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Feature: enhanced Scroll input mode

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#174 opened on Feb 10, 2021

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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

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Research direction
Examine the current Scroll input mode implementation in the source code. Understand how text selection and copying work in the terminal (likely using alternate screen or buffer). Then implement pgup/pgdown scrolling and search functionality incrementally.
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
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
RustGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70