Fix Ctrl+V inserting v and add Delete key text editing

client/public/version.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Maintainer-controlled web client version.
 // Format: YYYY.MM.DD Rn (example: 2026.02.20 R2)
-window.CHGRID_WEB_VERSION = "2026.02.22 R142";
+window.CHGRID_WEB_VERSION = "2026.02.22 R143";
 // Optional display timezone for timestamps. Falls back to America/Detroit if unset/invalid.
 window.CHGRID_TIME_ZONE = "America/Detroit";

client/src/input/textInput.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export function applyTextInput(
       newString = newString.slice(0, cursorPos - 1) + newString.slice(cursorPos);
       newCursorPos = cursorPos - 1;
     }
+  } else if (lowerKey === 'delete') {
+    if (cursorPos < newString.length) {
+      newString = newString.slice(0, cursorPos) + newString.slice(cursorPos + 1);
+    }
   } else if (lowerKey === 'home') {
     newCursorPos = 0;
   } else if (lowerKey === 'end') {
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ export function mapTextInputKey(code: string, key: string): string {
   if (code === 'ArrowLeft') return 'arrowleft';
   if (code === 'ArrowRight') return 'arrowright';
   if (code === 'Backspace') return 'backspace';
+  if (code === 'Delete') return 'delete';
   if (code === 'Home') return 'home';
   if (code === 'End') return 'end';
   return key;
@@ -182,3 +187,8 @@ export function describeBackspaceDeletedCharacter(text: string, cursorPos: numbe
   if (cursorPos <= 0 || cursorPos > text.length) return null;
   return describeCharacter(text[cursorPos - 1]);
 }
+
+export function describeDeleteDeletedCharacter(text: string, cursorPos: number): string | null {
+  if (cursorPos < 0 || cursorPos >= text.length) return null;
+  return describeCharacter(text[cursorPos]);
+}

client/src/main.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   applyPastedText,
   applyTextInput,
   describeBackspaceDeletedCharacter,
+  describeDeleteDeletedCharacter,
   describeCursorCharacter,
   describeCursorWordOrCharacter,
   mapTextInputKey,
@@ -682,6 +683,10 @@ function applyTextInputEdit(code: string, key: string, maxLength: number, ctrlKe
     const spoken = describeBackspaceDeletedCharacter(beforeText, beforeCursor);
     if (spoken) updateStatus(spoken);
   }
+  if (code === 'Delete') {
+    const spoken = describeDeleteDeletedCharacter(beforeText, beforeCursor);
+    if (spoken) updateStatus(spoken);
+  }
   if (code === 'ArrowLeft' || code === 'ArrowRight' || code === 'Home' || code === 'End') {
     const spoken = describeCursorCharacter(state.nicknameInput, state.cursorPos);
     if (spoken) updateStatus(spoken);
@@ -2377,6 +2382,9 @@ function setupInputHandlers(): void {
     }
 
     if (event.ctrlKey && isTextEditingMode(state.mode)) {
+      if (code === 'KeyV') {
+        return;
+      }
       if (code === 'KeyC') {
         const text = state.nicknameInput;
         internalClipboardText = text;