From 0abbcf0fd20e7e918805e94b99d9f77c288c3e66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Lancaster <32917998+jsl12@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:45:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] added some key bindings for compatibility

---
 modules/programs/zsh.nix | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/modules/programs/zsh.nix b/modules/programs/zsh.nix
index 5e9bb3f..ca49d4a 100644
--- a/modules/programs/zsh.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/zsh.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 { self, inputs, ... }:
 let
   username = "john";
+  homeEndKeyBindings = ''
+    # Normalize common Home/End escape sequences across terminal emulators.
+    bindkey "^[[H" beginning-of-line
+    bindkey "^[[F" end-of-line
+    bindkey "^[[1~" beginning-of-line
+    bindkey "^[[4~" end-of-line
+    bindkey "^[[7~" beginning-of-line
+    bindkey "^[[8~" end-of-line
+    bindkey "^[OH" beginning-of-line
+    bindkey "^[OF" end-of-line
+
+    # Normalize common Ctrl+Arrow sequences for word-wise movement.
+    bindkey "^[[1;5D" backward-word
+    bindkey "^[[1;5C" forward-word
+    bindkey "^[[5D" backward-word
+    bindkey "^[[5C" forward-word
+  '';
 in
 {
   flake.modules = {
@@ -20,7 +37,10 @@ in
         enableCompletion = true;
         autosuggestion.enable = true;
         # syntaxHighlighting.enable = true;
-        initContent = "HOST=$(hostname -s)";
+        initContent = ''
+          HOST=$(hostname -s)
+          ${homeEndKeyBindings}
+        '';
         dotDir = "${config.xdg.configHome}/zsh";
         history = {
           append = true;
@@ -108,6 +128,8 @@ in
 
           HOSTNAME=$(hostname -s)
 
+          ${homeEndKeyBindings}
+
           eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"
 
           ${aliasStr}