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Feature: enhanced Scroll input mode

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#174 opened on Feb 10, 2021

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help wanted

Description

Right now we have a Scroll input mode (<ctrl-g> + s) which allows the user to scroll up and down. It would be great if this can be enhanced to:

  1. Behave like a "text box" that the user can copy/paste from (with the keyboard at first and with the mouse when it's supported)
  2. Allow scrolling further up/down with pgup/pgdown
  3. Allow searching for text in the pane's scrollbuffer

Contributor guide

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
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.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Rust programmingZellij plugin architectureterminal emulator concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
Review the existing scroll mode implementation in Zellij's input module (likely src/input/scroll.rs). Examine the single comment on the issue for any proposed approach. Understand how the current scroll mode handles keyboard input and explore ways to add text selection/copy, paging with pgup/pgdown, and search functionality. Consider looking at how other terminal multiplexers implement scrollback search for reference.