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Resolves #4918

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On macOS, Ctrl+left is a secondary-click. It was also emitting MouseUpEvent, so a Ctrl+click both opened the radial and attacked. Skip that primary-click path after the build/emoji menu checks so Windows/Linux Ctrl+left still opens the build menu.

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Ctrl+left is a secondary-click on macOS, so skip MouseUpEvent after
the build/emoji menu modifiers. Win/Linux Ctrl+left still opens the
build menu.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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InputHandler now refreshes keybind mappings when settings change, ignores keybind editor inputs, and removes listeners during destruction. Platform-specific Ctrl-click handling now has expanded regression coverage.

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Input handling updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Keybind lifecycle and editor input handling
src/client/InputHandler.ts
Initialization builds and refreshes keybind mappings. Keybind editor controls are treated as text inputs. Destruction removes the settings listener.
Modifier pointer release behavior
src/client/InputHandler.ts, tests/InputHandler.test.ts
macOS Ctrl-click is suppressed outside the spawn phase. Windows/Linux Ctrl-click and macOS spawn-phase clicks continue through normal handling. Tests cover platform and modifier states.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: evanpelle

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 0ec87

macOS Ctrl-click now opens the secondary-click interaction without triggering attacks or build menus, while other platform and spawn behaviors remain covered. No current merge-blocking risk remains.

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning FAIL. The pull request also changes live keybind-table rebuilding, settings-change listener cleanup, keybind-editor text-target handling, and pointer/keyboard event initialization in InputHandler. T… Remove the unrelated keybind, keybind-editor, and event-initialization changes, or link them to separate coding issues. Keep the macOS Ctrl-click handling and focused tests.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 2 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing macOS Ctrl+click from triggering an attack in addition to the secondary-click action.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the macOS Ctrl+click behavior change, preserves Windows/Linux behavior, and identifies the added tests.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed PASS. Issue #4918 requires macOS Ctrl+left-click to avoid an attack while it opens the options wheel. At the reviewed head, InputHandler suppresses the primary-click MouseUpEvent for macOS Ctrl-cl…
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FAIL. The pull request also changes live keybind-table rebuilding, settings-change listener cleanup, keybind-editor text-target handling, and pointer/keyboard event initialization in InputHandler. These changes do not implement issue #4918 and are not required to suppress macOS Ctrl-click attacks. The related tests do not establish a connection to the linked issue.

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Keybinds refresh when settings shift
Editor keys stay in their lane
Mac clicks follow their platform rules
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In `@src/client/InputHandler.ts`:
- Around line 864-865: Restrict the Ctrl-key early return in the relevant
InputHandler method to macOS by requiring Platform.isMac alongside
event.ctrlKey, so Windows/Linux MouseUpEvent processing continues when
activeKeys lacks ControlLeft; add a regression test covering that state.

In `@tests/InputHandler.test.ts`:
- Line 299: Update the input tests around setup and the private onPointerUp path
to use the game created by setup(), dispatching the Ctrl+left-click through the
initialized canvas/window instead of spying on or mocking EventBus or calling
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Verdict: Needs changes — the core fix direction is right, but the new event.ctrlKey guard is broader than the codebase's own established "real ctrl" pattern and silently swallows clicks it shouldn't. Findings: 1 high, 2 medium.

src/client/InputHandler.ts

[High] event.ctrlKey check is key/platform-blind, turning Ctrl+left-click into a dead click whenever the held Ctrl key doesn't exactly match buildMenuModifiersrc/client/InputHandler.ts:864 (the new if (event.ctrlKey) { return; } block, inserted right after the build/emoji-menu checks in onPointerUp)

The build-menu check just above (this.activeKeys.has(this.keybinds.buildMenuModifier), src/client/InputHandler.ts:849) matches only the exact key code configured for buildMenuModifier (default "ControlLeft" on Win/Linux, "MetaLeft" on Mac — src/core/game/UserSettings.ts:45). The new event.ctrlKey check, however, is true for either Ctrl key on any platform.

