[Feature] Add setting for Enter/Ctrl+Enter to send messages (#550)

* i18n: add translations for send shortcut setting

* feat: configurable keyboard shortcut for sending messages

* refactor,review: using storage key for send shortcut

* Increase the width of the trigger in the settings dialog. Previously, at 160px, it hide the letter “d” from the word “Send.”

* Update components/chat-input.tsx

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: from review, ctrl send support for mac

* refactor: from review, reduce local storage read

* fix: make send shortcut setting reactive without page refresh

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Co-authored-by: Biki Kalita <86558912+Biki-dev@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Dayuan Jiang <34411969+DayuanJiang@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: dayuan.jiang <jdy.toh@gmail.com>

components/chat-input.tsx

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { useDiagram } from "@/contexts/diagram-context"
 import { useDictionary } from "@/hooks/use-dictionary"
 import { formatMessage } from "@/lib/i18n/utils"
 import { isPdfFile, isTextFile } from "@/lib/pdf-utils"
+import { STORAGE_KEYS } from "@/lib/storage"
 import type { FlattenedModel } from "@/lib/types/model-config"
 import { extractUrlContent, type UrlData } from "@/lib/url-utils"
 import { FilePreviewList } from "./file-preview-list"
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ export function ChatInput({
     const [showHistory, setShowHistory] = useState(false)
     const [showUrlDialog, setShowUrlDialog] = useState(false)
     const [isExtractingUrl, setIsExtractingUrl] = useState(false)
+    const [sendShortcut, setSendShortcut] = useState("ctrl-enter")
     // Allow retry when there's an error (even if status is still "streaming" or "submitted")
     const isDisabled =
         (status === "streaming" || status === "submitted") && !error
@@ -208,13 +210,36 @@ export function ChatInput({
         adjustTextareaHeight()
     }, [input, adjustTextareaHeight])
 
+    // Load send shortcut preference from localStorage and listen for changes
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const stored = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEYS.sendShortcut)
+        if (stored) setSendShortcut(stored)
+
+        const handleChange = (e: CustomEvent<string>) =>
+            setSendShortcut(e.detail)
+        window.addEventListener(
+            "sendShortcutChange",
+            handleChange as EventListener,
+        )
+        return () =>
+            window.removeEventListener(
+                "sendShortcutChange",
+                handleChange as EventListener,
+            )
+    }, [])
+
     const handleChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
         onChange(e)
         adjustTextareaHeight()
     }
 
     const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
-        if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "Enter") {
+        const shouldSend =
+            sendShortcut === "enter"
+                ? e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey
+                : (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "Enter"
+
+        if (shouldSend) {
             e.preventDefault()
             const form = e.currentTarget.closest("form")
             if (form && input.trim() && !isDisabled) {

components/settings-dialog.tsx

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch"
 import { useDictionary } from "@/hooks/use-dictionary"
 import { getApiEndpoint } from "@/lib/base-path"
 import { i18n, type Locale } from "@/lib/i18n/config"
+import { STORAGE_KEYS } from "@/lib/storage"
 
 // Reusable setting item component for consistent layout
 function SettingItem({
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ function SettingsContent({
         () => getStoredAccessCodeRequired() ?? false,
     )
     const [currentLang, setCurrentLang] = useState("en")
+    const [sendShortcut, setSendShortcut] = useState("ctrl-enter")
 
     // Proxy settings state (Electron only)
     const [httpProxy, setHttpProxy] = useState("")
@@ -155,6 +157,11 @@ function SettingsContent({
             // Default to true if not set
             setCloseProtection(storedCloseProtection !== "false")
 
+            const storedSendShortcut = localStorage.getItem(
+                STORAGE_KEYS.sendShortcut,
+            )
+            setSendShortcut(storedSendShortcut || "ctrl-enter")
+
             setError("")
 
             // Load proxy settings (Electron only)
@@ -425,6 +432,43 @@ function SettingsContent({
                         </div>
                     </SettingItem>
 
+                    {/* Send Shortcut */}
+                    <SettingItem
+                        label={dict.settings.sendShortcut}
+                        description={dict.settings.sendShortcutDescription}
+                    >
+                        <Select
+                            value={sendShortcut}
+                            onValueChange={(value) => {
+                                setSendShortcut(value)
+                                localStorage.setItem(
+                                    STORAGE_KEYS.sendShortcut,
+                                    value,
+                                )
+                                window.dispatchEvent(
+                                    new CustomEvent("sendShortcutChange", {
+                                        detail: value,
+                                    }),
+                                )
+                            }}
+                        >
+                            <SelectTrigger
+                                id="send-shortcut-select"
+                                className="w-[170px] h-9 rounded-xl"
+                            >
+                                <SelectValue />
+                            </SelectTrigger>
+                            <SelectContent>
+                                <SelectItem value="enter">
+                                    {dict.settings.enterToSend}
+                                </SelectItem>
+                                <SelectItem value="ctrl-enter">
+                                    {dict.settings.ctrlEnterToSend}
+                                </SelectItem>
+                            </SelectContent>
+                        </Select>
+                    </SettingItem>
+
                     {/* Proxy Settings - Electron only */}
                     {typeof window !== "undefined" &&
                         window.electronAPI?.isElectron && (

lib/i18n/dictionaries/en.json

@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
         "closeProtectionDescription": "Show confirmation when leaving the page.",
         "diagramStyle": "Diagram Style",
         "diagramStyleDescription": "Toggle between minimal and styled diagram output.",
+        "sendShortcut": "Send Shortcut",
+        "sendShortcutDescription": "Choose how to send messages.",
+        "enterToSend": "Enter to send",
+        "ctrlEnterToSend": "Cmd/Ctrl+Enter to send",
         "diagramActions": "Diagram Actions",
         "diagramActionsDescription": "Manage diagram history and exports",
         "history": "History",

lib/i18n/dictionaries/ja.json

@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
         "closeProtectionDescription": "ページを離れる際に確認を表示します。",
         "diagramStyle": "ダイアグラムスタイル",
         "diagramStyleDescription": "ミニマルとスタイル付きの出力を切り替えます。",
+        "sendShortcut": "送信ショートカット",
+        "sendShortcutDescription": "メッセージの送信方法を選択します。",
+        "enterToSend": "Enterで送信",
+        "ctrlEnterToSend": "Cmd/Ctrl+Enterで送信",
         "diagramActions": "ダイアグラム操作",
         "diagramActionsDescription": "ダイアグラムの履歴とエクスポートを管理",
         "history": "履歴",

lib/i18n/dictionaries/zh.json

@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
         "closeProtectionDescription": "离开页面时显示确认。",
         "diagramStyle": "图表样式",
         "diagramStyleDescription": "切换简约与精致图表输出模式。",
+        "sendShortcut": "发送快捷键",
+        "sendShortcutDescription": "选择发送消息的方式。",
+        "enterToSend": "回车发送",
+        "ctrlEnterToSend": "Cmd/Ctrl+回车发送",
         "diagramActions": "图表操作",
         "diagramActionsDescription": "管理图表历史记录和导出",
         "history": "历史记录",

lib/storage.ts

@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ export const STORAGE_KEYS = {
     // Multi-model configuration
     modelConfigs: "next-ai-draw-io-model-configs",
     selectedModelId: "next-ai-draw-io-selected-model-id",
+
+    // Chat input preferences
+    sendShortcut: "next-ai-draw-io-send-shortcut",
 } as const