prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit
Scrolbar button is not always visible in long menus
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Description
When scrolling long lists the scrollbar button is only visible in at certain positions in the list.
See this example from xonsh:
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the scrollbar visibility problem with the linked xonsh example and trace the long-list scrolling and scrollbar rendering entry points. Done means the scrollbar button remains visible at every relevant position while scrolling long menus, with the existing behavior preserved for shorter lists.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100