From 2b18f110d67651e59354a58128d201f878d0b166 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Vazgenovich Shakaryan <dvshakaryan@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 15:33:41 -0800
Subject: route persistent bindings through key handler

---
 input.lua | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 main.lua  |  5 +++--
 osd.lua   |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/input.lua b/input.lua
index ae3002e..4172b72 100644
--- a/input.lua
+++ b/input.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ local input = {}
 
 local mappings = {}
 local active_mapping = {}
+local persistent_mapping = {}
 local mapping_bound = false
 
 local clicks = {}
@@ -78,6 +79,13 @@ local function process_mbtn(ev, id)
 	end
 end
 
+local btn_timer; btn_timer = mp.add_periodic_timer(0.1, function()
+	if osd.mpos and mp.get_time() - osd.mpos_time > config.btn_timeout then
+		osd:show_menu_btn(false)
+		btn_timer:kill()
+	end
+end, true) -- disabled
+
 -- mpv does not process key-binding changes requested by script functions until
 -- those functions return. in the meantime, while the function is running, mpv
 -- discards any key presses for keys that were not already bound prior to the
@@ -112,8 +120,8 @@ local function handle_key(ev)
 	local target_mapping = osd.mstate.target and
 		active_mapping._targets and
 		active_mapping._targets[osd.mstate.target]
-	local t = target_mapping and
-		(target_mapping[k] or
+	local t = persistent_mapping[k] or
+		target_mapping and (target_mapping[k] or
 			ev.key_text and target_mapping['ANY_UNICODE']) or
 		(active_mapping[k] or
 			ev.key_text and active_mapping['ANY_UNICODE'])
@@ -126,6 +134,12 @@ local function handle_key(ev)
 	elseif osd.mactive then
 		osd:set_mactive(false)
 		clicks.k = nil
+
+		if not osd.menu_btn.hidden and
+				osd.mstate.target ~= 'menu_btn' then
+			osd:show_menu_btn(false)
+			btn_timer:kill()
+		end
 	end
 
 	local f = t and t[1]
@@ -147,6 +161,18 @@ local function handle_key(ev)
 	osd:flush(state)
 end
 
+function input.set_persistent_mapping(m)
+	for k, _ in pairs(persistent_mapping) do
+		mp.remove_key_binding('persistent-' .. k)
+	end
+
+	persistent_mapping = m
+	for k, _ in pairs(m) do
+		mp.add_forced_key_binding(
+			k, 'persistent-' .. k, handle_key, {complex = true})
+	end
+end
+
 -- uses enable-section and disable-section to disable builtin key bindings
 -- while the OSD is visible. these commands are technically deprecated for
 -- non-internal use, but they still work, and there doesn't appear to be
@@ -195,12 +221,6 @@ local function unbind_click()
 	mp.command_native({'disable-section', 'click-nodrag'})
 end
 
-local btn_timer; btn_timer = mp.add_periodic_timer(0.1, function()
-	if osd.mpos and mp.get_time() - osd.mpos_time > config.btn_timeout then
-		osd:show_menu_btn(false)
-		btn_timer:kill()
-	end
-end, true) -- disabled
 function input.update_mpos(mpos)
 	if not mpos then
 		return
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 6a7974a..de6f4d3 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ state.saved_osc_visibility = mp.get_property_native(
 	'user-data/osc/visibility', 'auto')
 rt.set_osc_visibility(false)
 
-mp.add_forced_key_binding('TAB', 'toggle-menu', rt.toggle_menu)
-
 input.init(state, osd, rt.toggle_menu)
+input.set_persistent_mapping({
+	['TAB'] = {rt.toggle_menu},
+})
 input.define_mapping('MENU', {
 	['BS'] = {rt.prev_menu},
 	['/'] = {rt.start_search},
diff --git a/osd.lua b/osd.lua
index 9aaa622..bbd4ee6 100644
--- a/osd.lua
+++ b/osd.lua
@@ -727,7 +727,8 @@ end
 
 function mt:mouse_over_btn_area(mpos)
 	local y = mpos.y / self.scale
-	return y < self.padding + (2 * config.font_size)
+	return mpos.x < self.width / 2 and
+		y < self.padding + (2 * config.font_size)
 end
 
 function mt:mouse_over_menu_btn(mpos)
-- 
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