Able to scroll contents when reading manual pages #16830

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opened 2026-01-31 05:24:19 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @mailinglists35 on GitHub (Feb 20, 2022).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

When I open xfce4-terminal on Linux or MobaXterm on windows, type "man ps" and use the mouse wheel to scroll up and down, magic happens, I am navigating down and up inside the manual page.

When I type "man ps" in WSL MS Terminal then use the mouse wheel, I am scrolled up to the contents of the screen that was before typing "man ps"

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

I have no idea what magic is behind the scenes in Linux and MobaXterm, so I don't know what to technically propose. Try and reproduce for yourself and you'll understand what I describe.
I don't even know if this belongs here or to microsoft WSL. or need fixing in both :)

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 05:24:19 +00:00
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@j4james commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022):

This is known as "alternate scroll" mode. There's already an issue for this (#3321).

@j4james commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022): This is known as "alternate scroll" mode. There's already an issue for this (#3321).
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022):

Sure is!

/dup #3321

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022): Sure is! /dup #3321
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#16830