Allow for keybinds that are triggered by pressing multiple key in sequence #2313

stevenxxiu commented 2026年03月29日 10:39:26 +02:00

Describe your feature request

I'm using Ghostty and want to try out Foot. In order to avoid key conflicts with terminal software that I use, I'd like to hide all Foot keybinds behind one or more leader keys.

In Ghostty https://ghostty.org/docs/config/reference#keybind for example, I can do:

keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>a=new_tab
keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>h=previous_tab
keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>l=next_tab
keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>x=close_tab
keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>m>h=move_tab:-1
keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>m>l=move_tab:1

Looking at Foot docs, I can't see any way or workaround to achieve this.

I believe this feature is a rather minimal addition, but has the major benefit of avoiding key conflicts. It already exists in other terminal emulators like Ghostty, WezTerm. Neovim also makes extensive use of leader keys.

Can this feature be added to Foot as well? Many thanks!

### Describe your feature request I'm using *Ghostty* and want to try out *Foot*. In order to avoid key conflicts with terminal software that I use, I'd like to hide all *Foot* keybinds behind one or more leader keys. In *Ghostty* <https://ghostty.org/docs/config/reference#keybind> for example, I can do: ``` keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>a=new_tab keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>h=previous_tab keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>l=next_tab keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>x=close_tab keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>m>h=move_tab:-1 keybind = ctrl+shift+a>t>m>l=move_tab:1 ``` Looking at *Foot* docs, I can't see any way or workaround to achieve this. I believe this feature is a rather minimal addition, but has the major benefit of avoiding key conflicts. It already exists in other terminal emulators like *Ghostty*, *WezTerm*. *Neovim* also makes extensive use of leader keys. Can this feature be added to *Foot* as well? Many thanks!