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Mitchell Hashimoto 15b8976d64 docs: extract inline code examples into standalone projects
Extract inline @code blocks from vt headers (size_report.h, modes.h,
sgr.h, paste.h, mouse.h, key.h) into standalone buildable examples
under example/. Each header now uses Doxygen @snippet tags to include
code from the example source files, keeping documentation in sync
with code that is verified to compile and run.

New example projects: c-vt-size-report and c-vt-modes. Existing
examples (c-vt-sgr, c-vt-paste, c-vt-mouse-encode, c-vt-key-encode)
gain snippet markers so their code can be referenced from the headers.
Conceptual snippets in key.h, mouse.h, and key/encoder.h that show
terminal-state usage patterns remain inline since they cannot be
compiled standalone.
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Example: ghostty-vt C Key Encoding

This example demonstrates how to use the ghostty-vt C library to encode key events into terminal escape sequences.

This example specifically shows how to:

  1. Create a key encoder with the C API
  2. Configure Kitty keyboard protocol flags (this example uses KKP)
  3. Create and configure a key event
  4. Encode the key event into a terminal escape sequence

The example encodes a Ctrl key release event with the Ctrl modifier set, producing the escape sequence \x1b[57442;5:3u.

Usage

Run the program:

zig build run