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> If a modifier is defined by the fact that it modifies the actions of other keys, then left and right modifer keys modify the action in exactly the same way and thus are the same modifier. Common sense indeed.

No, that's nonsense and factually wrong. Common sense is that a different modifier key is still a different modifier key even if the modification is the same. You have to do some logic twists not to make it so. Also, this is factually wrong: they don't modify the action in exactly the same way, that depends entirely on your config. In mine they act differently

> And if you want to reference windows, a platform kitty does not support, here you go:

But your overly confident overly broad statements weren't platform limited. So how are your links to the backward platforms / gui frameworks relevant? I've already acknowledged "state of bad defaults"

> a terminal keyboard protocol has to work on all platforms not just windows.

And if you turn your mental barrier off, it's pretty obvious how to make it work everywhere - you simply flag both left+right on getting the no-side flag info on a backward platform that doesnt differentiate. And only flag either left or right on a platform that does differentiate. Or differentiate it yourself by reading raw codes. So there are no good reasons to create yet another bad keyboard protocol when it works fine without blinders off

> The good lord alone knows what windows does, probably synthesizes that state based on press and release events.

Do tell me, what is the alternative magic of how Mac/Linux synthesize Shift state without press/release events?

Says you. And as you have abundantly demonstrated, you are a moron.

>No, that's nonsense and factually wrong. Common sense is that a different modifier key is still a different modifier key even if the modification is the same. You have to do some logic twists not to make it so. Also, this is factually wrong: they don't modify the action in exactly the same way, that depends entirely on your config. In mine they act differently

ROFL more idiotic assertions.

> But your overly confident overly broad statements weren't platform limited. So how are your links to the backward platforms / gui frameworks relevant? I've already acknowledged "state of bad defaults"

Nope my perfectly confident assertions were perfectly correct and shared by every framework under the sun. Because they are right. You coming up with nonsense use cases from under your overly small sized hat doesn't change that.

> And if you turn your mental barrier off, it's pretty obvious how to make it work everywhere - you simply flag both left+right on getting the no-side flag info on a backward platform that doesnt differentiate. And only flag either left or right on a platform that does differentiate. Or differentiate it yourself by reading raw codes. So there are no good reasons to create yet another bad keyboard protocol when it works fine without blinders off

The good reason is that modifiers are state. Left and right modifier keys modify that state in exactly the same way. You WANTING them to work differently doesn't make it so. And you bloviating about how it's a bad protocol just makes you look like the moron you are, No terminal emulator developer is going to agree to implement a keyboard protocol that requires bypassing how the platform the terminal emulator runs on handles modifier keys. Because you want it to be so. What a joke. Grow up. Or actually dont, keep on ranting on internet forums about your pet demand, all the grown ups are just going to ignore you and/or laugh at you. Good bye and good luck.