1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 15e64b72..19db3fa7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -543,10 +543,15 @@ impl Component for EditorView {
                 cx.editor.resize(Rect::new(0, 0, width, height - 1));
                 EventResult::Consumed(None)
             }
-            Event::Key(key) => {
+            Event::Key(mut key) => {
                 // clear status
                 cx.editor.status_msg = None;
 
+                 //canonicalize the key
+                if key.modifiers == KeyModifiers::SHIFT {
+                    key.modifiers = KeyModifiers::NONE;
+                }
+
                 let (view, doc) = cx.editor.current();
                 let mode = doc.mode();