From b25bf2d16acbd46c3865951a84898ed38c9bab04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "n loewen (aider)" <nick@nloewen.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 10:13:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Modify Escape key behavior to clear search results
 instead of exiting

---
 gtm | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gtm b/gtm
index e77cdb3..f37cc1e 100755
--- a/gtm
+++ b/gtm
@@ -1347,8 +1347,8 @@ def handle_keyboard_input(key, state: AppState) -> AppState:
             return replace(state, show_help=False)
         elif state.is_selecting:
             return replace(state, is_selecting=False, selection_start_coord=None, selection_end_coord=None)
-        else:
-            return replace(state, should_exit=True)
+        elif state.search_matches:  # Clear active search results
+            return replace(state, search_matches=[], current_match_idx=-1)
     elif key == ord('?'):  # Toggle help popup
         return replace(state, show_help=not state.show_help)
     elif key == ord('/'):  # Start search