From 5cd920fd16d3554bd3a1c5d64492061e7e719386 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evan Simkowitz <esimkowitz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:02:31 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Pop open modals on escape keydown

---
 frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts b/frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts
index f2fa9911fc..4ced3db7cb 100644
--- a/frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { getLayoutModelForStaticTab } from "@/layout/lib/layoutModelHooks";
 import * as keyutil from "@/util/keyutil";
 import { fireAndForget } from "@/util/util";
 import * as jotai from "jotai";
+import { modalsModel } from "./modalmodel";
 
 const simpleControlShiftAtom = jotai.atom(false);
 const globalKeyMap = new Map<string, (waveEvent: WaveKeyboardEvent) => boolean>();
@@ -384,7 +385,16 @@ function registerGlobalKeys() {
         return false;
     }
     globalKeyMap.set("Cmd:f", activateSearch);
-    globalKeyMap.set("Escape", deactivateSearch);
+    globalKeyMap.set("Escape", () => {
+        if (modalsModel.hasOpenModals()) {
+            modalsModel.popModal();
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (deactivateSearch()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    });
     const allKeys = Array.from(globalKeyMap.keys());
     // special case keys, handled by web view
     allKeys.push("Cmd:l", "Cmd:r", "Cmd:ArrowRight", "Cmd:ArrowLeft");