version 0.2.8

Fixes #105

kitty/borders.py

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 from ctypes import addressof
 from itertools import chain
 from threading import Lock
+from functools import partial
 
 from .constants import GLfloat, GLint, GLuint, viewport_size
 from .fast_data_types import GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, glMultiDrawArrays, glUniform3fv
 from .shaders import ShaderProgram
-from .utils import get_dpi
+from .utils import pt_to_px
 
 
 def as_color(c):
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ def as_rect(left, top, right, bottom, color=0):
 class BordersProgram(ShaderProgram):
 
     def __init__(self):
-        ShaderProgram.__init__(self, '''\
+        ShaderProgram.__init__(
+            self, '''\
 uniform vec3 colors[3];
 in vec3 rect;
 out vec3 color;
@@ -57,34 +59,73 @@ void main() {
         glUniform3fv(self.uniform_location('colors'), 3, addressof(color_buf))
 
 
+def border_maker(rects):
+    ' Create a function that will add all the rectangles for drawing a border to rects '
+
+    def r(l, t, b, r, color):
+        rects.extend(as_rect(l, t, b, r, color))
+
+    def vertical_edge(color, width, top, bottom, left):
+        r(left, top, left + width, bottom, color)
+
+    def horizontal_edge(color, height, left, right, top):
+        r(left, top, right, top + height, color)
+
+    def edge(func, color, sz, a, b):
+        return partial(func, color, sz, a, b)
+
+    def border(color, sz, left, top, right, bottom):
+        horz = edge(horizontal_edge, color, sz, left, right)
+        horz(top), horz(bottom - sz)  # top, bottom edges
+        vert = edge(vertical_edge, color, sz, top, bottom)
+        vert(left), vert(right - sz)  # left, right edges
+
+    return border
+
+
 class Borders:
 
     def __init__(self, opts):
         self.is_dirty = False
         self.lock = Lock()
         self.can_render = False
-        dpix, dpiy = get_dpi()['logical']
+        self.border_width = pt_to_px(opts.window_border_width)
-        dpi = (dpix + dpiy) / 2
+        self.padding_width = pt_to_px(opts.window_padding_width)
-        self.border_width = round(opts.window_border_width * dpi / 72)
         self.color_buf = (GLfloat * 9)(
-            *as_color(opts.background),
+            *as_color(opts.background), *as_color(opts.active_border_color),
-            *as_color(opts.active_border_color),
+            *as_color(opts.inactive_border_color))
-            *as_color(opts.inactive_border_color)
-        )
 
-    def __call__(self, windows, active_window, current_layout, extra_blank_rects, draw_window_borders=True):
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        windows,
+        active_window,
+        current_layout,
+        extra_blank_rects,
+        draw_window_borders=True
+    ):
         rects = []
         for br in chain(current_layout.blank_rects, extra_blank_rects):
             rects.extend(as_rect(*br))
-        if draw_window_borders and self.border_width > 0:
+        bw, pw = self.border_width, self.padding_width
-            bw = self.border_width
+        fw = bw + pw
+        border = border_maker(rects)
+
+        if fw > 0:
             for w in windows:
                 g = w.geometry
-                color = 1 if w is active_window else 2
+                if bw > 0 and draw_window_borders:
-                rects.extend(as_rect(g.left - bw, g.top - bw, g.left, g.bottom + bw, color))
+                    # Draw the border rectangles
-                rects.extend(as_rect(g.left - bw, g.top - bw, g.right + bw, g.top, color))
+                    color = 1 if w is active_window else 2
-                rects.extend(as_rect(g.right, g.top - bw, g.right + bw, g.bottom + bw, color))
+                    border(
-                rects.extend(as_rect(g.left - bw, g.bottom, g.right + bw, g.bottom + bw, color))
+                        color, bw, g.left - fw, g.top - fw, g.right + fw,
+                        g.bottom + fw)
+                if pw > 0:
+                    # Draw the background rectangles over the padding region
+                    color = 0
+                    border(
+                        color, pw, g.left - pw, g.top - pw, g.right + pw,
+                        g.bottom + pw)
+
         with self.lock:
             self.num_of_rects = len(rects) // 12
             self.rects = (GLfloat * len(rects))()
@@ -108,4 +149,7 @@ class Borders:
                     program.send_data(self.rects)
                     program.set_colors(self.color_buf)
                     self.is_dirty = False
-                glMultiDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, addressof(self.starts), addressof(self.counts), self.num_of_rects)
+                glMultiDrawArrays(
+                    GL_TRIANGLE_FAN,
+                    addressof(self.starts),
+                    addressof(self.counts), self.num_of_rects)

kitty/boss.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from .fonts.render import set_font_family
 from .borders import BordersProgram
 from .char_grid import cursor_shader, cell_shader
 from .constants import is_key_pressed
-from .keys import interpret_text_event, interpret_key_event, get_shortcut
+from .keys import interpret_text_event, interpret_key_event, get_shortcut, get_sent_data
 from .session import create_session
 from .shaders import Sprites, ShaderProgram
 from .tabs import TabManager, SpecialWindow
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Boss(Thread):
                     return
         if window.char_grid.scrolled_by and key not in MODIFIER_KEYS and action == GLFW_PRESS:
             window.scroll_end()
-        data = interpret_key_event(key, scancode, mods, window, action)
+        data = get_sent_data(self.opts.send_text_map, key, scancode, mods, window, action) or interpret_key_event(key, scancode, mods, window, action)
         if data:
             window.write_to_child(data)
 

