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1 total messages Started by Jerry Wed, 02 Dec 1992 19:09
horizontal scrolling in minibuffer
#1132
Author: Jerry
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 1992 19:09
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Could something be done so that when answering prompts in the
minibuffer, horizontal scrolling is done in such a manner that I can
see the previous few characters I have typed?  As it is now, if my
response goes beyond (window-width), the minibuffer gets scrolled all
the way left, and I can't even see the last character I typed.  This
is most annoying, especially when I have misspelled a word near the
beginning.  Sometimes I even forget what prompt I am responding to!
If I move back a character or a word to see what is there, then I can
no longer see anything I typed beyond (window-width).

                                     window-
                                      width
                                        |
this is an answer in the minibuffer and when I type beyond width

    e.g., above, I can see:

this is an answer in the minibuffer and 

    or I can see:

when I type beyond width

    but what I would like is to be able to see is:

minibuffer and when I type beyond width

    that is, I would like only a "partial" scrolling so I don't lose
    the context in which I am responding.  This would also be a nice
    option to have available in ordinary buffers, a frequent request.

Thank you.  -Jerry
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