Windows Terminal Horizontal Scroll

Windows Terminal does not support horizontal scrolling, which can cause long lines to wrap or if the window is too narrow:

This app will add horizontal scrolling and remove line wrap. It monitors hotkeys clicks using the windows API and modifies the windows terminal settings file.

By default, scrolling is enabled at startup and disabled when exiting via the tray menu or Alt + Q

Setup

1. download and setup python

2. download code:

   • from github. Click Code -> Download zip and unpack zip archive

   or

   • run command in cmd git clone https://github.com/OxFF00FF/wt-horizontal-scroll in target dir (Git required)

3. run START_WT.bat This will launch program with a window and shows logs.

   or

   START_WT headless.bat Will launch program in headless mode in windows tray.

4. Install depencies. Run INSTALL.bat

5. Cofnig located in %userprofile%/appdata/local/Packages/Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe/LocalState in file settings.json. Make a backup of this file before you start working, in case of program failures, so that you can restore WT settings.

Hot Keys

• ALT + Right arrow or Mouse Scroll Down shift the content from right to left
• ALT + Left arrow or Mouse Scroll Up shift the content from left to right
• ALT + Down arrow reset position to default
• ALT + Up arrow toggle scrolling and line wrap