Prise v0.3.0 — "Dear Ambellina"

Input handling improvements, macOS enhancements, and better Lua type safety.

Highlights

• macOS Option-as-Alt — New macos_option_as_alt config for proper alt key behavior (@beyang)
• Session Naming on Creation — Name sessions directly with prise --session-name <name> (@hobbescodes)
• Leader Key Pass-through — Press leader twice to send the leader key combo to the terminal (@beyang)
• Text Input Shortcuts — Navigation and editing shortcuts for text inputs (Ctrl+A/E, Ctrl+W, etc.)

Features

macOS Option Key Support

Configure Option key to behave as Alt for terminal applications. Set macos_option_as_alt to "left", "right", or "both" in your config. (@beyang)

Session Naming

Create named sessions directly from the command line:

prise --session-name my-project

Previously required creating a session then renaming it. (@hobbescodes)

Leader Key Pass-through

Pressing the leader key twice now sends the actual key combo to the terminal, useful when running nested terminal applications. (@beyang)

Input Improvements

• Ctrl+A / Ctrl+E — Jump to start/end of input
• Ctrl+W — Delete word backward
• Ctrl+U — Clear input
• Ctrl+N / Ctrl+P — Navigate palette (replaces Ctrl+K/J)
• Escape — Exit command mode

Border Configuration

Configure whether borders show when only one pane is present. (@hobbescodes)

Auto-split Direction

Split auto now uses pixel dimensions instead of cell dimensions for more accurate direction selection.

Internal Improvements

• Upgraded to upstream Ghostty
• Lua type checking integrated into build
• Strict EmmyLua annotations throughout
• lua-language-server added to CI

Contributors

• @beyang
• @hobbescodes

Known Limitations

This is alpha software. Expect breaking changes, incomplete features, and rough edges.