diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
index 9a3186014..acf6e4c6b 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
@@ -14,24 +14,32 @@ notcurses_input - input via notcurses
 struct timespec;
 struct notcurses;
 
+typedef enum {
+  NCTYPE_UNKNOWN,
+  NCTYPE_PRESS,
+  NCTYPE_REPEAT,
+  NCTYPE_RELEASE,
+} ncintype_e;
+
+// An input event. Cell coordinates are currently defined only for mouse
+// events. It is not guaranteed that we can set the modifiers for a given
+// ncinput. We encompass single Unicode codepoints, not complete EGCs.
+// FIXME for abi4, combine the bools into |modifiers|
 typedef struct ncinput {
-  uint32_t id;     // Unicode codepoint
-  int y;           // Y cell coordinate of event, -1 for undefined
-  int x;           // X cell coordinate of event, -1 for undefined
-  char utf8[5];    // utf8 representation, when one exists
-  bool alt;        // Was Alt held during the event?
-  bool shift;      // Was Shift held during the event?
-  bool ctrl;       // Was Ctrl held during the event?
-  enum {
-    EVTYPE_UNKNOWN,
-    EVTYPE_PRESS,
-    EVTYPE_REPEAT,
-    EVTYPE_RELEASE,
-  } evtype;
-  int ypx, xpx;    // pixel offsets within cell, -1 for undefined
-  unsigned modifiers;
+  uint32_t id;       // Unicode codepoint or synthesized NCKEY event
+  int y, x;          // y/x cell coordinate of event, -1 for undefined
+  char utf8[5];      // utf8 representation, if one exists
+  // DEPRECATED do not use! going away in 4.0
+  bool alt;          // was alt held?
+  bool shift;        // was shift held?
+  bool ctrl;         // was ctrl held?
+  // END DEPRECATION
+  ncintype_e evtype;
+  unsigned modifiers;// bitmask over NCKEY_MOD_*
+  int ypx, xpx;      // pixel offsets within cell, -1 for undefined
 } ncinput;
 
+
 #define NCMICE_NO_EVENTS     0
 #define NCMICE_MOVE_EVENT    0x1
 #define NCMICE_BUTTON_EVENT  0x2
@@ -51,7 +59,7 @@ typedef struct ncinput {
 
 **uint32_t notcurses_get_blocking(struct notcurses* ***n***, ncinput* ***ni***);**
 
-**int cnotcurses_mice_enable(struct notcurses* ***n***, unsigned ***eventmask***);**
+**int notcurses_mice_enable(struct notcurses* ***n***, unsigned ***eventmask***);**
 
 **int notcurses_mice_disable(struct notcurses* ***n***);**
 
@@ -71,6 +79,10 @@ typedef struct ncinput {
 
 **bool ncinput_meta_p(const struct ncinput* ***n***);**
 
+**bool ncinput_super_p(const struct ncinput* ***n***);**
+
+**bool ncinput_hyper_p(const struct ncinput* ***n***);**
+
 # DESCRIPTION
 
 notcurses supports input from keyboards and mice, and any device that looks
@@ -102,7 +114,9 @@ be called without the possibility of blocking.
 
 **ncinput_equal_p** compares two **ncinput** structs for data equality (i.e.
 not considering padding), returning **true** if they represent the same
-input (though not necessarily the same input event).
+input (though not necessarily the same input event). Note that
+**NCTYPE_UNKNOWN** and **NCTYPE_PRESS** are considered equivalent for the
+purposes of **ncinput_equal_p**.
 
 **notcurses_linesigs_disable** disables conversion of inputs **INTR**, **QUIT**,
 **SUSP**, and **DSUSP** into **SIGINT**, **SIGQUIT**, and **SIGTSTP**. These
diff --git a/include/ncpp/NCKey.hh b/include/ncpp/NCKey.hh
index 0bfc1f70c..bf14f12d8 100644
--- a/include/ncpp/NCKey.hh
+++ b/include/ncpp/NCKey.hh
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ namespace ncpp
 
 	struct EvType
 	{
-		static constexpr unsigned Unknown = ncinput::NCTYPE_UNKNOWN;
-		static constexpr unsigned Press = ncinput::NCTYPE_PRESS;
-		static constexpr unsigned Repeat = ncinput::NCTYPE_REPEAT;
-		static constexpr unsigned Release = ncinput::NCTYPE_RELEASE;
+		static constexpr ncintype_e Unknown = NCTYPE_UNKNOWN;
+		static constexpr ncintype_e Press = NCTYPE_PRESS;
+		static constexpr ncintype_e Repeat = NCTYPE_REPEAT;
+		static constexpr ncintype_e Release = NCTYPE_RELEASE;
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
index 02387d55c..ce9cc63aa 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
@@ -1130,6 +1130,13 @@ nckey_mouse_p(uint32_t r){
   return r >= NCKEY_MOTION && r <= NCKEY_BUTTON11;
 }
 
