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[Feature]: Option to hide scroll position indicator (right-side "100%" overlay) #3459

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@xfto

Feature description

Wave currently shows a scroll position indicator on the right side of the terminal content (e.g. 100% when at the bottom of the scrollback). This numeric overlay appears on the same line as my shell prompt and visually overlaps with it:

┬─[myname@mysystem:/Volumes/MyMusic] [12:34:37]
╰─> 100%

I’d like an option to hide/disable this scroll percentage indicator.

Reasons:

It looks like part of my shell prompt and is confusing.
It adds visual noise when working in a minimal terminal setup.
It can interfere with reading long prompt lines or output that extends to the right edge.
When I copy & paste terminal content for support (web, AI assistants, bug reports), the trailing 100% gets included, which confuses people/tools reading the logs (it looks like part of the prompt or command).

Implementation Suggestion

Add a user preference in Wave settings, something like:
“Show scroll percentage indicator” (on/off)
Default behavior can remain “on” to preserve current UX.
Optionally:
Allow choosing between:
No indicator
Numeric percentage (current behavior)
A more subtle indicator (e.g., thin bar in the scrollbar area only)

Anything else?

Environment:
macOS (Apple Silicon), Wave Terminal, shell: fish 4.8.1
Example directory: /Volumes/MyMusic
This is a cosmetic/UX request only; no behavior change is needed for scrolling itself.

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