broadcast kitten: Allow broadcasting ctrl+c

kovidgoyal · kovidgoyal · commit 686e48b4ed91 · 2021-08-19T22:05:29.000+05:30
Fixes kovidgoyal#3956
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
 - Launch command: Allow specifying the OS window title
 
+- broadcast kitten: Allow broadcasting :kbd:`ctrl+c` (:pull:`3956`)
+
 
 0.23.1 [2021-08-17]
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diff --git a/kittens/broadcast/main.py b/kittens/broadcast/main.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def __init__(self, opts: BroadcastCLIOptions, initial_strings: List[str]) -> Non
             self.payload['all'] = True
 
     def initialize(self) -> None:
-        self.print('Type the text to broadcast below, press', styled('Ctrl+c', fg='yellow'), 'to quit:')
+        self.print('Type the text to broadcast below, press', styled('Ctrl+Esc', fg='yellow'), 'to quit:')
         for x in self.initial_strings:
             self.write_broadcast_text(x)
         self.write(SAVE_CURSOR)
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ def on_text(self, text: str, in_bracketed_paste: bool = False) -> None:
         self.commit_line()
 
     def on_interrupt(self) -> None:
-        self.quit_loop(0)
+        self.write_broadcast_text('\x03')
+        self.line_edit.clear()
+        self.commit_line()
 
     def on_eot(self) -> None:
         self.write_broadcast_text('\x04')
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ def on_key(self, key_event: KeyEventType) -> None:
             self.line_edit.clear()
             self.write(SAVE_CURSOR)
             return
+        if key_event.matches('ctrl+esc'):
+            self.quit_loop(0)
+            return
 
         ek = encode_key_event(key_event)
         ek = standard_b64encode(ek.encode('utf-8')).decode('ascii')
