micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

Selection Shift+Arrows is not visible in TTY

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Description

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In TTY selection in micro is not visible but working.

Login in TTY (Ctrl+Alt+F[2-6]), open micro to edit file, for example ~/.bashrc, choose any colorscheme or default one set colorscheme default and try to select text. Selection is not visible but you can do something with "selected" text.

Specifications

Version: 2.0.12
Commit hash: c2cebaa3
OS: Arch Linux
Terminal: $TERM = "LINUX"

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in a Linux virtual console using micro 2.0.12 with TERM set to "LINUX", opening a file such as ~/.bashrc and selecting text after setting the default colorscheme. Then trace the terminal rendering and selection handling from the micro entry point; done means selected text is visibly highlighted in the TTY while selection operations continue to work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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