknown_key(raw_bytes);
                             }
                         }
                         termion::event::Event::Mouse(_) => {
@@ -87,6 +91,12 @@ impl InputHandler {
             }
         }
     }
+    fn handle_unknown_key(&mut self, raw_bytes: Vec<u8>) {
+        if self.mode == InputMode::Normal || self.mode == InputMode::Locked {
+            let action = Action::Write(raw_bytes);
+            self.dispatch_action(action);
+        }
+    }
     fn handle_key(&mut self, key: &Key, raw_bytes: Vec<u8>) {
         let keybinds = &self.config.keybinds;
         if self.pasting {