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Feature: Allow MoveFocus to wrap

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#2,071 opened on Jan 8, 2023

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Description

For example, if I am in this pane: image

Wrapping would allow me to `MoveFocus "right" and still go to the pane on the left: image

This is particularly useful in situations where there might be a high amount of panes such as this: image Now moving from pane#5 to pane#1 is as simple as moving the focus right.

This could be implemented in a number of ways, some possible options:

  • global config option (enable wrapping globally or not)
  • giving MoveFocus another parameterslike wrap
  • having a completely different action MoveFocusWrapped (this is probably overkill)

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Research direction
Examine the MoveFocus action implementation in Zellij's action handler, then design a wrapping mechanism that allows focus to wrap around panes in a tiling layout. Check existing configuration and action parameters for extensibility.
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rust
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backendcli
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2
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1-3 hours
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