Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug When the chat input field is focused, pressing Option+Left or Option+Right (standard macOS word-jump shortcuts) does not move the cursor within the text input as expected. Instead, the keypresses are intercepted by the applica…

Hey, this is a known issue. The built-in browser tab grabs Option+Arrow after you interact with the URL bar, especially after picking something from autocomplete. Duplicate bug report: Browser tab reacts on keys pressed in agent window Workaround: close the browser tab and open it again. Option+Ar…

: Chat input field doesn't capture Option+Arrow keys, triggering app-level navigation shortcuts

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: Chat input field doesn't capture Option+Arrow keys, triggering app-level navigation shortcuts

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