micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

copy/paste newline issue in WSL/Windows Terminal

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Description

when pasting text with newlines in, the new lines are ignored WS2 windows terminal

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No file or test is named in the issue. First reproduce multiline paste in micro using WSL and Windows Terminal, then trace the terminal paste/input handling. Done means pasted text preserves its newlines in that environment, with a regression test if the existing test structure supports it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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