Feature Request: option to move up/down cursor using mousewheel in some apps #1931

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opened 2026-01-30 22:42:15 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @warpdesign on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019).

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

Some terminals (eg. iTerm on the Mac) automatically detect command line text editors/viewers, like nano or vim. When in nano, scrolling using the trackpad/mousewheel will move up/down the cursor instead of scrolling the terminal buffer.

When exiting the app (nano or vi,...), the mousewheel/trackpad behaves as usual, scrolling in the terminal's buffer.

Of course, this special behavior should be an option that's off by default.

Originally created by @warpdesign on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019). # Summary of the new feature/enhancement Some terminals (eg. iTerm on the Mac) automatically detect command line text editors/viewers, like nano or vim. When in nano, scrolling using the trackpad/mousewheel will move up/down the cursor instead of scrolling the terminal buffer. When exiting the app (nano or vi,...), the mousewheel/trackpad behaves as usual, scrolling in the terminal's buffer. Of course, this special behavior should be an option that's off by default.
claunia added the Issue-FeatureNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-DuplicateProduct-Terminal labels 2026-01-30 22:42:15 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#1931