How do I scroll through the buffer?

[shayonpal]

Feels like, the way it's coded, the stream always leaves the viewport of the terminal. It surely doesn't work like that when I am using codex.

[zemaj]

Yeah it's a bit of a trade off - we use full screen re-writes which we need for the status bar, HUD elements, dialogues, displaying the browser etc... it's called alternate screen mode. It allows for a much more advanced UI, but there's no way to do this AND use the standard terminal buffer. I hate that it captures mouse scroll events and means you can only select a single page at once. Overall it's worthwhile 90% of the time for the better UI, IMO. However there are definitely times I miss having a standard terminal.

I have been thinking about adding like a Ctrl+T to switch terminals modes. It would disable the status bar, HUD and other elements but allow the terminal to scroll as normal. Would that be helpful?

[shayonpal]

What if I could move the info in the status bar at the top to a statusline-kinda info at the bottom, below the text box? I know there is already some info showing up there, but, personally, I'd any day take an extra line there than losing the ability to scroll. Some times, when codex actually responds with a long-ish answer, I can't even read the complete answer in one go.

[edzme]

Also +1 for a ctrl+T to switch modes. In my workflow I dont ever need to know the model / reasoning / directory / branch, however I can see how that might be useful esp if working on multiple projects.

Fully agree with this:

Some times, when codex actually responds with a long-ish answer, I can't even read the complete answer in one go

Additionally if it did a bunch of stuff I often go back and review what files it touched or reviewed (or didnt review), and I can't be absolutely certain without being able to scroll.

PS love the project

[zemaj]

Done! This is now live in the latest release. Ctrl+T will now change to use the terminal buffer to show the chat history. It's working reasonably well, although may need some further tweaks.

Benefits;

• native terminal buffer - scroll works normally
• can copy and past large blocks as you can drag past a single page

Cons;

• A fair bit of the UI does not work including popups and status bars
• Themes do not play nice, particularly if using a light theme on a dark terminal and vice-versa

The good news is that you can use Ctrl+T to switch between modes at any time. So if you need to copy a big block of text, use Ctrl+T to switch to terminal mode, then once you're done you can switch back.