kitty/char_grid.py

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class CharGrid:
             if raw is None:
                 return 0
             val = to_color(raw)
-            return None if val is None else (color_as_int(val) << 8) | 1
+            return None if val is None else (color_as_int(val) << 8) | 2
 
         for which, val in changes.items():
             val = item(val)
@@ -322,10 +322,9 @@ class CharGrid:
         sprites = get_boss().sprites
         is_dirty = self.screen.is_dirty()
         with sprites.lock:
-            fg = self.screen.default_fg
+            fg, bg = self.screen.default_fg, self.screen.default_bg
-            fg = fg >> 8 if fg & 1 else self.default_fg
+            fg = fg >> 8 if fg & 2 else self.default_fg
-            bg = self.screen.default_bg
+            bg = bg >> 8 if bg & 2 else self.default_bg
-            bg = bg >> 8 if bg & 1 else self.default_bg
             cursor_changed, history_line_added_count = self.screen.update_cell_data(
                 sprites.backend, self.color_profile, addressof(self.main_sprite_map), fg, bg, force_full_refresh)
             if self.scrolled_by:
@@ -475,9 +474,9 @@ class CharGrid:
                 if self.render_buf_is_dirty or sel != self.last_rendered_selection:
                     memmove(buf, self.render_buf, sizeof(type(buf)))
                     fg = self.screen.highlight_fg
-                    fg = fg >> 8 if fg & 1 else self.highlight_fg
+                    fg = fg >> 8 if fg & 2 else self.highlight_fg
                     bg = self.screen.highlight_bg
-                    bg = bg >> 8 if bg & 1 else self.highlight_bg
+                    bg = bg >> 8 if bg & 2 else self.highlight_bg
                     self.screen.apply_selection(addressof(buf), start[0], start[1], end[0], end[1], fg, bg)
             if self.render_buf_is_dirty or self.last_rendered_selection != sel:
                 sprites.set_sprite_map(self.buffer_id, buf)
@@ -503,7 +502,7 @@ class CharGrid:
         left = sg.xstart + cursor.x * sg.dx
         top = sg.ystart - cursor.y * sg.dy
         cc = self.screen.cursor_color
-        col = color_from_int(cc >> 8) if cc & 1 else self.opts.cursor
+        col = color_from_int(cc >> 8) if cc & 2 else self.opts.cursor
         shape = cursor.shape or self.default_cursor.shape
         alpha = self.opts.cursor_opacity
         if alpha < 1.0 and shape == CURSOR_BLOCK:

kitty/client.py

@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ def write_osc(code, string=''):
     write(OSC + str(code) + string + '\x07')
 
 
-set_dynamic_color = write_osc
+set_dynamic_color = set_color_table_color = write_osc
 
 
 def replay(raw):
     for line in raw.splitlines():
         if line.strip():
             cmd, rest = line.partition(' ')[::2]
-            if cmd in {'draw', 'set_title', 'set_icon'}:
+            if cmd in {'draw', 'set_title', 'set_icon', 'set_dynamic_color', 'set_color_table_color'}:
                 globals()[cmd](rest)
             else:
                 rest = map(int, rest.split()) if rest else ()

kitty/cocoa_window.m

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 #include "data-types.h"
 #include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#include <AvailabilityMacros.h>
 
-#ifndef NSWindowStyleMaskTitled
+#if (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < 101200)
 #define NSWindowStyleMaskTitled NSTitledWindowMask 
 #endif
 
@@ -25,3 +26,18 @@ cocoa_hide_titlebar(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *window_id) {
     }
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
+
+
+PyObject*
+cocoa_get_lang(PyObject UNUSED *self) {
+    NSString* locale = nil;
+    NSString* lang_code = [[NSLocale currentLocale] objectForKey:NSLocaleLanguageCode];
+    NSString* country_code = [[NSLocale currentLocale] objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
+    if (lang_code && country_code) {
+        locale = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@_%@", lang_code, country_code];
+    } else {
+        locale = [[NSLocale currentLocale] localeIdentifier];
+    }
+    if (!locale) { Py_RETURN_NONE; }
+    return Py_BuildValue("s", [locale UTF8String]);
+}

kitty/config.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 # License: GPL v3 Copyright: 2016, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
+import ast
 import json
 import os
 import re
@@ -84,16 +85,22 @@ named_keys = {
 }
 
 
-def parse_key(val, keymap):
+def parse_shortcut(sc):
-    sc, action = val.partition(' ')[::2]
-    action = action.strip()
-    sc = sc.strip()
-    if not sc or not action:
-        return
     parts = sc.split('+')
     mods = parse_mods(parts[:-1])
     key = parts[-1].upper()
     key = getattr(defines, 'GLFW_KEY_' + named_keys.get(key, key), None)
+    if key is not None:
+        return mods, key
+    return None, None
+
+
+def parse_key(val, keymap):
+    sc, action = val.partition(' ')[::2]
+    sc, action = sc.strip(), action.strip()
+    if not sc or not action:
+        return
+    mods, key = parse_shortcut(sc)
     if key is None:
         safe_print(
             'Shortcut: {} has an unknown key, ignoring'.format(val),
@@ -137,6 +144,39 @@ def parse_symbol_map(val):
     return symbol_map
 
