feat: dynamic preview pane width based on terminal size#762
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looks really good! thinking about it, should we change the default width to be
percenrage based? I'm not sure what's a better default
Co-authored-by: Dolev Hadar <6196971+dlvhdr@users.noreply.github.com>
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I also think that something close to 50% could be a good starting point. I didn't want to impose my preferences but if we agree on this matter I can adjust the default. |
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@trolleksii can we make it 0.45 as the default? |
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Done |
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@dlvhdr can you please re-run the ci. I messed up test file when pulled main in and resolved conflicts in github ui 🤦 |
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Summary
The preview pane width is currently configured as a static number. This works perfectly fine when terminal window size remains unchanged. However in cases where terminal window changes(eg tmux vertical splits, switching from the laptop screen to an ultra-wide external monitor, etc) the layout gets messed up which may be quite frustrating.
I attempted to add the capability to set preview pane width as a fraction. Now defaults.preview.width accepts floats where:
0 to 1 → treated as a fraction (e.g., 0.4 = 40% of terminal width)
Above 1 → converted to int and works as before (backward compatible)
Note: This is my first contribution to the project, so let me know if there's anything that should be adjusted to better match the overall architecture or coding conventions.
How did you test this change?
I added a couple of tests to cover the change plus manual testing.
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Example with with set to 0.45
Fullscreen:
With vertical split: