At the moment, in-app keyboard shortcuts require using the ctrl key. For example, in order to quit the application you have to press ctrl+q. This isn't typical of a TUI, e.g. see how ncdu does things.

The reason we need the composite shortcuts is due to the various input fields within the application. For example: the search box. When searching, if the query term(s) contains a shortcut key, e.g. q, the shortcut will be invoked when that key is pressed in order to add it to the query. Thus, in order to solve this issue, we need to separate recognizing application navigation from field inputs.