The codebase already has a pattern for this exact ambiguity, in onScroll:

const realCtrl =
  this.activeKeys.has("ControlLeft") ||
  this.activeKeys.has("ControlRight");

(src/client/InputHandler.ts:887-889) — and activeKeys is confirmed to track both "ControlLeft" and "ControlRight" independently as literal codes (src/client/InputHandler.ts:673-674).

The new block doesn't reuse that pattern, so:

  • Right Ctrl on Windows/Linux with default keybinds: buildMenuModifier is "ControlLeft", so holding the right Ctrl key never satisfies the build-menu check at line 849, but event.ctrlKey is still true → the new block returns and the click is completely swallowed (no attack, no build menu, no context menu). This reproduces with zero settings changes.
  • Any user who rebinds buildMenuModifier away from Ctrl (it's user-configurable via the settings UI) loses Ctrl+left-click entirely — it silently does nothing instead of behaving like a normal left-click.

None of the 5 new tests catch this because the "Win/Linux" test hardcodes buildMenuModifier = "ControlLeft" and adds exactly "ControlLeft" to activeKeys, matching the two checks by construction.

Suggested fix: scope the new check to real Ctrl vs. Meta (mirroring realCtrl in onScroll), or gate it on Platform.isMac (already imported, used at src/client/InputHandler.ts:270), e.g.:

if (Platform.isMac && event.ctrlKey) {
  return;
}

[Medium] The new early return doesn't reset suppressNextTap, unlike its two sibling returnssrc/client/InputHandler.ts:864

The build-menu and emoji-menu branches immediately above both explicitly clear the flag before returning (this.suppressNextTap = false; at src/client/InputHandler.ts:850 and :855). The new if (event.ctrlKey) return; block does not. If a touch long-press fires without a drag earlier in the same gesture (setting suppressNextTap = true at src/client/InputHandler.ts:822), and Ctrl happens to be held on that pointerup (hybrid touch+keyboard device), the flag survives this return and silently swallows the next legitimate tap.

Suggested fix: add this.suppressNextTap = false; inside the new block, consistent with the two sibling branches.


[Medium] Ctrl+click during the spawn phase now does nothing, where it previously placed the spawn pointsrc/client/InputHandler.ts:864 interacting with src/client/InputHandler.ts:1016-1018

onContextMenu returns early during the spawn phase without emitting anything:

if (this.gameView.inSpawnPhase()) {
  return;
}

Before this PR, a Ctrl+left-click during spawn fell through to the dist-check path, where inSpawnPhase() is one of the OR conditions that forces the MouseUpEvent branch (src/client/InputHandler.ts:875) — used for spawn-point selection. After this PR, the new if (event.ctrlKey) return; runs first and swallows it before that logic is reached, so a Ctrl+click while selecting a spawn point (e.g. a Mac user reflexively holding Ctrl, or an accidental secondary-click) now does nothing, whereas it previously worked. None of the new tests exercise the spawn-phase path (inSpawnPhase is stubbed to false throughout).

Suggested fix: either exclude the spawn phase from the new early return, or confirm this is an acceptable/intended trade-off and add a test documenting it.


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The openfrontio#4918 skip is Mac-only so Win/Linux Right Ctrl still attacks.
Spawn-phase Ctrl+click still emits MouseUpEvent, and suppressNextTap
is cleared on that path.

