From a348185cc57b00719edf0cdb07878a6ccf9a0232 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CHaBou <chabup@delean.fr>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2017 18:06:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed writing composed characters (#2158)

Fixes #2140
---
 lib/hterm.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/hterm.js b/lib/hterm.js
index e7feb4d2..6845276b 100644
--- a/lib/hterm.js
+++ b/lib/hterm.js
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ hterm.Keyboard.prototype.onKeyDown_ = function (e) {
   ];
   if (!clearBlacklist.includes(e.code.toLowerCase()) &&
       !clearBlacklist.includes(e.key.toLowerCase())) {
-    selection.clear(this.terminal);
+    // Since Electron 1.6.X, there is a race condition with character composition
+    // if this selection clearing is made synchronously. See #2140.
+    setTimeout(() => selection.clear(this.terminal), 0);
   }
 
   // If the `hyperCaret` was removed on `selectAll`, we need to insert it back