#Terminal Setup

Pi uses the Kitty keyboard protocol for reliable modifier key detection.

#Kitty, iTerm2

Work out of the box.

#Ghostty

Add to ~/.config/ghostty/config:

keybind = alt+backspace=text:\x1b\x7f
keybind = shift+enter=text:\n

#WezTerm

Create ~/.wezterm.lua:

local wezterm = require 'wezterm'
local config = wezterm.config_builder()
config.enable_kitty_keyboard = true
return config

#VS Code (Integrated Terminal)

Add to keybindings.json:

{
  "key": "shift+enter",
  "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
  "args": { "text": "\u001b[13;2u" },
  "when": "terminalFocus"
}

Locations:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/keybindings.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Code/User/keybindings.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\\Code\\User\\keybindings.json

#Windows Terminal

Add to settings.json (Ctrl+Shift+,):

{
  "actions": [
    {
      "command": { "action": "sendInput", "input": "\u001b[13;2u" },
      "keys": "shift+enter"
    }
  ]
}

#IntelliJ IDEA

The built-in terminal has limited escape sequence support. Consider using a dedicated terminal emulator.

Set PI_HARDWARE_CURSOR=1 for hardware cursor visibility.