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Verdict: Approve — the fix is correctly scoped and well-tested; one minor test-quality nit found. Findings: 0 High, 0 Medium, 1 Low.

tests/InputHandler.test.ts

  • Low — L414-427 ("onContextMenu still opens the radial after ctrl+left", inside describe("Ctrl+left click (#4918)")): This test's name implies it verifies that the context menu still opens after a ctrl+left pointer interaction, but the test body never fires a ctrl+left pointer event and never calls setIsMac(...). It only invokes onContextMenu directly on a freshly-created handler and asserts a ContextMenuEvent is emitted:
    test("onContextMenu still opens the radial after ctrl+left", () => {
      const mockEmit = vi.spyOn(eventBus, "emit");
      const mouseEvent = new MouseEvent("contextmenu", { clientX: 150, clientY: 250 });
      inputHandler["onContextMenu"](mouseEvent);
      const emittedTypes = mockEmit.mock.calls.map((call) => call[0].constructor.name);
      expect(emittedTypes).toContain("ContextMenuEvent");
    });
    Since onContextMenu is untouched by this PR and doesn't read any state set by onPointerUp, this test would pass identically if the PR's core fix (the Platform.isMac && event.ctrlKey && !this.gameView.inSpawnPhase() guard in onPointerUp) were reverted — so it provides no regression protection for the interaction it's named after. It also duplicates existing coverage already present elsewhere in the file ("opens the context menu on right-click when nothing is selected"). Suggested fix: either remove this test (coverage is redundant) or rework it to actually fire a ctrl+left pointerup/pointerdown via the block's fireLeftPointerUp helper before asserting the context menu still opens, which would make it a genuine regression test for the interaction described in its name.

Everything else

  • Implementation (src/client/InputHandler.ts): The new guard is placed correctly — after the build-menu/emoji-menu modifier checks (so Win/Linux Ctrl+click still opens the build menu) and gated on Platform.isMac (so Right-Ctrl on Win/Linux still attacks). The spawn-phase carve-out is consistent with onContextMenu's existing spawn-phase early return. suppressNextTap = false is set consistently with adjacent early-return branches, and Platform.isMac is a real, already-imported property, so the test's Object.defineProperty override is valid.
  • CLAUDE.md compliance: No violations — no src/core files are touched (so determinism/test-for-core rules don't apply), no new user-visible strings are introduced (so the i18n/translateText() rule doesn't apply), and the client-side test file's use of mocks is consistent with its pre-existing pattern (the setup()/core-sim testing pattern in CLAUDE.md is scoped to core simulation tests, not client unit tests).

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Verdict: Approve — no issues found. Findings: 0 High, 0 Medium, 0 Low.

Summary

The fix correctly scopes the new early-return in onPointerUp (src/client/InputHandler.ts) to Platform.isMac && event.ctrlKey && !this.gameView.inSpawnPhase(), placed after the buildMenuModifier/emojiMenuModifier checks so Windows/Linux Ctrl+left (build-menu bind or plain Right-Ctrl) still behaves correctly, and the !inSpawnPhase() carve-out preserves spawn-point selection since onContextMenu also bails out early during spawn phase. suppressNextTap is reset consistently with the sibling early-return branches. The accompanying tests in tests/InputHandler.test.ts follow the file's existing mocked-PointerEvent/vi.spyOn conventions and cover the Mac/Win/Linux/Right-Ctrl/spawn-phase permutations.

Four independent review passes were run (2× CLAUDE.md compliance, 2× bug/logic) — none surfaced a high-confidence issue:

  • CLAUDE.md compliance: No violations. Only src/client/ and tests/ files are touched (no src/core determinism/test-coverage rule applies), and no new user-visible strings are introduced (no translateText()/en.json rule applies).
  • Bugs/logic: No compile errors, no logic errors found. Platform is already imported; the guard ordering doesn't regress the build-menu, selection-box, or touch paths.

No new findings beyond what the two earlier automated reviews on this PR already converged on (the High/Medium issues from the first pass were already fixed in commit ef125e99, and the second pass's one Low test-quality nit is a coverage-only concern that doesn't rise to a high-signal issue).

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891-891: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Run macOS Ctrl-left suppression before modifier-menu checks.

