microsoft / microsoft/edit

Add a horizontal scrollbar

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Description

Being able to scroll horizontally by dragging a scrollbar may assist with reading code.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the terminal UI code that renders code and handles horizontal scrolling, then determine how a draggable scrollbar fits that path; done means code can be scrolled horizontally by dragging a visible scrollbar.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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