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docs: clarify that center layout height controls results window, not full layout #3661

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Update telescope.txt
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Change tbl_extend from 'error' to 'force'
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion doc/telescope.txt
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Expand Up @@ -2043,7 +2043,8 @@ layout_strategies.center *telescope.layout_strategies.center*
• Specifies an amount of additional padding around the anchor
• Values should be a positive integer
• height:
• How tall to make Telescope's entire layout
• Controls the height of the results window in the center layout.
• Does not control the entire layout height — setting this too high can shrink or obscure the preview window.
• See |resolver.resolve_height()|
• mirror: Flip the location of the results/prompt and preview windows
• prompt_position:
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion lua/telescope/pickers/layout_strategies.lua
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Expand Up @@ -432,8 +432,13 @@ layout_strategies.horizontal = make_documented_layout(
---
layout_strategies.center = make_documented_layout(
"center",
vim.tbl_extend("error", shared_options, {
vim.tbl_extend("force", shared_options, {
preview_cutoff = "When lines are less than this value, the preview will be disabled",
height = {
"Controls the height of the results window in the center layout.",
"Does not control the entire layout height — setting this too high can shrink or obscure the preview window.",
"See |resolver.resolve_height()|",
},
}),
function(self, max_columns, max_lines, layout_config)
local initial_options = p_window.get_initial_window_options(self)
Expand All @@ -449,6 +454,7 @@ layout_strategies.center = make_documented_layout(
local width = resolve.resolve_width(width_opt)(self, max_columns, max_lines)

-- This sets the height for the whole layout
-- Setting this too high can shrink or obscure the preview window.
local height_opt = layout_config.height
local height = resolve.resolve_height(height_opt)(self, max_columns, max_lines)

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