Key Enter is sent repeatedly after start on chromebook after chsh -s zsh and back to bash

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Description

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Research direction

Examine the terminal emulation code for handling of key events during shell changes (chsh s zsh and back to bash) on Chromebook. Look for repeated key injection or buffering issues triggered by switching shells.

Tech stack

java

Domain

mobilecli

Issue type

Bug

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

Half day

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Active

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Mostly clear

Prerequisites

Androidshell

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

50