Use a dedicated choose() method matching confirm()

kitty/boss.py

@@ -680,6 +680,22 @@ class Boss:
         self._run_kitten('ask', ['--type=yesno', '--message', msg, '--default', 'y' if confirm_on_accept else 'n'],
                          window=window, custom_callback=callback_, default_data={'response': 'y' if confirm_on_cancel else 'n'})
 
+    def choose(
+        self, msg: str,  # can contain newlines and ANSI formatting
+        callback: Callable[..., None],  # called with the choice or empty string when aborted
+        *choices: str,   # The choices, see the help for the ask kitten for format of a choice
+        window: Optional[Window] = None,  # the window associated with the confirmation
+        default: str = '',  # the default choice when the user presses Enter
+    ) -> None:
+        def callback_(res: Dict[str, Any], x: int, boss: Boss) -> None:
+            callback(res.get('response') or '')
+        cmd = ['--type=choices', '--message', msg]
+        if default:
+            cmd += ['-d', default]
+        for c in choices:
+            cmd += ['-c', c]
+        self._run_kitten('ask', cmd, window=window, custom_callback=callback_, default_data={'response': ''})
+
     def confirm_tab_close(self, tab: Tab) -> None:
         x = get_options().confirm_os_window_close
         num = tab.number_of_windows_with_running_programs if x < 0 else len(tab)

kitty/window.py

@@ -649,21 +649,16 @@ class Window:
                     url = urlunparse(purl._replace(netloc=''))
             if opts.allow_hyperlinks & 0b10:
                 from kittens.tui.operations import styled
-                get_boss()._run_kitten('ask', ['--type=choices', '--message', _(
+                get_boss().choose(
-                    'What would you like to do with this URL:\n') +
+                    'What would you like to do with this URL:\n' + styled(unquote(url), fg='yellow'),
-                    styled(unquote(url), fg='yellow'),
+                    partial(self.hyperlink_open_confirmed, url, cwd),
-                    '--choice=o:Open', '--choice=c:Copy to clipboard', '--choice=n;red:Nothing',
+                    'o:Open', 'c:Copy to clipboard', 'n;red:Nothing', default='o',
-                    '--default=o'
-                    ],
                     window=self,
-                    custom_callback=partial(self.hyperlink_open_confirmed, url, cwd),
-                    default_data={'response': ''}
                 )
                 return
         get_boss().open_url(url, cwd=cwd)
 
-    def hyperlink_open_confirmed(self, url: str, cwd: Optional[str], data: Dict[str, Any], *a: Any) -> None:
+    def hyperlink_open_confirmed(self, url: str, cwd: Optional[str], q: str) -> None:
-        q = data.get('response', '')
         if q == 'o':
             get_boss().open_url(url, cwd=cwd)
         elif q == 'c':