Respect "Extra lines below cursor" when switching to Full

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Respect "Extra lines below cursor" when switching to Full

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Hi Christian, all,
When switching from Brief to Full, the "Extra lines below cursor" setting is not being respected, i.e. I press Ctrl-F2 and sometimes the file under the cursor is at the bottom of the list, not X lines above, I have to press cursor up (and down) for the setting to take effect. I would like this setting to be respected also when switching modes.
I am using ScrollingMarginFlags=1.

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Re: Respect "Extra lines below cursor" when switching to Full

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This is intentional - it's only respected when scrolling with the keyboard. It is also ignored when clicking with a mouse on a file within the scroll zone. The idea is a "look ahead" when scrolling with the keyboard.
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Re: Respect "Extra lines below cursor" when switching to Full

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Christian,
Well, but, why can't I have the lookahead when already switching to the Full view?
My use case, which I admit is a bit specific, is that I have TC maximized and when I want to see the file details I press Ctrl-F2. Now I often have notification banners pop up in the bottom right corner of the screen, covering up the details for the bottom-most files in Full view. However, if the setting "Extra lines below cursor" was respected, the file I want to see the details of would be above the notifications and I'd see the details immediately, without the need to scroll.

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Re: Respect "Extra lines below cursor" when switching to Full

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The reason is that extra scrolling for look ahead is often problematic - for example, when you click on a file in the look ahead zone, and TC would scroll, then when you make a double click, the second click would go to the wrong file. Therefore I have restricted the extra scrolling just to a few interactions with the keyboard.
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Re: Respect "Extra lines below cursor" when switching to Full

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Christian,
Well, this one (pressing Ctrl-F2) is with the keyboard :)

Roman
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