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From:
Mikhail <mp39590@gmail.com>
Subject:
Re: tog: runtime help
To:
Mark Jamsek <mark@jamsek.com>
Cc:
Game of Trees <gameoftrees@openbsd.org>
Date:
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:06:27 +0300

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On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 12:44:28AM +1000, Mark Jamsek wrote:
> On 22-09-15 03:35PM, Stefan Sperling wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 11:03:48PM +1000, Mark Jamsek wrote:
> > > I tried a few different things, most notably scroll bars and stsp's
> > > suggestion. The scroll bars were interesting but ultimately look out of
> > > place in a TUI app, imo. So I settled on a highlighted comment and
> > > percentage indicator: "scroll down for more...[mn%]"
> > > 
> > > I think this both provides a good cue to the user and fits the general
> > > tog aesthetic. If you'd like to see the scroll bar version, let me know
> > > and I'll shoot through the diff.
> > > 
> > > As previously mentioned, I'd like to add backwards search via the '?'
> > > key map to tog, so I've only documented H and F1 but runtime help is
> > > still accessible via ? for now.
> > 
> > ok stsp@
> > 
> > This is a great start. I have some comments below, which can be dealt
> > with later if/when you feel like it.
> 
> Thanks, committed! And replies inline.

I use OpenBSD snap, xterm and fixed font, with this setup I see
rectangles around some chars, default font don't support those angle
brackets, is it something to be considered, and maybe replaced with
usual < > symbols?

Screenshot attached.