micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

Feature Request: allow clicking and dragging on the vertical scroll bar

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

I can add the vertical scrollbar with set scrollbar true, but I'd like to be able to click on it and drag too, like in GUIs.

Specifications

Commit hash: https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/commit/225927b9a25f0d50ea63ea18bc7bb68e404c0cfd
OS: Linux Ubuntu 22.04
Terminal: terminator 2.1.1

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Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing the existing vertical scrollbar behavior and terminal mouse-input handling from the reproduction, then verify that clicking and dragging the scrollbar changes the editor view as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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