micro-editor / micro-editor/micro
Allow moving of command bar to the top
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Description
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A lot of modern editors, starting with Sublime I think (plus VS Code, Atom, etc.) have the command bar at the top. Which makes sense from an ergonomic point of view, there's a reason we have drop down menus at the top of the screen.
Would it be possible for the command bar to be configurable to be at the top? This would allow implementing the options as sort of overlay window, if the underlying TUI supports overlapping windows. But this is a secondary thing, the main thing would be usability, a command bar at the top "flows" better than the vi/ed/ex style at the bottom.
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Commit hash: cfcb2e45
OS: Windows 10.0.18363 Build 18363
Terminal: Windows Terminal 1.6.10571.0
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The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating the command-bar layout and configuration entry points, then trace how its position is determined. Done means users can configure the command bar to appear at the top while the existing placement remains available.
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