[UX] `ctrl-r`: Use a different shortcut for detailed transcripts

[tony]

Environment

• Platform (select one):
  • Anthropic API
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Other:
• Claude CLI version: 1.0.35
• Operating System: Ubuntu 22.04 WSL
• Terminal: Microsoft Terminal

Bug Description

In the middle of a flow, when switching focus between browsers, ctrl-r can be misattributed to the terminal when trying to refresh a page, causing frustration / interruption / surprise.

Steps to Reproduce

1. have multiple browser windows open
2. be actively using claude code and moving in between them
3. accidentally focus terminal
4. the terminal goes blank and goes into "detailed transcript mode"

Expected Behavior

whatever is least atonishing, ideas:

1. ctrl-r shouldn't do anything
2. open an fzf-style history search of prompts / chats

Actual Behavior

the terminal goes blank and goes into "detailed transcript mode", surprising the user and interrupting the flow

Additional Context

"Detailed transcript" feels best fit for /command - as it's rare to use and invasive, rather than taking a common shortcut used in a development flow. If the user wanted to do a shortcut they could have a choice to declare in the configuration.

[nishantsah08]

ctrl-r, make the terminal blank. I had to kill it to reuse it.

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Pressing ctrl-r to see the output of the last command causes convulsive flickering in iTerm2 #778
2. CTRL + R for reverse search through history #2241
3. [Feature Request] Add option to show tool outputs immediately without Ctrl-R #3176

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[tony]

They're similar, they overlap. This issue more generalizable to ctrl-r and what the hot key does: Being able to opt out of it, with the option toe potentially pursue #2241.

Maintainers - feel free to mark this as duplicate to any of those, or a consolidated/harmonized issue, as your wish.

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[tony]

Closing the loop on this - I feel the recent update handles the intent I had by making it search history instead of toggle transcripts.

From the CHANGELOG.md:

• 0.2.54 – Ctrl+R was originally bound to “see full output for long tool results” (transcript-style behavior).
• 1.0.113 – Transcript mode was explicitly moved off Ctrl+R:

  Move Ctrl+R keybinding for toggling transcript to Ctrl+O

• 1.0.117 and later (1.0.117, 2.0.0, 2.x) – Ctrl+R was reassigned to readline-style history search:

  Add Ctrl-R history search to recall previous commands like bash/zsh
  Ctrl-R to search history

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