microsoft/Terminal

Feature Request: Smoothly scroll in new lines

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#1,400 opened on Jun 22, 2019

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Description

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

Some hardware terminals allowed smoothly scrolling in new lines. It should be possible to implement this kind of feature in a software terminal emulator as well.

YouTube demonstration (VT525 smooth scrolling): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iju_pOQM0a0

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Research direction
Study the existing scrolling mechanism in Windows Terminal and implement smooth scrolling by interpolating the scroll position between lines.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktopfrontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++Windows Terminal internals
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40