simplex-chat / simplex-chat/simplex-chat
[Feature]: Scroll chat using keyboard
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desktop
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linux
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
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Platform
Linux
App version
5.8.2
Feature
Please in the name of all that is good and holy add keyboard scrolling support to the desktop app. The chat scroll should respond to the up/dn arrow keys, pg up/dn, and home/end.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the desktop app's chat scrolling and keyboard-input handling, then check how existing key bindings are implemented; done means Up/Down, Page Up/Page Down, Home, and End scroll the chat on Linux.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100