[BUG] Cmd+C is interpreted as Cmd+W (close view) with the Ergol layout
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- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
On a keyboard layout where the C key is at the physical location of W on a QWERTY layout (like Ergol), pressing what should be Copy (Cmd+C) is instead handled as Cmd+W (Close Window/View), closing the current view unexpectedly.
This suggests the app's shortcut handling for Cmd+W (and possibly other menu accelerators) is bound to the physical key position / key code rather than to the character produced by the active keyboard layout, so it fires based on physical position instead of the mapped letter.
What Should Happen?
Cmd+C should perform Copy according to the character the OS keyboard layout maps to that key, matching standard macOS/Electron behavior (shortcuts should respect the active input layout, not raw physical key position).
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Use the Ergol keyboard layout
- Open the Claude desktop app, focus any view where Cmd+C would normally copy text/content.
- Press Cmd+C (physical key in the
W-on-QWERTY position). - Observe that the current view closes instead of copying.
Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Claude Desktop 1.46388.4
Platform
Other
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
- App: Claude desktop app (Version 1.46388.4)
- OS: macOS (Darwin 25.6.0)
- Keyboard layout: Ergol
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