macOS: Not possible to cmd+c/cmd+x from rename tab, search, other text fields

### Discussed in https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions/10623 <div type='discussions-op-text'> ^{Originally posted by **jimmystridh** February 8, 2026} When the "Change Tab Title" dialog is open (introduced in #4217), standard Copy/Cut keyboard shortcuts like Cmd+C, Cmd+X don't work in the text field. You can type and use the mouse to select text, and use the right-click menu to perform the operations, but the usual copy/paste/cut shortcuts are silently swallowed. ## Steps to Reproduce 1. Open a Ghostty tab 2. Trigger "Change Tab Title" (View menu → Change Tab Title) 3. Type some text in the text field 4. Select text and press Cmd+C or CMD+X - nothing is copied or cut 5. Pressing Cmd+V pastes whatever was in pasteboard before </div>

Posted by mitchellh on Feb 16, 2026, 6:43 PM

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