 
+def parse_send_text(val):
+    parts = val.split(' ')
+
+    def abort(msg):
+        safe_print(
+            'Send text: {} is invalid ({}), ignoring'.format(val, msg), file=sys.stderr
+        )
+        return {}
+
+    if len(parts) < 3:
+        return abort('Incomplete')
+
+    text = ' '.join(parts[2:])
+    mode, sc = parts[:2]
+    mods, key = parse_shortcut(sc.strip())
+    if key is None:
+        return abort('Invalid shortcut')
+    text = ast.literal_eval("'''" + text + "'''").encode('utf-8')
+    if not text:
+        return abort('Empty text')
+
+    if mode in ('all', '*'):
+        modes = parse_send_text.all_modes
+    else:
+        modes = frozenset(mode.split(',')).intersection(parse_send_text.all_modes)
+        if not modes:
+            return abort('Invalid keyboard modes')
+    return {mode: {(mods, key): text} for mode in modes}
+
+
+parse_send_text.all_modes = frozenset({'normal', 'application', 'kitty'})
+
+
 def to_open_url_modifiers(val):
     return parse_mods(val.split('+'))
 
@@ -150,28 +190,38 @@ def to_layout_names(raw):
             raise ValueError('The window layout {} is unknown'.format(p))
 
 
+def positive_int(x):
+    return max(0, int(x))
+
+
+def positive_float(x):
+    return max(0, float(x))
+
+
 type_map = {
-    'scrollback_lines': int,
+    'scrollback_lines': positive_int,
     'scrollback_pager': shlex.split,
     'scrollback_in_new_tab': to_bool,
     'font_size': to_font_size,
-    'font_size_delta': float,
+    'font_size_delta': positive_float,
     'cursor_shape': to_cursor_shape,
     'cursor_opacity': to_opacity,
     'open_url_modifiers': to_open_url_modifiers,
-    'repaint_delay': int,
+    'repaint_delay': positive_int,
-    'window_border_width': float,
+    'window_border_width': positive_float,
+    'window_margin_width': positive_float,
+    'window_padding_width': positive_float,
     'wheel_scroll_multiplier': float,
-    'visual_bell_duration': float,
+    'visual_bell_duration': positive_float,
     'enable_audio_bell': to_bool,
-    'click_interval': float,
+    'click_interval': positive_float,
-    'mouse_hide_wait': float,
+    'mouse_hide_wait': positive_float,
-    'cursor_blink_interval': float,
+    'cursor_blink_interval': positive_float,
-    'cursor_stop_blinking_after': float,
+    'cursor_stop_blinking_after': positive_float,
     'enabled_layouts': to_layout_names,
     'remember_window_size': to_bool,
-    'initial_window_width': int,
+    'initial_window_width': positive_int,
-    'initial_window_height': int,
+    'initial_window_height': positive_int,
     'use_system_wcwidth': to_bool,
     'macos_hide_titlebar': to_bool,
 }
@@ -188,8 +238,10 @@ for a in ('active', 'inactive'):
         type_map['%s_tab_%s' % (a, b)] = lambda x: to_color(x, validate=True)
 
 
-def parse_config(lines):
+def parse_config(lines, check_keys=True):
-    ans = {'keymap': {}, 'symbol_map': {}}
+    ans = {'keymap': {}, 'symbol_map': {}, 'send_text_map': {'kitty': {}, 'normal': {}, 'application': {}}}
+    if check_keys:
+        all_keys = defaults._asdict()
     for line in lines:
         line = line.strip()
         if not line or line.startswith('#'):
@@ -203,6 +255,15 @@ def parse_config(lines):
             if key == 'symbol_map':
                 ans['symbol_map'].update(parse_symbol_map(val))
                 continue
+            if key == 'send_text':
+                stvals = parse_send_text(val)
+                for k, v in ans['send_text_map'].items():
+                    v.update(stvals.get(k, {}))
+                continue
+            if check_keys:
+                if key not in all_keys:
+                    safe_print('Ignoring unknown config key: {}'.format(key), file=sys.stderr)
+                    continue
             tm = type_map.get(key)
             if tm is not None:
                 val = tm(val)
@@ -213,38 +274,42 @@ def parse_config(lines):
 with open(
     os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'kitty.conf')
 ) as f:
-    defaults = parse_config(f.readlines())
+    defaults = parse_config(f.readlines(), check_keys=False)
 Options = namedtuple('Defaults', ','.join(defaults.keys()))
 defaults = Options(**defaults)
 actions = frozenset(defaults.keymap.values())
 
 
-def update_dict(a, b):
+def merge_keymaps(defaults, newvals):
-    a.update(b)
+    ans = defaults.copy()
-    return a
+    for k, v in newvals.items():
+        if v in {'noop', 'no-op', 'no_op'}:
+            ans.pop(k, None)
+            continue
+        if v in actions:
+            ans[k] = v
+    return ans
 
 
-def merge_dicts(vals, defaults):
+def merge_dicts(defaults, newvals):
-    return {
+    ans = defaults.copy()
-        k: update_dict(v, vals.get(k, {}))
+    ans.update(newvals)
-        if isinstance(v, dict) else vals.get(k, v)
+    return ans
-        for k, v in defaults.items()
-    }
 
