Fixed an issue where editor shortcuts fail when using Option key combinations on macOS, due to macOS treating Option+Key as a different key input. #9116

docs/en_US/release_notes_9_8.rst

@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ Bug fixes
 *********
 
   | `Issue #9090 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9090>`_ -  Pin Paramiko to version 3.5.1 to fix the DSSKey error introduced in the latest release.
-  | `Issue #9095 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9095>`_ -  Fixed an issue where pgAdmin config migration was failing while upgrading to v9.7.
+  | `Issue #9095 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9095>`_ -  Fixed an issue where pgAdmin config migration was failing while upgrading to v9.7.
+  | `Issue #9116 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9116>`_ -  Fixed an issue where editor shortcuts fail when using Option key combinations on macOS, due to macOS treating Option+Key as a different key input.

web/pgadmin/static/js/components/ReactCodeMirror/index.jsx

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import CustomPropTypes from '../../custom_prop_types';
 import FindDialog from './components/FindDialog';
 import GotoDialog from './components/GotoDialog';
 import usePreferences from '../../../../preferences/static/js/store';
-import { toCodeMirrorKey } from '../../utils';
+import { parseKeyEventValue, parseShortcutValue } from '../../utils';
 
 const Root = styled('div')(() => ({
   position: 'relative',
@@ -103,39 +103,46 @@ export default function CodeMirror({className, currEditor, showCopyBtn=false, cu
     }
   };
 
-  const finalCustomKeyMap = useMemo(()=>[{
-    key: toCodeMirrorKey(editorPrefs.find), run: () => {
-      setShowFind(prevVal => [true, false, !prevVal[2]]);
+  // We're not using CodeMirror keymap and using any instead
+  // because on Mac, the alt key combination creates special
+  // chars and https://github.com/codemirror/view/commit/3cea8dba19845fe75bea4eae756c6103694f49f3
+  const customShortcuts = {
+    [parseShortcutValue(editorPrefs.find, true)]: () => {
+      setTimeout(()=>{
+        setShowFind(prevVal => [true, false, !prevVal[2]]);
+      }, 0);
     },
-    preventDefault: true,
-    stopPropagation: true,
-  }, {
-    key: toCodeMirrorKey(editorPrefs.replace), run: () => {
-      setShowFind(prevVal => [true, true, !prevVal[2]]);
+    [parseShortcutValue(editorPrefs.replace, true)]: () => {
+      setTimeout(()=>{
+        setShowFind(prevVal => [true, true, !prevVal[2]]);
+      }, 0);
     },
-    preventDefault: true,
-    stopPropagation: true,
-  }, {
-    key: toCodeMirrorKey(editorPrefs.goto_line_col), run: () => {
+    [parseShortcutValue(editorPrefs.goto_line_col, true)]: () => {
       setShowGoto(true);
     },
-    preventDefault: true,
-    stopPropagation: true,
-  }, {
-    key: toCodeMirrorKey(editorPrefs.comment), run: () => {
+    [parseShortcutValue(editorPrefs.comment, true)]: () => {
       editor.current?.execCommand('toggleComment');
     },
-    preventDefault: true,
-    stopPropagation: true,
-  },{
-    key: toCodeMirrorKey(editorPrefs.format_sql), run: formatSQL,
-    preventDefault: true,
-    stopPropagation: true,
-  },{
-    key: toCodeMirrorKey(preferences.auto_complete), run: startCompletion,
-    preventDefault: true,
-  },
-  ...customKeyMap], [customKeyMap]);
+    [parseShortcutValue(editorPrefs.format_sql, true)]: formatSQL,
+    [parseShortcutValue(preferences.auto_complete, true)]: startCompletion,
+  };
+
+  const finalCustomKeyMap = useMemo(() => [
+    {
+      any: (view, e) => {
+        const eventStr = parseKeyEventValue(e, true);
+        const callback = customShortcuts[eventStr];
+        if(callback) {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          e.stopPropagation();
+          callback(view);
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+    },
+    ...customKeyMap
+  ], [customKeyMap]);
 
   const closeFind = () => {
     setShowFind([false, false, false]);

web/pgadmin/static/js/utils.js

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import pgAdmin from 'sources/pgadmin';
 import { isMac } from './keyboard_shortcuts';
 import { WORKSPACES } from '../../browser/static/js/constants';
 
