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Highlight user input in scroll history #1862

@RockNoggin

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@RockNoggin

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When scrolling back through a long Copilot CLI session, it's difficult to distinguish my prompts from the agent's responses. User input blends in with the rest of the output, making it hard to find what I asked and navigate the conversation history.

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Visually highlight user input lines with a distinct background color, text color, or border so they stand out when scrolling. This could follow the current terminal theme or be configurable via /theme or a config option.

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  1. User submits a prompt → the input line is rendered with a highlighted background (e.g., subtle color band) that persists in the scroll history.
  2. Scrolling up through a 30-minute session → user prompts are immediately identifiable among agent responses, tool output, and status messages.

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    area:terminal-renderingDisplay and rendering: flickering, scrolling, line wrapping, output formatting
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