 
-def merge_configs(ans, vals):
+def merge_configs(defaults, vals):
-    vals['keymap'] = {
+    ans = {}
-        k: v
+    for k, v in defaults.items():
-        for k, v in vals.get('keymap', {}).items() if v in actions
+        if isinstance(v, dict):
-    }
+            newvals = vals.get(k, {})
-    remove_keys = {
+            if k == 'keymap':
-        k
+                ans['keymap'] = merge_keymaps(v, newvals)
-        for k, v in vals.get('keymap', {}).items()
+            elif k == 'send_text_map':
-        if v in ('noop', 'no-op', 'no_op')
+                ans[k] = {m: merge_dicts(mm, newvals.get(m, {})) for m, mm in v.items()}
-    }
+            else:
-    ans = merge_dicts(vals, ans)
+                ans[k] = merge_dicts(v, newvals)
-    for k in remove_keys:
+        else:
-        ans['keymap'].pop(k, None)
+            ans[k] = vals.get(k, v)
     return ans
 
 

kitty/constants.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from .fast_data_types import (
     GLFW_KEY_LEFT_SUPER, GLFW_KEY_RIGHT_SUPER)
 
 appname = 'kitty'
-version = (0, 2, 6)
+version = (0, 2, 8)
 str_version = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 isosx = 'darwin' in _plat
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ def _get_config_dir():
 
     candidate = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME') or ('~/Library/Preferences' if isosx else '~/.config')))
     ans = os.path.join(candidate, appname)
-    try:
+    os.makedirs(ans, exist_ok=True)
-        os.makedirs(ans)
-    except FileExistsError:
-        pass
     return ans
 
 

kitty/data-types.c

@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ change_wcwidth_wrap(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *use9) {
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+static PyObject*
+redirect_std_streams(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args) {
+    char *devnull = NULL;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &devnull)) return NULL;
+    if (freopen(devnull, "r", stdin) == NULL) return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_EnvironmentError);
+    if (freopen(devnull, "w", stdout) == NULL) return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_EnvironmentError);
+    if (freopen(devnull, "w", stderr) == NULL)  return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_EnvironmentError);
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+
 static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
     GL_METHODS
     {"drain_read", (PyCFunction)drain_read, METH_O, ""},
@@ -38,6 +49,7 @@ static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
     {"parse_bytes_dump", (PyCFunction)parse_bytes_dump, METH_VARARGS, ""},
     {"read_bytes", (PyCFunction)read_bytes, METH_VARARGS, ""},
     {"read_bytes_dump", (PyCFunction)read_bytes_dump, METH_VARARGS, ""},
+    {"redirect_std_streams", (PyCFunction)redirect_std_streams, METH_VARARGS, ""},
     {"wcwidth", (PyCFunction)wcwidth_wrap, METH_O, ""},
     {"change_wcwidth", (PyCFunction)change_wcwidth_wrap, METH_O, ""},
 #ifndef __APPLE__
@@ -58,7 +70,7 @@ static struct PyModuleDef module = {
 
 #include <termios.h>
 
-PyMODINIT_FUNC
+EXPORTED PyMODINIT_FUNC
 PyInit_fast_data_types(void) {
     PyObject *m;
 

kitty/data-types.h

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
 #include <Python.h>
 #define UNUSED __attribute__ ((unused))
+#define EXPORTED __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
 #define MAX(x, y) (((x) > (y)) ? (x) : (y))
 #define MIN(x, y) (((x) > (y)) ? (y) : (x))
 #define xstr(s) str(s)

kitty/glfw.c

@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ glfw_get_key_name(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args) {
     return Py_BuildValue("s", glfwGetKeyName(key, scancode));
 }
 
+PyObject*
+glfw_init_hint_string(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args) {
+    int hint_id;
+    char *hint;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "is", &hint_id, &hint)) return NULL;
+#ifdef glfwInitHintString
+    glfwInitHintString(hint_id, hint);
+#endif
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+
 // }}}
 
 static void
@@ -448,6 +460,10 @@ init_glfw(PyObject *m) {
     PyEval_InitThreads();
     glfwSetErrorCallback(cb_error_callback);
 #define ADDC(n) if(PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, #n, n) != 0) return false;
+#ifdef GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_NAME
+    ADDC(GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_NAME)
+    ADDC(GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_CLASS)
+#endif
     ADDC(GLFW_RELEASE);
     ADDC(GLFW_PRESS);
     ADDC(GLFW_REPEAT);

kitty/glfw.h

@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ PyObject* glfw_wait_events(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject*);
 PyObject* glfw_post_empty_event(PyObject UNUSED *self);
 PyObject* glfw_get_physical_dpi(PyObject UNUSED *self);
 PyObject* glfw_get_key_name(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args);
+PyObject* glfw_init_hint_string(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args);
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 PyObject* cocoa_hide_titlebar(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *window_id);
+PyObject* cocoa_get_lang(PyObject UNUSED *self);
 #define COCOA_HIDE_TITLEBAR {"cocoa_hide_titlebar", (PyCFunction)cocoa_hide_titlebar, METH_O, ""}, 
+#define COCOA_GET_LANG {"cocoa_get_lang", (PyCFunction)cocoa_get_lang, METH_NOARGS, ""}, 
 #else
 #define COCOA_HIDE_TITLEBAR
+#define COCOA_GET_LANG
 #endif
 