-export function parseShortcutValue(obj) {
+export function parseShortcutValue(obj, useKeyboardCode=false) {
   let shortcut = '';
   if (!obj){
     return null;
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export function parseShortcutValue(obj) {
   if (obj.shift) { shortcut += 'shift+'; }
   if (isMac() && obj.ctrl_is_meta) { shortcut += 'meta+'; }
   else if (obj.control) { shortcut += 'ctrl+'; }
-  shortcut += obj?.key.char?.toLowerCase();
+  shortcut += useKeyboardCode ? shortcutCharToCode(obj?.key.char) : obj?.key.char?.toLowerCase();
   return shortcut;
 }
 
-export function parseKeyEventValue(e) {
+export function parseKeyEventValue(e, useKeyboardCode=false) {
   let shortcut = '';
   if(!e) {
     return null;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function parseKeyEventValue(e) {
   if (e.shiftKey) { shortcut += 'shift+'; }
   if (isMac() && e.metaKey) { shortcut += 'meta+'; }
   else if (e.ctrlKey) { shortcut += 'ctrl+'; }
-  shortcut += e.key.toLowerCase();
+  shortcut += useKeyboardCode? e.code : e.key.toLowerCase();
   return shortcut;
 }
 
@@ -49,6 +49,42 @@ export function isShortcutValue(obj) {
   return [obj.alt, obj.control, obj?.key, obj?.key?.char].every((k)=>!_.isUndefined(k));
 }
 
+// Map shortcut character to key code
+export function shortcutCharToCode(char) {
+  const punctuationMap = {
+    '`': 'Backquote',
+    '-': 'Minus',
+    '=': 'Equal',
+    '[': 'BracketLeft',
+    ']': 'BracketRight',
+    '\\': 'Backslash',
+    ';': 'Semicolon',
+    '\'': 'Quote',
+    ',': 'Comma',
+    '.': 'Period',
+    '/': 'Slash',
+    ' ': 'Space',
+  };
+
+  const mappedCode = punctuationMap[char.toLowerCase()];
+  if (mappedCode) {
+    return mappedCode;
+  }
+
+  // Fallback for alphanumeric keys (A-Z, 0-9)
+  const isAlphanumeric = /^[a-z0-9]$/i.test(char);
+  if (isAlphanumeric) {
+    if (char.length === 1 && /[a-zA-Z]/.test(char)) {
+      return `Key${char.toUpperCase()}`;
+    }
+    if (char.length === 1 && /[0-9]/.test(char)) {
+      return `Digit${char}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return char;
+}
+
 
 export function getEnterKeyHandler(clickHandler) {
   return (e)=>{

web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/components/sections/Query.jsx

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { LayoutDockerContext, LAYOUT_EVENTS } from '../../../../../../static/js/
 import ConfirmSaveContent from '../../../../../../static/js/Dialogs/ConfirmSaveContent';
 import gettext from 'sources/gettext';
 import { isMac } from '../../../../../../static/js/keyboard_shortcuts';
-import { checkTrojanSource, isShortcutValue, parseKeyEventValue, parseShortcutValue } from '../../../../../../static/js/utils';
+import { checkTrojanSource, isShortcutValue, parseKeyEventValue, parseShortcutValue, shortcutCharToCode } from '../../../../../../static/js/utils';
 import { usePgAdmin } from '../../../../../../static/js/PgAdminProvider';
 import ConfirmPromotionContent from '../dialogs/ConfirmPromotionContent';
 import ConfirmExecuteQueryContent from '../dialogs/ConfirmExecuteQueryContent';
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ export default function Query({onTextSelect, setQtStatePartial}) {
       // this function creates a key object from the shortcut preference
       let key = {
         keyCode: pref.key.key_code,
+        code: shortcutCharToCode(pref.key.char),
         metaKey: false,
         ctrlKey: pref.control,
         shiftKey: pref.shift,