Re: Menus with more items than the TTY can display

[Dmitry Antipov]

On 10/11/2013 03:41 PM, Dani Moncayo wrote:

> IMO: Do "auto scrolling" with the menú items, i.e.:
> * Initially show only the first (top) N items that fit in the available height.
> * If the users selects an item close to the bottom of the menu, scroll
> up the menu items, (similar to what happens in buffer auto scrolling)
> to show more items at the bottom part.
> * Likewise when the user selects an item close to the top of the menu.

+1. Plus, I think that the menu should not overwrite modeline, like on
the first attached image. Instead, menu should end before modeline and
display some special thing if there are more menu items to scroll,
like on the second image ("vvvvvv").

Dmitry

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