 #define GLFW_FUNC_WRAPPERS \
@@ -35,5 +39,7 @@ PyObject* cocoa_hide_titlebar(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *window_id);
     {"glfw_post_empty_event", (PyCFunction)glfw_post_empty_event, METH_NOARGS, ""}, \
     {"glfw_get_physical_dpi", (PyCFunction)glfw_get_physical_dpi, METH_NOARGS, ""}, \
     {"glfw_get_key_name", (PyCFunction)glfw_get_key_name, METH_VARARGS, ""}, \
-    COCOA_HIDE_TITLEBAR
+    {"glfw_init_hint_string", (PyCFunction)glfw_init_hint_string, METH_VARARGS, ""}, \
+    COCOA_HIDE_TITLEBAR \
+    COCOA_GET_LANG
 

kitty/keys.py

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ control_codes.update({
 })
 control_codes[defines.GLFW_KEY_6] = (30,)
 control_codes[defines.GLFW_KEY_SLASH] = (31,)
+control_codes[defines.GLFW_KEY_SPACE] = (0,)
 
 
 rmkx_key_map = smkx_key_map.copy()
@@ -104,6 +105,12 @@ def get_key_map(screen):
     return cursor_key_mode_map[screen.cursor_key_mode]
 
 
+def keyboard_mode_name(screen):
+    if screen.extended_keyboard:
+        return 'kitty'
+    return 'application' if screen.cursor_key_mode else 'normal'
+
+
 valid_localized_key_names = {
     k: getattr(defines, 'GLFW_KEY_' + k)
     for k in 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789'
@@ -194,3 +201,11 @@ def interpret_text_event(codepoint, mods, window):
 def get_shortcut(keymap, mods, key, scancode):
     key = get_localized_key(key, scancode)
     return keymap.get((mods & 0b1111, key))
+
+
+def get_sent_data(send_text_map, key, scancode, mods, window, action):
+    if action in (defines.GLFW_PRESS, defines.GLFW_REPEAT):
+        key = get_localized_key(key, scancode)
+        m = keyboard_mode_name(window.screen)
+        keymap = send_text_map[m]
+        return keymap.get((mods & 0b1111, key))

kitty/kitty.conf

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ cursor_shape     block
 cursor_blink_interval     0.5
 
 # Stop blinking cursor after the specified number of seconds of keyboard inactivity. Set to
-# zero or a negative number to never stop blinking.
+# zero to never stop blinking.
 cursor_stop_blinking_after 15.0
 
 # Number of lines of history to keep in memory for scrolling back
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ scrollback_pager less +G -R
 # When viewing scrollback in a new window, put it in a new tab as well
 scrollback_in_new_tab no
 
-# Wheel scroll multiplier (modify the amount scrolled by the mouse wheel)
+# Wheel scroll multiplier (modify the amount scrolled by the mouse wheel). Use negative
+# numbers to change scroll direction.
 wheel_scroll_multiplier 5.0
 
 # The interval between successive clicks to detect double/triple clicks (in seconds)
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ click_interval 0.5
 select_by_word_characters :@-./_~?&=%+#
 
 # Hide mouse cursor after the specified number of seconds of the mouse not being used. Set to
-# zero or a negative number to disable mouse cursor hiding.
+# zero to disable mouse cursor hiding.
 mouse_hide_wait 3.0
 
 # The enabled window layouts. A comma separated list of layout names. The special value * means
@@ -120,6 +121,12 @@ term xterm-kitty
 # The width (in pts) of window borders. Will be rounded to the nearest number of pixels based on screen resolution.
 window_border_width 1
 
+# The window margin (in pts) (blank area outside the border)
+window_margin_width 0
+
+# The window padding (in pts) (blank area between the text and the window border)
+window_padding_width 0
+
 # The color for the border of the active window
 active_border_color #00ff00
 
@@ -224,6 +231,23 @@ map ctrl+shift+equal    increase_font_size
 map ctrl+shift+minus    decrease_font_size
 map ctrl+shift+backspace restore_font_size
 
+# Sending arbitrary text on shortcut key presses
+# You can tell kitty to send arbitrary (UTF-8) encoded text to
+# the client program when pressing specified shortcut keys. For example:
+# send_text all ctrl+alt+a Special text
+# This will send "Special text" when you press the Ctrl+Alt+a key combination.
+# The text to be sent is a python string literal so you can use escapes like
+# \x1b to send control codes or \u21fb to send unicode characters (or you can
+# just input the unicode characters directly as UTF-8 text). The first argument
+# to send_text is the keyboard modes in which to activate the shortcut. The possible
+# values are normal or application or kitty or a comma separated combination of them.
+# The special keyword all means all modes. The modes normal and application refer to
+# the DECCKM cursor key mode for terminals, and kitty refers to the special kitty
+# extended keyboard protocol. Another example, that outputs a word and then moves the cursor
+# to the start of the line (same as pressing the Home key):
+# send_text normal ctrl+alt+a Word\x1b[H
+# send_text application ctrl+alt+a Word\x1bOH
+
 # Symbol mapping (special font for specified unicode code points). Map the
 # specified unicode codepoints to a particular font. Useful if you need special
 # rendering for some symbols, such as for Powerline. Avoids the need for

kitty/layout.py

@@ -6,25 +6,29 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 from itertools import islice
 
 from .constants import WindowGeometry, viewport_size, cell_size, get_boss
+from .utils import pt_to_px
 
 
 def available_height():
     return viewport_size.height - get_boss().current_tab_bar_height
 