+typedef enum {
+  NCTYPE_UNKNOWN,
+  NCTYPE_PRESS,
+  NCTYPE_REPEAT,
+  NCTYPE_RELEASE,
+} ncintype_e;
+
 // An input event. Cell coordinates are currently defined only for mouse
 // events. It is not guaranteed that we can set the modifiers for a given
 // ncinput. We encompass single Unicode codepoints, not complete EGCs.
@@ -1143,12 +1150,7 @@ typedef struct ncinput {
   bool shift;        // was shift held?
   bool ctrl;         // was ctrl held?
   // END DEPRECATION
-  enum {
-    NCTYPE_UNKNOWN,
-    NCTYPE_PRESS,
-    NCTYPE_REPEAT,
-    NCTYPE_RELEASE,
-  } evtype;
+  ncintype_e evtype;
   unsigned modifiers;// bitmask over NCKEY_MOD_*
   int ypx, xpx;      // pixel offsets within cell, -1 for undefined
 } ncinput;
@@ -1193,19 +1195,28 @@ ncinput_numlock_p(const ncinput* n){
   return (n->modifiers & NCKEY_MOD_NUMLOCK);
 }
 
-// compare two ncinput structs for data equality.
+// compare two ncinput structs for data equality. NCTYPE_PRESS and
+// NCTYPE_UNKNOWN are considered to be equivalent.
 static inline bool
 ncinput_equal_p(const ncinput* n1, const ncinput* n2){
+  // don't need to check ->utf8; it's derived from id
   if(n1->id != n2->id){
     return false;
   }
   if(n1->y != n2->y || n1->x != n2->x){
     return false;
   }
-  if(n1->alt != n2->alt || n1->shift != n2->shift || n1->ctrl != n2->ctrl){
+  // don't need to check deprecated alt, ctrl, shift
+  if(n1->modifiers != n2->modifiers){
     return false;
   }
   if(n1->evtype != n2->evtype){
+    if((n1->evtype != NCTYPE_UNKNOWN && n1->evtype != NCTYPE_PRESS) ||
+       (n2->evtype != NCTYPE_UNKNOWN && n2->evtype != NCTYPE_PRESS)){
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  if(n1->ypx != n2->ypx || n1->xpx != n2->xpx){
     return false;
   }
   return true;
diff --git a/src/lib/menu.c b/src/lib/menu.c
index 92ab3f4c9..ae82bb1bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu.c
+++ b/src/lib/menu.c
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ dup_menu_item(ncmenu_int_item* dst, const struct ncmenu_item* src){
     return 0;
   }
   size_t bytes = 1; // NUL terminator
-  if(src->shortcut.alt){
+  if(ncinput_alt_p(&src->shortcut)){
     bytes += strlen(ALTMOD);
   }
-  if(src->shortcut.ctrl){
+  if(ncinput_ctrl_p(&src->shortcut)){
     bytes += strlen(CTLMOD);
   }
   mbstate_t ps;
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ dup_menu_item(ncmenu_int_item* dst, const struct ncmenu_item* src){
   }
   bytes += shortsize + 1;
   char* sdup = malloc(bytes);
-  int n = snprintf(sdup, bytes, "%s%s", src->shortcut.alt ? ALTMOD : "",
-                   src->shortcut.ctrl ? CTLMOD : "");
+  int n = snprintf(sdup, bytes, "%s%s", ncinput_alt_p(&src->shortcut) ? ALTMOD : "",
+                   ncinput_ctrl_p(&src->shortcut) ? CTLMOD : "");
   if(n < 0 || (size_t)n >= bytes){
     free(sdup);
     free(dst->desc);
diff --git a/src/tests/plane.cpp b/src/tests/plane.cpp
index 910c044a2..826c5ddd2 100644
--- a/src/tests/plane.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/plane.cpp
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Plane") {
     REQUIRE(n);
     ncinput ni{};
     ni.id = NCKEY_BUTTON1;
-    ni.evtype = ncinput::NCTYPE_RELEASE;
+    ni.evtype = ncpp::EvType::Release;
     int total = 0;
     for(ni.y = 0 ; ni.y < 5 ; ++ni.y){
       for(ni.x = 0 ; ni.x < 5 ; ++ni.x){