prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit

Pagers might not work

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Description

Hello cross-posting for visibility because I know aider uses prompt_toolkit under the hood.

Not sure how to reproduce this directly with prompt_toolkit but here's where it's usage is defined in aider:

I've noticed pagers are broken...

Repro path:

  1. Load up aider (prompt_toolkit)
  2. /run more <any sufficiently long file to scroll>
  3. Scroll down a little with j
  4. Scroll back up with k

Expected behavior:
The lines should just scroll up and down

Actual behavior:
The cursor skips up lines and swallows some of the lines in between

Demo:

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the pager behavior through aider's aider/commands.py around line 618 and aider/io.py around line 195, using /run more <any sufficiently long file to scroll>. Compare scrolling with j and k; done means moving up and down without skipped lines or swallowed content.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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