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Keybinding dispatcher gains 'fallback' context handlers

Keyboard shortcuts can now be marked as fallbacks that only apply when no other context claims them

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KindInternal Changesin v2.1.271,
Under the hood

Keyboard shortcuts can now be marked as fallbacks that only apply when no other context claims them

What

The internal system that matches keypresses to actions now supports marking individual key bindings as fallback. A fallback binding is only used for a given context (like a particular screen or mode) if nothing else has already claimed that context, checked in a separate pass before the normal per-context matching happens.

Why

This lets a keybinding act as a catch-all default without accidentally overriding a more specific binding that already handles the same key in a given context.

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