 
-def layout_dimension(length, cell_length, number_of_windows=1, border_length=0, left_align=False):
+def layout_dimension(length, cell_length, number_of_windows=1, border_length=0, margin_length=0, padding_length=0, left_align=False):
     number_of_cells = length // cell_length
+    border_length += padding_length
     space_needed_for_border = number_of_windows * 2 * border_length
+    space_needed_for_padding = number_of_windows * 2 * margin_length
+    space_needed = space_needed_for_padding + space_needed_for_border
     extra = length - number_of_cells * cell_length
-    while extra < space_needed_for_border:
+    while extra < space_needed:
         number_of_cells -= 1
         extra = length - number_of_cells * cell_length
     cells_per_window = number_of_cells // number_of_windows
-    extra -= space_needed_for_border
+    extra -= space_needed
     pos = 0 if left_align else (extra // 2)
-    pos += border_length
+    pos += border_length + margin_length
     inner_length = cells_per_window * cell_length
-    window_length = 2 * border_length + inner_length
+    window_length = 2 * (border_length + margin_length) + inner_length
     extra = number_of_cells - (cells_per_window * number_of_windows)
     while number_of_windows > 0:
         number_of_windows -= 1
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ class Layout:
     def __init__(self, opts, border_width, windows):
         self.opts = opts
         self.border_width = border_width
+        self.margin_width = pt_to_px(opts.window_margin_width)
+        self.padding_width = pt_to_px(opts.window_padding_width)
         # A set of rectangles corresponding to the blank spaces at the edges of
         # this layout, i.e. spaces that are not covered by any window
         self.blank_rects = ()
@@ -76,9 +82,9 @@ def window_geometry(xstart, xnum, ystart, ynum):
     return WindowGeometry(left=xstart, top=ystart, xnum=xnum, ynum=ynum, right=xstart + cell_size.width * xnum, bottom=ystart + cell_size.height * ynum)
 
 
-def layout_single_window():
+def layout_single_window(margin_length, padding_length):
-    xstart, xnum = next(layout_dimension(viewport_size.width, cell_size.width))
+    xstart, xnum = next(layout_dimension(viewport_size.width, cell_size.width, margin_length=margin_length, padding_length=padding_length))
-    ystart, ynum = next(layout_dimension(available_height(), cell_size.height))
+    ystart, ynum = next(layout_dimension(available_height(), cell_size.height, margin_length=margin_length, padding_length=padding_length))
     return window_geometry(xstart, xnum, ystart, ynum)
 
 
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ class Stack(Layout):
 
     def __call__(self, windows, active_window_idx):
         self.blank_rects = []
-        wg = layout_single_window()
+        wg = layout_single_window(self.margin_width, self.padding_width)
         for i, w in enumerate(windows):
             w.is_visible_in_layout = i == active_window_idx
             w.set_geometry(wg)
@@ -135,17 +141,23 @@ class Tall(Layout):
     def __call__(self, windows, active_window_idx):
         self.blank_rects = br = []
         if len(windows) == 1:
-            wg = layout_single_window()
+            wg = layout_single_window(self.margin_width, self.padding_width)
             windows[0].set_geometry(wg)
             self.blank_rects = blank_rects_for_window(windows[0])
             return
-        xlayout = layout_dimension(viewport_size.width, cell_size.width, 2, self.border_width)
+        xlayout = layout_dimension(
+            viewport_size.width, cell_size.width, 2, self.border_width,
+            margin_length=self.margin_width, padding_length=self.padding_width)
         xstart, xnum = next(xlayout)
-        ystart, ynum = next(layout_dimension(available_height(), cell_size.height, 1, self.border_width, left_align=True))
+        ystart, ynum = next(layout_dimension(
+            available_height(), cell_size.height, 1, self.border_width, left_align=True,
+            margin_length=self.margin_width, padding_length=self.padding_width))
         windows[0].set_geometry(window_geometry(xstart, xnum, ystart, ynum))
         vh = available_height()
         xstart, xnum = next(xlayout)
-        ylayout = layout_dimension(available_height(), cell_size.height, len(windows) - 1, self.border_width, left_align=True)
+        ylayout = layout_dimension(
+            available_height(), cell_size.height, len(windows) - 1, self.border_width, left_align=True,
+            margin_length=self.margin_width, padding_length=self.padding_width)
         for w, (ystart, ynum) in zip(islice(windows, 1, None), ylayout):
             w.set_geometry(window_geometry(xstart, xnum, ystart, ynum))
         left_blank_rect(windows[0], br, vh), top_blank_rect(windows[0], br, vh), right_blank_rect(windows[-1], br, vh)

kitty/main.py

@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ from .fast_data_types import (
     GLFW_STENCIL_BITS, Window, change_wcwidth,
     enable_automatic_opengl_error_checking, glClear, glClearColor, glewInit,
     glfw_init, glfw_set_error_callback, glfw_swap_interval, glfw_terminate,
-    glfw_wait_events, glfw_window_hint
+    glfw_wait_events, glfw_window_hint, glfw_init_hint_string
 )
+try:
+    from .fast_data_types import GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_NAME, GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_CLASS
+except ImportError:
+    GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_NAME = GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_CLASS = None
 from .layout import all_layouts
 from .shaders import GL_VERSION
-from .utils import safe_print
+from .utils import safe_print, detach
 
