`text_editor` doesn't capture regular key presses
Author: EmmanuelDodooCreated Sep 14, 2026Updated Sep 14, 2026
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Is your issue REALLY a bug?
- My issue is indeed a bug!
- I am not crazy! I will not fill out this form just to ask a question or request a feature. Pinky promise.
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the existing issues.
Is this issue related to iced?
- My hardware is compatible and my graphics drivers are up-to-date.
What happened?
"Key presses in text_editor that don't have a key_binding set aren't captured, so they end up getting reported by keyboard::listen instead.
In this recording, the text editor fails to capture the / key press, so keyboard::listen picks it up instead and triggers an unrelated modal.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c7b70e32-cbbc-415c-8dfd-f1662c67af9f
What is the expected behavior?
Regular key presses should be captured by the text_editor
Version
master
Operating System
Windows
Do you have any log output?
Source: iced-rs/iced