microsoft/Terminal

add option to enable Scroll Forward like on cmd

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#8,623 opened on Dec 19, 2020

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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

it would be nice to have an option that would allow scrolling under the end of the text so everything is not stacked at the bottom and I don't have to do clear every time

there is no need to be able to scroll indefinitely, just a bit so we can see a bit better

expected:

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actual:

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Proposed technical implementation details

an option in the settings.json like

"ScrollForward": true,

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Research direction
Identify the settings framework in the Terminal codebase, look for existing boolean settings as examples, and implement a new 'scrollForward' setting with appropriate default and behavior.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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70