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diff --git a/docs/_posts/2023-06-23-cursor-mode.md b/docs/_posts/2023-06-23-cursor-mode.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c0a9f1d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_posts/2023-06-23-cursor-mode.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: Cursor Mode +excerpt: Move around the main view using a cursor +--- + +*(This change is in [**v0.11.2+**](https://github.com/tstack/lnav/releases/tag/v0.11.2-rc3))* + +The major change in the v0.11.2 release is the addition of a "cursor mode" +for the main view. Instead of focusing on the top line for interacting +with **lnav**, a cursor line is displayed and interactions focus on that. +The arrow keys and the hotkeys that jump between bookmarks, like search +hits and errors, now move the focused line instead of scrolling the view. +To help provide context for what you're looking at, large jumps will keep +the focused line in the middle of the view. Smaller movements, like +moving the cursor above the top line, will scroll the view a small amount +so as not to be jarring. + +You can enable/disable cursor mode interactively by pressing `CTRL` + `x`. +Or, you can permanently enable cursor mode by running the following +`:config` command: + +``` +:config /ui/movement/mode cursor +``` + +<script async + id="asciicast-d94CmxlGM01I0L5HNn9qDn917" + src="https://asciinema.org/a/d94CmxlGM01I0L5HNn9qDn917.js"> +</script> |