rework tty n/N: a pure token MOTION (normal mode only) — select the next/prev whitespace-separated token that look.resolve can open (several per line: the greet ls row hops big.txt -> plain.txt -> sub), park the cursor at the token start, open NOTHING. Enter's existing normal-mode handler does the look on the selection (dir -> shell+ls there, file -> pane), so navigation continues with n/N+Return inside whatever opened. Wraps when nothing lies in the motion direction (first n out of tty mode starts at the prompt row and lands on the first token — lookStep pins the cursor first). vsel anchors the token end, cursor at its start (vselText is end-inclusive). File-pane search n/N untouched. ttylook.snap rewritten for the new semantics: token hops with selection styling, insert-mode n still types, Return-opens-dir, empty-dir no-op, cursor-word Enter opens a file. 29/29.

1 files changed, 38 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/src/pardes.zig b/src/pardes.zig
index a2cfe1c6..ebc54426 100644
--- a/src/pardes.zig
+++ b/src/pardes.zig
@@ -1708,28 +1708,54 @@ pub const Pardes = struct {
     /// chosen row gets the real look. The modal cursor is the position, so
     /// the walk continues from wherever j/k left it. The look may focus what
     /// it opened; focus comes back here so the next n keeps stepping.
+    /// n/N on a terminal pane: a MOTION over lookable tokens. Select the
+    /// next/prev whitespace-separated token that look.resolve can turn into a
+    /// file/dir (several per line: an ls row hops big.txt -> plain.txt), park
+    /// the cursor at its start, open NOTHING — Enter's normal-mode handler
+    /// looks the selection. Wraps around when nothing lies in the direction
+    /// (fresh out of tty mode the cursor sits below the output, so the first
+    /// n lands on the first token).
     fn lookStep(p: *Pardes, pane: *Pane, pl: PaneLines, delta: i32) void {
-        const id = p.active;
+        _ = p; // a pure motion now: Enter's normal-mode handler does the look
+        pane.pinCursor(); // fresh out of tty mode the cursor still tracks the shell
         const nrows: i32 = @intCast(pl.lines.len);
+        if (nrows == 0) return;
         var realbuf: [4096]u8 = undefined;
-        var r = pane.cur_row + delta;
-        while (r >= 0 and r < nrows) : (r += delta) {
+        var k: i32 = 0;
+        while (k < nrows) : (k += 1) {
+            const r = @mod(pane.cur_row + delta * k, nrows);
             const ln = pl.lines[@intCast(r)];
-            var hi: usize = 0;
-            while (hi < ln.len and look.isFileChar(ln[hi])) hi += 1;
-            if (hi == 0 or look.resolve(ln[0..hi], pane.cwdSlice(), &realbuf) == .none) continue;
-            pane.msel = .{ .active = true, .r0 = r, .r1 = r };
-            pane.vsel.active = false;
+            var hit_t0: usize = 0;
+            var hit_t1: usize = 0;
+            var i: usize = 0;
+            while (i < ln.len) {
+                while (i < ln.len and (ln[i] == ' ' or ln[i] == '\t')) i += 1;
+                const t0 = i;
+                while (i < ln.len and ln[i] != ' ' and ln[i] != '\t') i += 1;
+                if (i == t0) break;
+                // on the cursor's own row (no wrap yet) only tokens strictly
+                // past the cursor count, in the motion's direction
+                if (k == 0) {
+                    if (delta > 0 and @as(i32, @intCast(t0)) <= pane.cur_col) continue;
+                    if (delta < 0 and @as(i32, @intCast(t0)) >= pane.cur_col) continue;
+                }
+                if (look.resolve(ln[t0..i], pane.cwdSlice(), &realbuf) == .none) continue;
+                hit_t0 = t0;
+                hit_t1 = i;
+                if (delta > 0) break; // first token forward; keep the last one backward
+            }
+            if (hit_t1 == 0) continue;
+            // anchor the selection at the token's end, cursor at its START
+            pane.vsel = .{ .active = true, .row = r, .col = @intCast(hit_t1 - 1) };
+            pane.msel.active = false;
             pane.cur_row = r;
-            pane.cur_col = 0;
+            pane.cur_col = @intCast(hit_t0);
             pane.cur_off = 0;
             pane.cur_pinned = true;
             pane.ensureCursorVisible();
-            p.actOnSelection(.right, id, ln[0..hi], null);
-            p.active = id;
             return;
         }
-        // nothing lookable that way: stay put
+        // nothing lookable anywhere: stay put
     }
 
     const InsertAt = enum { at, append, line_start, line_end, open_below, open_above };