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Mouse selection wrapping
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Description
Description of the problem or steps to reproduce
Currently it is impossible to select a line if it goes past the visible buffer, but vim allows such selection.
Specifications
You can use micro -version to get the commit hash.
Version: 1.1.5-185
Commit hash: 61cea46
Compiled on May 21, 2017
OS: Debian
Terminal: Gnome-terminal 3.22
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the selection behavior in micro using the reported version information from micro -version, then trace the mouse-selection handling. Compare selecting a line that extends beyond the visible buffer with Vim's behavior; done means such a line can be selected consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
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- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100