#3082: current input not preserved in history when cycling
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Reporter: Ulrich | Owner: kevin8t8
Type: defect | Status: assigned
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: mutt | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Changes (by kevin8t8):
* cc: kevin@… (added)
* owner: mutt-dev => kevin8t8
* status: new => assigned
Comment:
I'm attaching a 3-part patch that is one possible solution to this. It
creates an extra slot in the History ring for a scratch buffer (at
h->last). If you are editing inside that buffer, it is preserved when you
scroll up/down through the history. Editing while in other places in
history are *not* preserved with this patch.
I thought about creating a scratch history array instead, and trying to
preserve all edits in a temporary history array until done. But that
seemed a lot more complexity and work for a smaller usage case. Of course
if other people think that's important I'll be glad to work on that
alternative.
Another behavior change worth noting with this patch: the position in
history is now reset to the scratch buffer after each input entry.
Before, the position would be stay wherever it was - you didn't restart at
the "bottom" each time.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3082#comment:2>
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