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Feature request: add `sidescrollmargin`

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Description

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Would be nice to have a sidescrollmargin option which would be similar to scrollmargin but adds lines to the left and right sides of the cursor instead of the top and bottom. It would be analogous to the Vim option sidescrolloff.

Fwiw, I'd like to have this option so that I could use it, along with scrollmargin, to always keep the cursor centred when possible.

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Commit hash: af520cf047a7296ec292f15aa04114ad9f9052ae
OS: Void Linux
Terminal: alacritty

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing scrollmargin option and the related cursor-scrolling code, then compare the requested behavior with Vim's sidescrolloff. Done means a sidescrollmargin option adds horizontal margins around the cursor and works together with scrollmargin to keep the cursor centered when possible.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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