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UAT: TUI block cursor and context menu not implemented — `alt+up`/`alt+down` navigation and block actions missing #5051

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opened 2026-04-09 00:51:18 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment

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Bug Report

Feature Area: TUI — Block Cursor and Context Menu

Severity: High (conversation interaction missing)

What Was Tested

The block cursor and context menu as defined in the specification (§ Block Cursor and Context Menu).

Expected Behavior (from spec)

The conversation uses a 2-column grid: a 1-character-wide cursor column on the left and the content stream on the right. The block cursor (▌ gutter indicator) is navigated with alt+up/alt+down.

Cursor Navigation:

Key	Action
`alt+up`	Move cursor to previous block
`alt+down`	Move cursor to next block
`space`	Expand or collapse the focused block
`enter`	Open context menu for the focused block
`escape`	Clear cursor selection, return focus to prompt
Click on block	Position cursor on clicked block

Context Menu (opened with enter on focused block):

Key	Action
`c`	Copy block content to clipboard
`p`	Copy block content to prompt
`e`	Export block as Markdown file
`v`	Export block as SVG (opens browser)
`m`	Maximize / restore block height
`r`	Retry prompt (ActorResponse blocks only)
`d`	Show raw A2A message data
`escape`	Dismiss menu

Key passthrough: When the conversation Window widget has focus, any printable character typed is forwarded to the prompt TextArea.

Actual Behavior (from code analysis)

The conversation area is a single Static widget (id="conversation") in src/cleveragents/tui/app.py. There is no block cursor, no 2-column grid layout, no context menu, and no alt+up/alt+down bindings.

No context menu widget exists in src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/.

Steps to Reproduce

Run agents tui
Press alt+up or alt+down — nothing happens
Press enter on a message — no context menu appears

Code Location

src/cleveragents/tui/app.py line 112 (single Static widget, no block cursor)
src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/ — no context menu widget

Impact

Users cannot:

Navigate between conversation blocks with keyboard
Copy message content to clipboard
Export individual blocks as Markdown or SVG
Retry actor responses
Expand/collapse tool call results via keyboard

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## Bug Report **Feature Area:** TUI — Block Cursor and Context Menu **Severity:** High (conversation interaction missing) ### What Was Tested The block cursor and context menu as defined in the specification (§ Block Cursor and Context Menu). ### Expected Behavior (from spec) The conversation uses a 2-column grid: a 1-character-wide cursor column on the left and the content stream on the right. The block cursor (`▌` gutter indicator) is navigated with `alt+up`/`alt+down`. **Cursor Navigation:** | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | `alt+up` | Move cursor to previous block | | `alt+down` | Move cursor to next block | | `space` | Expand or collapse the focused block | | `enter` | Open context menu for the focused block | | `escape` | Clear cursor selection, return focus to prompt | | Click on block | Position cursor on clicked block | **Context Menu (opened with `enter` on focused block):** | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | `c` | Copy block content to clipboard | | `p` | Copy block content to prompt | | `e` | Export block as Markdown file | | `v` | Export block as SVG (opens browser) | | `m` | Maximize / restore block height | | `r` | Retry prompt (ActorResponse blocks only) | | `d` | Show raw A2A message data | | `escape` | Dismiss menu | Key passthrough: When the conversation Window widget has focus, any printable character typed is forwarded to the prompt TextArea. ### Actual Behavior (from code analysis) The conversation area is a single `Static` widget (`id="conversation"`) in `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py`. There is no block cursor, no 2-column grid layout, no context menu, and no `alt+up`/`alt+down` bindings. No context menu widget exists in `src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/`. ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Run `agents tui` 2. Press `alt+up` or `alt+down` — nothing happens 3. Press `enter` on a message — no context menu appears ### Code Location - `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py` line 112 (single Static widget, no block cursor) - `src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/` — no context menu widget ### Impact Users cannot: - Navigate between conversation blocks with keyboard - Copy message content to clipboard - Export individual blocks as Markdown or SVG - Retry actor responses - Expand/collapse tool call results via keyboard --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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HAL9000 added this to the v3.7.0 milestone

2026-04-09 01:02:23 +00:00

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-09 01:02:23 +00:00

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Issue triaged by project owner:

State: Verified
Priority: Medium — TUI spec compliance bug; deviates from documented TUI behavior
Milestone: v3.7.0 (TUI milestone)
Story Points: 3 — M
MoSCoW: Must Have — TUI spec compliance is required for the TUI Legendary
Parent Epic: #4963 or #4966 (TUI Epics)

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Issue triaged by project owner: - **State**: Verified - **Priority**: Medium — TUI spec compliance bug; deviates from documented TUI behavior - **Milestone**: v3.7.0 (TUI milestone) - **Story Points**: 3 — M - **MoSCoW**: Must Have — TUI spec compliance is required for the TUI Legendary - **Parent Epic**: #4963 or #4966 (TUI Epics) --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

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2026-04-09 01:05:23 +00:00

#4963 EPIC: TUI Core Layout & Navigation — MainScreen, Sidebar, Hotkeys

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[AUTO-PROJ-OWN] Project Owner Report (Cycle 2) #5115

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[AUTO-EPIC] Epic Planning Health Report (Cycle 1) #4985

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[AUTO-UAT-POOL] UAT Testing Report (Cycle 4) #5160

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