warpdotdev / warpdotdev/warp

Use keyboard to navigate to item history and then edit it.

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Description

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izakmarais

Describe the solution you'd like?
I have a multi-line entry in my history. I want to be able to navigate to it and edit it, all using only the keyboard.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
To navigate to the entry in my history I press UP. Then I want to edit one of the lines other than the last. But if I press UP again, it will go to the previous history entry. How do I use the keyboard to "escape" from history navigation and go into "editing" navigation so that the arrows move my cursor up and down in stead of navigating history?

Esc does not work. Tab sort of works, but it also triggers suggestion pop-ups which I then need to escape again.
Additional context

Discord link: https://discord.com/channels/851854972600451112/1166987378221650060

How important is this feature to you?

2

Warp Internal (ignore) - linear-label:770f6576-d6c0-4e4f-a259-fc64b5156087

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Research direction

No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by tracing keyboard handling for history navigation and multiline cursor movement, then reproduce the described UP-arrow behavior. Done means a keyboard-only way to leave history navigation and move the cursor between lines without triggering suggestion pop-ups.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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