Document existing help system - no additional component needed #8767

Copilot · 2026-01-03T14:54:09Z

The Go Fan report suggested evaluating bubbles/help for keyboard shortcuts. Investigation revealed help is already fully implemented via bubbles/list built-in functionality.

Current Implementation

pkg/console/list.go:180 already enables comprehensive help:

l.SetShowHelp(true)

Users see:

Always-visible help bar: ↑/↓: navigate • /: filter • esc: clear • q: quit • ?: more
Full help via ? key with all shortcuts (navigation, filtering, selection, exit)
Standard shortcuts (arrows, enter, esc, q) plus Vi alternatives (h/j/k/l)

Changes

Tests (list_help_test.go): Validate help enabled, shortcuts configured, descriptions present
Documentation (HELP_DECISION.md): Evaluation rationale, decision criteria, future considerations
Visual Demo (HELP_VISUAL_DEMO.md): ASCII art showing help UI

Decision

No additional help component needed. Built-in bubbles/list help provides:

Comprehensive keyboard shortcut display
Discoverable full help toggle
Zero maintenance overhead
Standard UX patterns

Adding separate help would duplicate functionality and increase complexity without UX benefit.

Warning

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gitlab.com
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<issue_title>[plan] Evaluate and add help component for keyboard shortcuts</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Objective

Evaluate whether the bubbles/help component would improve user experience for interactive commands, and implement it if beneficial.

Context

The Go Fan report suggests considering the help component if keyboard shortcuts are used. The help component provides built-in, formatted display of key bindings.

Current interactive component usage:

list.Model - Interactive list selection with keyboard navigation

Potential keyboard shortcuts in other interactive UIs

Approach

Audit current interactive commands for keyboard shortcuts

Review bubbles/help component documentation and capabilities

Determine if help display would improve UX

If beneficial, implement help component in appropriate places

If not needed, document decision and close issue

Files to Review

pkg/console/list.go - Interactive list implementation

Any other files with interactive terminal UIs

Check for keyboard binding definitions

Decision Criteria

Implement help component if:

Multiple keyboard shortcuts exist in interactive UIs

Users would benefit from on-screen help

Shortcuts are not immediately obvious

Skip implementation if:

Minimal keyboard shortcuts used

Shortcuts are standard/obvious (arrow keys, enter, etc.)

No user confusion reported

Files to Modify (if implementing)

pkg/console/help.go - Create help component wrapper

pkg/console/list.go - Add help display to list UI

Update relevant command files to show help

Acceptance Criteria

Decision documented (implement or skip)

If implementing: Help component added and working

If implementing: Keyboard shortcuts displayed clearly

If skipping: Rationale documented in issue comment
Related to [plan] Improve Bubbles TUI component usage #8756

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Fixes [plan] Evaluate and add help component for keyboard shortcuts #8761

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…lity - Add test suite validating help is enabled and functional - Document evaluation decision: no additional help component needed - Confirm bubbles/list built-in help provides comprehensive keyboard shortcuts - All tests pass - help system working as designed Co-authored-by: mnkiefer <8320933+mnkiefer@users.noreply.github.com>

- Create ASCII art demonstration showing what users see - Document help bar layout and full help display - Explain why no additional help component is needed - Show comprehensive keyboard shortcut coverage Co-authored-by: mnkiefer <8320933+mnkiefer@users.noreply.github.com>

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