micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

feature: add option to only autosave on window focus lost, tab change, or split focus change

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Description

Timer for auto save is the most naive way of doing it, it's bad and waste ful

Most editors do it on focus loss, either changing tab, changing split focus or when window is loosing focus

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing autosave timer and the editor's window, tab, and split-focus handling; define the option's behavior around those events and verify that autosaving occurs only for the selected focus changes.

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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
42/100

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