You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Terminal UIArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.288,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Claude Code now keeps track of text you have selected across full-screen terminal views (the alternate screen some programs switch to while they run). Each selection is tied to the rows it covers. The screen drawing code now sends a notice before it clears a selection.
Why
Nothing describes a visible effect yet. This is work inside the screen drawing code.
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear what this tracking is for or whether readers will see any difference.
