Re: [PATCH] new feature: horizontal scrolling of full screen

Benno Schulenberg <[email protected]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 14:18:00 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.editors.nano.devel
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Op 06-01-2026 om 23:02 schreef Chris Allegretta via Development discussions.:
> I have to admit now that I've tried the patch out, that scrolling >1 char
> does seem a little weird, since smooth scrolling vertically is the
> default.

Right.  After scrolling sideways for a while in `le` and `dte`, the
jerkiness of it began to annoy me.

> How about the following:
> - By default, scroll horizontally by 1

Agreed.

> - If JUMPY_SCROLLING is set, scroll by some other value, 8, COLS/2, or
> what have you....

This might be something for later, but is an unneeded complication
for the moment.  I would like to keep the patch focused on just
implementing the minimum needed for smooth horizontal scrolling.


Benno

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