add test

src/textual/app.py

@@ -3029,14 +3029,7 @@ def simulate_key(self, key: str) -> None:
         Args:
             key: Key to simulate. May also be the name of a key, e.g. "space".
         """
-        event = events.Key(key, None)
-        self.post_message(event)
-
-        # async def dispatch_simulated_key() -> None:
-        #     if not (await self._check_bindings(event.key, priority=True)):
-        #         await dispatch_key(self, event)
-
-        # self.call_later(dispatch_simulated_key)
+        self.post_message(events.Key(key, None))
 
     async def _check_bindings(self, key: str, priority: bool = False) -> bool:
         """Handle a key press.

src/textual/pilot.py

@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ async def _post_mouse_events(
             # E.g., the click event is preceded by MouseDown/MouseUp to emulate how
             # the driver works and emits a click event.
             widget_at, _ = app.get_widget_at(*offset)
+            print(widget_at)
             event = mouse_event_cls(**message_arguments)
             # Bypass event processing in App.on_event. Because App.on_event
             # is responsible for updating App.mouse_position, and because

tests/footer/test_footer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.binding import Binding
+from textual.widget import Widget
+from textual.widgets import Button, Footer
+
+
+async def test_footer_bindings() -> None:
+    app_binding_count = 0
+
+    class TestWidget(Widget, can_focus=True):
+        BINDINGS = [
+            Binding("b", "widget_binding", "Overridden Binding"),
+        ]
+
+        DEFAULT_CSS = """
+        TestWidget {
+            border: tall $background;
+            width: 50%;
+            height: 50%;
+            content-align: center middle;
+
+            &:focus {
+                border: tall $accent;
+            }
+        }
+        """
+
+        def action_widget_binding(self) -> None:
+            assert False, "should never be called since there is a priority binding"
+
+    class PriorityBindingApp(App):
+        BINDINGS = [
+            Binding("b", "app_binding", "Priority Binding", priority=True),
+        ]
+
+        CSS = """
+        Screen {
+            align: center middle;
+        }
+        """
+
+        def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+            yield TestWidget()
+            yield Button("Move Focus")
+            yield Footer()
+
+        def action_app_binding(self) -> None:
+            nonlocal app_binding_count
+            app_binding_count += 1
+
+    app = PriorityBindingApp()
+    async with app.run_test() as pilot:
+        await pilot.pause()
+        assert app_binding_count == 0
+        await pilot.click("Footer", offset=(1, 0))
+        assert app_binding_count == 1
+        await pilot.click("Footer")
+        assert app_binding_count == 2