Add word motions to text input #1256
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this does not work on macos |
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I have tested this on Windows and Linux (WSL). Unfortunately I don't have access to a macOS to test this. Can you tell me how exactly this is not working? The only platform dependent code I think might not be working is the |
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can you please record how this should look like? |
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@extrawurst I recorded it inside visual studio code for the keystrokes overlay. I notice that gitui.mp4 |
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it breaks on unicode text with multibyte content, try some emojis. it will run into some endless loop. edit: try this commit message |
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@extrawurst the infinite loop is fixed. |
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I am on the fence about the special case of ctrl+w. I am probably going to remove it for now. its hard to customize this way and I am not aware this being some standard
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As far as I know, Ctrl-W is the standart shortcut for "delete word" in a linux terminal (Ctrl-Delete don't work).
Because gitui is a terminal app, I tought this shortcut would be pertinent.
Vim, for example, has the same shortcut (it is where I learned about it).
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also the changelog entry is still missing |
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| * submodules support ([#1087](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1087)) | |||
| * customizable `cmdbar_bg` theme color & screen spanning selected line bg [[@gigitsu](https://github.com/gigitsu)] ([#1299](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/pull/1299)) | |||
| * use filewatcher instead of polling updates ([#1](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1)) | |||
| * word motions to text input ([#1256](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1256)) | |||
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see the format of other contributions please - your handle is missing
I don't have a easy recording workflow setup. |
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Thanks for implementing this! |
It changes the following:
Ctrl-Left,Ctrl-Right,Ctrl-Backspace/Ctrl-WandCtrl-Delete. A word motion move/delete until the next/previous start of a word. A word is being defined as a continuous sequence of alphanumeric characters.I followed the checklist:
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