When buildMenuModifier or emojiMenuModifier is set to "ControlLeft", activeKeys contains "ControlLeft". onPointerUp() then returns from the modifier-menu branch before it reaches the macOS suppression check. The native contextmenu event still reaches onContextMenu(), which emits ContextMenuEvent. One macOS Ctrl-left click can therefore open both menus.

Move the macOS suppression block before both modifier-menu branches. Add a regression test with buildMenuModifier = "ControlLeft".

Proposed fix
+    if (Platform.isMac && event.ctrlKey && !this.gameView.inSpawnPhase()) {
+      this.suppressNextTap = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (this.activeKeys.has(this.keybinds.buildMenuModifier)) {
       this.suppressNextTap = false;
       this.eventBus.emit(new ShowBuildMenuEvent(event.clientX, event.clientY));
       return;
     }
...
-    if (Platform.isMac && event.ctrlKey && !this.gameView.inSpawnPhase()) {
-      this.suppressNextTap = false;
-      return;
-    }
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In `@src/client/InputHandler.ts` at line 891, Move the macOS Ctrl-left suppression
check in onPointerUp() before both buildMenuModifier and emojiMenuModifier
branches, so it returns before modifier-menu handling and prevents the native
context menu path. Add a regression test covering buildMenuModifier set to
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In `@src/client/InputHandler.ts`:
- Line 891: Move the macOS Ctrl-left suppression check in onPointerUp() before
both buildMenuModifier and emojiMenuModifier branches, so it returns before
modifier-menu handling and prevents the native context menu path. Add a
regression test covering buildMenuModifier set to "ControlLeft" and verify one
macOS Ctrl-left click does not emit both menus.

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If buildMenuModifier is rebound to ControlLeft on macOS, handling the
build menu first could emit ShowBuildMenuEvent while contextmenu still
opens the radial. Skip the primary path first on Mac Ctrl+left, and add
a regression test.
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Verdict: Approve — no issues found. Findings: 0 High, 0 Medium, 0 Low.

Summary

This PR fixes #4918: on macOS, holding Ctrl and left-clicking is treated by the OS as a secondary click (opens the context/radial menu), but InputHandler was also emitting MouseUpEvent, causing the click to both open the radial menu and issue an attack.

The fix adds an early return in onPointerUp (src/client/InputHandler.ts): when Platform.isMac is true, event.ctrlKey is set, and the game is not in spawn phase, the primary-click path is skipped before the build/emoji-menu modifier checks run. This ordering ensures that even if a user rebinds buildMenuModifier to ControlLeft on Mac, Ctrl+click still won't fire an attack or open the build menu. The Platform.isMac gate keeps Windows/Linux behavior unchanged, including Right Ctrl (which is ctrlKey-true but not the default build-menu bind) still attacking normally. The !inSpawnPhase() carve-out preserves spawn-point selection via Ctrl+click, consistent with onContextMenu's existing spawn-phase early return.

Tests in tests/InputHandler.test.ts cover: Mac Ctrl+click suppressing MouseUpEvent/ContextMenuEvent/ShowBuildMenuEvent, plain left-click still working, Win/Linux Ctrl+left still opening the build menu, Right Ctrl still attacking, Mac Ctrl+left not opening a rebound build menu, Mac Cmd+left still opening the build menu, and Mac spawn-phase Ctrl+click still attacking.

Findings

No issues found. Checked for bugs and CLAUDE.md compliance.

  • Two independent CLAUDE.md compliance passes found no violations (only src/client/ and tests/ files are touched; no src/core changes requiring tests, no new user-visible strings requiring translateText()/en.json, and the test file's use of mocks is consistent with the file's pre-existing convention rather than a new deviation).
  • Two independent bug/logic passes found no significant issues. The new guard compiles (Platform is already imported), is placed correctly relative to the modifier-menu checks and other event-emission paths, and doesn't regress Win/Linux Ctrl+click, Right Ctrl, or spawn-phase behavior.

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