🔀 Merge pull request #148 from davep/allow-trad-quit

Allow for traditional quitting, as an option

Author: davep

ChangeLog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Hike ChangeLog
 
+## Unrealsed
+
+**Released: WiP**
+
+- Add a configuration option to allow for "traditional quit".
+  ([#148](https://github.com/davep/hike/pull/148))
+
 ## v1.2.1
 
 **Released: 2025-10-08**

docs/source/configuration.md

@@ -88,6 +88,24 @@ generally use a name (`number_sign`, `at`, `asterisk`, etc...).
     If you need help with keyboard bindings [please feel free to
     ask](index.md#questions-and-feedback).
 
+## Allow for traditional quit keystroke
+
+Because Hike is built with Textual, and some of Textual's widgets use
+<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>c</kbd> to copy text to the clipboard, in all other
+situations <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>c</kbd> will pop up a notification reminding
+you what the actual binding is to quit the application.
+
+For those who really need to lean into their muscle memory you can enable
+<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>c</kbd> as a quit key combination:
+
+```json
+"allow_traditional_quit": true
+```
+
+If this is set *and* if you aren't in a widget with marked text that can be
+copied, Hike will quit. If set to `false` (the default) the default
+behaviour for Hike (and most Textual applications) will happen.
+
 ## Local file system start location
 
 By default Hike's local file system browser (the tree that appears in the

src/hike/data/config.py

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class Configuration:
     show_front_matter: bool = True
     """Should the viewer allow for the viewing of front matter?"""
 
+    allow_traditional_quit: bool = False
+    """Ignore Textual's safety net for Ctrl+c?"""
+
 
 ##############################################################################
 def configuration_file() -> Path:

src/hike/hike.py

@@ -85,5 +85,12 @@ def get_default_screen(self) -> Main:
         """
         return Main(self._arguments)
 
+    def action_help_quit(self) -> None:
+        """Override Textual's default handling of ctrl+c."""
+        if load_configuration().allow_traditional_quit:
+            self.exit()
+        else:
+            super().action_help_quit()
+
 
 ### hike.py ends here