 
 defconf = os.path.join(config_dir, 'kitty.conf')
@@ -95,6 +99,13 @@ def option_parser():
         default=False,
         help=_('Output commands received from child process to stdout')
     )
+    if not isosx:
+        a(
+            '--detach',
+            action='store_true',
+            default=False,
+            help=_('Detach from the controlling terminal, if any')
+        )
     a(
         '--replay-commands',
         default=None,
@@ -188,7 +199,13 @@ def run_app(opts, args):
     else:
         viewport_size.width = opts.initial_window_width
         viewport_size.height = opts.initial_window_height
-    window = Window(viewport_size.width, viewport_size.height, args.cls)
+    try:
+        window = Window(viewport_size.width, viewport_size.height, args.cls)
+    except ValueError:
+        safe_print('Failed to create GLFW window with initial size:', viewport_size)
+        viewport_size.width = 640
+        viewport_size.height = 400
+        window = Window(viewport_size.width, viewport_size.height, args.cls)
     window.set_title(appname)
     window.make_context_current()
     if isosx:
@@ -228,12 +245,38 @@ def on_glfw_error(code, msg):
     safe_print('[glfw error] ', msg, file=sys.stderr)
 
 
+def ensure_osx_locale():
+    # Ensure the LANG env var is set. See
+    # https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/90
+    from .fast_data_types import cocoa_get_lang
+    if 'LANG' not in os.environ:
+        lang = cocoa_get_lang()
+        if lang is not None:
+            os.environ['LANG'] = lang + '.UTF-8'
+
+
 def main():
-    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+    if isosx:
+        ensure_osx_locale()
+    try:
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+    except Exception:
+        if not isosx:
+            raise
+        print('Failed to set locale with LANG:', os.environ.get('LANG'), file=sys.stderr)
+        os.environ.pop('LANG')
+        try:
+            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+        except Exception:
+            print('Failed to set locale with no LANG, ignoring', file=sys.stderr)
     if os.environ.pop('KITTY_LAUNCHED_BY_LAUNCH_SERVICES',
                       None) == '1' and getattr(sys, 'frozen', True):
         os.chdir(os.path.expanduser('~'))
+    if not os.path.isdir(os.getcwd()):
+        os.chdir(os.path.expanduser('~'))
     args = option_parser().parse_args()
+    if getattr(args, 'detach', False):
+        detach()
     if args.cmd:
         exec(args.cmd)
         return
@@ -247,6 +290,8 @@ def main():
     change_wcwidth(not opts.use_system_wcwidth)
     glfw_set_error_callback(on_glfw_error)
     enable_automatic_opengl_error_checking(args.debug_gl)
+    if GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_CLASS is not None:
+        glfw_init_hint_string(GLFW_X11_WM_CLASS_CLASS, opts.cls)
     if not glfw_init():
         raise SystemExit('GLFW initialization failed')
     try:

kitty/mouse.py

@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ def encode_mouse_event(tracking_mode, tracking_protocol, button, action, mods, x
         ans = bytes(ans)
     else:
         if x <= 223 and y <= 223:
-            ans = bytearray([0o33, ord('['), cb + 32, x + 32, y + 32])
+            ans = bytearray([0o33, ord('['), ord('M'), cb + 32, x + 32, y + 32])
     return ans

kitty/screen.c

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "data-types.h"
 #include <structmember.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include "unicode-data.h"
 #include "tracker.h"
 #include "modes.h"
@@ -1332,6 +1333,14 @@ static PyGetSetDef getsetters[] = {
     {NULL}  /* Sentinel */
 };
 
+#if UINT_MAX == UINT32_MAX
+#define T_COL T_UINT
+#elif ULONG_MAX == UINT32_MAX
+#define T_COL T_ULONG
+#else
+#error Neither int nor long is 4-bytes in size
+#endif
+
 static PyMemberDef members[] = {
     {"callbacks", T_OBJECT_EX, offsetof(Screen, callbacks), 0, "callbacks"},
     {"cursor", T_OBJECT_EX, offsetof(Screen, cursor), READONLY, "cursor"},
@@ -1341,11 +1350,11 @@ static PyMemberDef members[] = {
     {"columns", T_UINT, offsetof(Screen, columns), READONLY, "columns"},
     {"margin_top", T_UINT, offsetof(Screen, margin_top), READONLY, "margin_top"},
     {"margin_bottom", T_UINT, offsetof(Screen, margin_bottom), READONLY, "margin_bottom"},
-    {"default_fg", T_ULONG, offsetof(Screen, default_fg), 0, "default_fg"},
+    {"default_fg", T_COL, offsetof(Screen, default_fg), 0, "default_fg"},
-    {"default_bg", T_ULONG, offsetof(Screen, default_bg), 0, "default_bg"},
+    {"default_bg", T_COL, offsetof(Screen, default_bg), 0, "default_bg"},
-    {"highlight_fg", T_ULONG, offsetof(Screen, highlight_fg), 0, "highlight_fg"},
+    {"highlight_fg", T_COL, offsetof(Screen, highlight_fg), 0, "highlight_fg"},
-    {"highlight_bg", T_ULONG, offsetof(Screen, highlight_bg), 0, "highlight_bg"},
+    {"highlight_bg", T_COL, offsetof(Screen, highlight_bg), 0, "highlight_bg"},
-    {"cursor_color", T_ULONG, offsetof(Screen, cursor_color), 0, "cursor_color"},
+    {"cursor_color", T_COL, offsetof(Screen, cursor_color), 0, "cursor_color"},
     {NULL}
 };
  

