Clearly indicate Terminal.app can only support Opt+Enter

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Sep 24, 2025 by foucist Closed Jan 6, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

It wasn't obvious that I could get the more expected Shift+Enter UX convention if I changed to a different terminal application.

It wasn't obvious that Terminal.app doesn't natively support Shift+Enter the way other terminal applications do.

Proposed Solution

Your code:

  description: W0.terminal === "Apple_Terminal" ?
      "Enable Option+Enter key binding for newlines and visual bell" :
      "Install Shift+Enter key binding for newlines"

suggested change:

  description: W0.terminal === "Apple_Terminal" ?
      "Enable Option+Enter key binding for newlines and visual bell (Terminal.app doesn't support Shift+Enter)" :
      "Install Shift+Enter key binding for newlines"

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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