nushell / nushell/reedline

Long history hint makes prompt invisible

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Dominant language
Rust
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Description

Platform macOS
Terminal software ghostty

Describe the problem you are observing

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Steps to reproduce

  1. paste the following to the REPL
{ 
"                                                               "
"
"
"                                                                                                                                                                                                                            "
"                                                                                                               "
"                                                                           "
}
  1. resize the terminal to small height and width
  2. history navigation or type { to invoke the history hint

Probably has something to do with the line wraps

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the REPL on macOS with Ghostty using the supplied multiline history entry, then resize the terminal and invoke the history hint by navigating history or typing {. Trace the history-hint display and line-wrapping behavior; done means the prompt remains visible in a small terminal after the hint appears.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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