kitty/tabs.py

@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ class Tab:
         self.borders = Borders(opts)
         self.windows = deque()
         self.active_window_idx = 0
+        for i, which in enumerate('first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth'.split()):
+            setattr(self, which + '_window', partial(self.nth_window, num=i))
         if session_tab is None:
             self.cwd = args.directory
             l = self.enabled_layouts[0]
+            self.current_layout = all_layouts[l](opts, self.borders.border_width, self.windows)
             if special_window is None:
                 queue_action(self.new_window)
             else:
@@ -42,10 +45,8 @@ class Tab:
         else:
             self.cwd = session_tab.cwd or args.directory
             l = session_tab.layout
+            self.current_layout = all_layouts[l](opts, self.borders.border_width, self.windows)
             queue_action(self.startup, session_tab)
-        self.current_layout = all_layouts[l](opts, self.borders.border_width, self.windows)
-        for i, which in enumerate('first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth'.split()):
-            setattr(self, which + '_window', partial(self.nth_window, num=i))
 
     def startup(self, session_tab):
         for cmd in session_tab.windows:
@@ -328,9 +329,10 @@ class TabManager:
             s.cursor.bold = s.cursor.italic = False
             s.cursor.fg = s.cursor.bg = 0
             s.draw('┇')
-            if s.cursor.x > s.columns - max_title_length:
+            if s.cursor.x > s.columns - max_title_length and t is not self.tabs[-1]:
                 s.draw('…')
                 break
+        s.erase_in_line(0, False)  # Ensure no long titles bleed after the last tab
         s.update_cell_data(
             sprites.backend, self.color_profile, addressof(self.sprite_map), self.default_fg, self.default_bg, True)
         sprites.render_dirty_cells()

kitty/utils.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 from time import monotonic
 
 from .constants import isosx
-from .fast_data_types import glfw_get_physical_dpi, wcwidth as wcwidth_impl
+from .fast_data_types import glfw_get_physical_dpi, wcwidth as wcwidth_impl, redirect_std_streams
 from .rgb import Color, to_color
 
 
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ def wcwidth(c: str) -> int:
         return wcwidth_impl(ord(c[0]))
 
 
+@lru_cache()
+def pt_to_px(pts):
+    dpix, dpiy = get_dpi()['logical']
+    dpi = (dpix + dpiy) / 2
+    return round(pts * dpi / 72)
+
+
 @contextmanager
 def timeit(name, do_timing=False):
     if do_timing:
@@ -174,7 +181,7 @@ def get_primary_selection():
         return ''  # There is no primary selection on OS X
     # glfw has no way to get the primary selection
     # https://github.com/glfw/glfw/issues/894
-    return subprocess.check_output(['xsel', '-p']).decode('utf-8')
+    return subprocess.check_output(['xsel', '-p'], stderr=open(os.devnull, 'wb'), stdin=open(os.devnull, 'rb')).decode('utf-8')
 
 
 def base64_encode(
@@ -196,7 +203,7 @@ def set_primary_selection(text):
         return  # There is no primary selection on OS X
     if isinstance(text, str):
         text = text.encode('utf-8')
-    p = subprocess.Popen(['xsel', '-i', '-p'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
+    p = subprocess.Popen(['xsel', '-i', '-p'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=open(os.devnull, 'wb'), stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
     p.stdin.write(text), p.stdin.close()
     p.wait()
 
@@ -208,3 +215,14 @@ def open_url(url, program='default'):
         cmd = shlex.split(program)
     cmd.append(url)
     subprocess.Popen(cmd).wait()
+
+
+def detach(fork=True, setsid=True, redirect=True):
+    if fork:
+        # Detach from the controlling process.
+        if os.fork() != 0:
+            raise SystemExit(0)
+    if setsid:
+        os.setsid()
+    if redirect:
+        redirect_std_streams(os.devnull)

setup.py

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def init_env(debug=False, sanitize=False, native_optimizations=True):
     cflags = os.environ.get(
         'OVERRIDE_CFLAGS', (
             '-Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wall -std=c99 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700'
-            ' -pedantic-errors -Werror {} {} -D{}DEBUG -fwrapv {} {} -pipe {}'
+            ' -pedantic-errors -Werror {} {} -D{}DEBUG -fwrapv {} {} -pipe {} -fvisibility=hidden'
         ).format(
             optimize, ' '.join(sanitize_args), ('' if debug else 'N'), stack_protector, missing_braces, '-march=native'
             if native_optimizations else ''
@@ -288,10 +288,7 @@ def build(args, native_optimizations=True):
 
 
 def safe_makedirs(path):
-    try:
+    os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
-        os.makedirs(path)
-    except FileExistsError:
-        pass
 
 
 def build_test_launcher(args):