From eaa78452bcd80808afaffe2edbc5c6d647af6f5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gmer4Lfe <gmer4lfe@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:04:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Enter=20asks,=20Ctrl+Enter=20breaks=20the=20lin?=
 =?UTF-8?q?e=20=E2=80=94=20in=20both=20chat=20modes?=
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Almost every message here is one line, so the common action takes the bare key. Shift+Enter also breaks a line, because that is the reflex people arrive with.
---
 Plugin/unraid/include/ai_chat.php   | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 Plugin/unraid/include/node_chat.php | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/include/ai_chat.php b/Plugin/unraid/include/ai_chat.php
index cc25b04..6b53b98 100644
--- a/Plugin/unraid/include/ai_chat.php
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/include/ai_chat.php
@@ -2028,7 +2028,19 @@ vv_ai_profiles_script();
       wrapEl.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
         const inp = $('input');
 
-        if (e.key === 'Enter' && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) { e.preventDefault(); send(); return; }
+        // Enter asks; Ctrl/Cmd+Enter breaks the line. The reverse of the usual editor convention,
+        // and right for this box: almost every message here is one line, so the common action
+        // gets the bare key and the rare one gets the modifier. Shift+Enter also breaks a line,
+        // because that is the reflex people arrive with from every other chat box.
+        if (e.key === 'Enter' && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          const t = e.target;
+          const s = t.selectionStart ?? t.value.length, n = t.selectionEnd ?? s;
+          t.value = t.value.slice(0, s) + '\n' + t.value.slice(n);
+          t.selectionStart = t.selectionEnd = s + 1;
+          return;
+        }
+        if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) { e.preventDefault(); send(); return; }
 
         // Terminal habit: an empty box and Up gets back what you just asked, to edit rather than
         // retype. Only when empty, or it would eat cursor movement in a question being written.
@@ -2360,7 +2372,8 @@ vv_ai_profiles_script();
 // broke the tab it lives on.
 function vv_ai_chat_keys(): array {
     return [
-        ['keys' => ['Ctrl', 'Enter'], 'what' => 'Ask',                        'id' => 'send'],
+        ['keys' => ['Enter'],         'what' => 'Ask',                         'id' => 'send'],
+        ['keys' => ['Ctrl', 'Enter'], 'what' => 'New line',                    'id' => 'nl'],
         ['keys' => ['↑'],             'what' => 'Your last question, to edit', 'id' => 'recall'],
         ['keys' => ['/'],             'what' => 'Command — /help lists them',   'id' => 'slash'],
         ['keys' => ['Esc'],           'what' => 'Close a menu, or clear the box', 'id' => 'esc'],
diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/include/node_chat.php b/Plugin/unraid/include/node_chat.php
index 03d79c7..77b0d0f 100644
--- a/Plugin/unraid/include/node_chat.php
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/include/node_chat.php
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ function vv_nc_pane_markup(string $prefix, bool $meshDefault = false,
 
     <div style="display:flex;gap:6px;align-items:flex-start;margin-top:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;">
       <textarea id="vv-nc-text" rows="2" placeholder="Message the mesh…"
-                onkeydown="if((event.ctrlKey||event.metaKey)&&event.key==='Enter')vvNcSend()"
+                onkeydown="vvNcKey(event)"
                 style="flex:1 1 260px;min-width:0;background:#0d0d0d;border:1px solid #2a2a2a;
                        color:#ddd;border-radius:4px;padding:6px 8px;font-family:inherit;
                        font-size:12px;resize:vertical;"></textarea>
@@ -555,6 +555,21 @@ function vvNcGrow(fromAi) {
   }
 }
 
+// Same bargain as the assistant's box, because they are two halves of one card and a key that
+// sends in one and breaks a line in the other is the kind of difference that costs a message.
+function vvNcKey(e) {
+  if (e.key !== 'Enter') return;
+  if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const t = e.target;
+    const s = t.selectionStart ?? t.value.length, n = t.selectionEnd ?? s;
+    t.value = t.value.slice(0, s) + '\n' + t.value.slice(n);
+    t.selectionStart = t.selectionEnd = s + 1;
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!e.shiftKey) { e.preventDefault(); vvNcSend(); }
+}
+
 function vvNcEmoji(sel) {
   const t = document.getElementById('vv-nc-text');
   if (t && sel.value) { t.value += sel.value; t.focus(); }