Support Proper Word Wrapping ; can't read #13205

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opened 2026-01-31 03:36:36 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

Windows build number: [Version 10.0.19042.870] Windows Terminal version : Preview 1.7.572.0

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Powershell 7.1.3

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see the screenshot below

Expected Behavior

Proper word wrapping, can't even read. windows powershell 5.1 is even worse

Actual Behavior

word wrapping is broken , don't know if it is related to #8000 or not.

Screenshot 2021-03-27 001309

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) Windows build number: [Version 10.0.19042.870] Windows Terminal version : Preview 1.7.572.0 ### Other Software Powershell 7.1.3 ### Steps to reproduce see the screenshot below ### Expected Behavior Proper word wrapping, can't even read. windows powershell 5.1 is even worse ### Actual Behavior word wrapping is broken , don't know if it is related to #8000 or not. ![Screenshot 2021-03-27 001309](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/74822870/112677721-4a6ea000-8e94-11eb-9df2-8c7a35e7d148.jpg)
claunia added the Needs-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-31 03:36:36 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021):

Unfortunately, this is going to be a common issue among all character cell based terminals. There is no such thing as word wrapping when the application is sending us data character-by-character.

Wrapping at the appropriate point, in this case, is something that needs to be done per application.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021): Unfortunately, this is going to be a common issue among _all_ character cell based terminals. There is no such thing as _word_ wrapping when the application is sending us data character-by-character. Wrapping at the appropriate point, in this case, is something that needs to be done per application.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021):

@DHowett so are you saying this needs to be fixed in powershell itself?

@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021): @DHowett so are you saying this needs to be fixed in powershell itself?
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021):

So, this is something that would need to be fixed in wmic. PowerShell's WMI object representation should already do word-based wrapping (since it uses "Format-Table")

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021): So, this is something that would need to be fixed in `wmic`. PowerShell's WMI object representation should already do word-based wrapping (since it uses "Format-Table")
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Reference: starred/terminal#13205