Nnn: How to on/off preview-tui without leaving nnn?

[akimdi]

I want to disable the preview-tui when I don't need it.

[0xACE]

Don't think it is supported, you could implement it yourself.

I'm heading to bed so I can't be of help right now.

An idea I'll leave before I go to bed: imagine if you could toggle the preview-tui with 1 keystroke from nnn 🥲

[akimdi]

An idea I'll leave before I go to bed: imagine if you could toggle the preview-tui with 1 keystroke from nnn 🥲

it's my dream 😇

[jarun]

I am using preview-tui with xterm. I press ^C on the preview pane and it will close. I press the plugin shortcut again if I need it.

[leovilok]

it's my dream

@akimdi You have the power to make your dreams come true :

1. make a simple plugin that closes the preview window, e.g. run this:

echo 'kill $(lsof -tac cat "$NNN_FIFO")' > ~/.config/nnn/plugins/close-preview-tui
chmod +x ~/.config/nnn/plugins/close-preview-tui

1. add this plugin to a key

# open preview window with Alt+p , close it with Alt+c
NNN_PLUG='p:preview-tui;c:close-preview-tui' nnn -a

(a prettier version is left as an exercise to the reader :stuck_out_tongue: )

[akimdi]

NNN_PLUG='p:preview-tui;c:close-preview-tui' nnn -a

works fine but not always.
Thanks :)

[toddyamakawa]

I guess the solution would be to create a toggle-tui-preview command. All it would have to do is first check whether or not a preview pane is open. If it is open, close it. If it isn't open, open it.