feat: use menus.alert as an alternative to magnify

README.md

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Options:
 | <kbd>/</kbd>                                                             | Search for a sequence               |
 | <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>g</kbd>/<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>g</kbd> | Select all todos above/below        |
 | <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>k</kbd>/<kbd>j</kbd>                                 | Move todo up and down               |
+| <kbd>Backspace</kbd>                                                     | Combine with previous todo          |
 | <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>a</kbd>                                             | Select all todos                    |
 | <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>r</kbd>                                             | Redo change                         |
 | <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>x</kbd>, <kbd>k</kbd>                               | Toggle `toggle` and `entry` modes   |
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ Options:
 | <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>k</kbd>/<kbd>j</kbd>                               | Select/deselect multiple todos      |
 | <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>o</kbd>                                            | Add a todo on current line          |
 | <kbd>Tab</kbd>/<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd>                           | Indent/unindent selected todo       |
+| <kbd>a</kbd>                                                             | Display selected todo as an alert   |
 | <kbd>b</kbd>                                                             | Make selected todo bigger (magnify) |
 | <kbd>c</kbd>                                                             | Change selected todo color          |
 | <kbd>d</kbd>                                                             | Remove selected todo                |

src/get_args.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from src.working_initscr import wrapper
 
 CONTROLS_BEGIN_INDEX: int = 68
-CONTROLS_END_INDEX: int = 96
+CONTROLS_END_INDEX: int = 98
 
 _DEFAULT_BULLETS: bool = False
 _DEFAULT_ENUMERATE: bool = False

src/keys.py

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Key:
     K = 75
     O = 79
     indent_dedent = 90
+    a = 97
     b = 98
     c = 99
     d = 100

src/menus.py

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def alert(stdscr: curses.window, message: str) -> int:
 
     Press any key to close (pressed key is returned).
     """
-    set_header(stdscr, "Alert!")
+    set_header(stdscr, "Alert! Press any key to close")
     stdscr.refresh()
     border_width = 2
     max_y, max_x = stdscr.getmaxyx()

todo.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from src.io import file_string_to_todos, read_file, update_file
 from src.keys import Key
 from src.menus import (
+    alert,
     color_menu,
     get_newwin,
     help_menu,
@@ -405,6 +406,12 @@ def _handle_enter(
     return selected.todo_set_to(new_todo_next(stdscr, todos, int(selected), mode=mode))
 
 
+def _handle_alert(stdscr: curses.window, todos: Todos, selected: int) -> None:
+    """Display the selected todo in an alert window"""
+
+    alert(stdscr, todos[selected].get_display_text())
+
+
 def _print_history(history: UndoRedo) -> None:
     """Print passed in `history` to `HISTORY_FILE` if `PRINT_HISTORY` is enabled"""
     if PRINT_HISTORY:
@@ -431,8 +438,8 @@ def _get_main_input(
     stdscr: curses.window,
     todos: Todos,
     keys_esckeys: tuple[
-        dict[int, tuple[Callable[..., Any], str]],
-        dict[int, tuple[Callable[..., Any], str]],
+        dict[int, tuple[Callable[..., Todos | None], str]],
+        dict[int, tuple[Callable[..., Todos | None], str]],
     ],
     possible_args: dict[str, Any],
 ) -> int | Todos:
@@ -585,6 +592,7 @@ def main(stdscr: curses.window) -> int:
         Key.J: (selected.multiselect_down, "len(todos)"),
         Key.K: (selected.multiselect_up, "None"),
         Key.O: (new_todo_current, "stdscr, todos, int(selected)"),
+        Key.a: (_handle_alert, "stdscr, todos, int(selected)"),
         Key.b: (magnify_menu, "stdscr, todos, selected"),
         Key.c: (color_todo, "stdscr, todos, selected"),
         Key.d: (_handle_delete_todo, "stdscr, todos, selected, copied_todo"),

todo.txt

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   -m depends on how the program is run, not a huge issue
 -y feat: add unit tests?
 -g refactor: only return objects (mostly `TodoList`s) when necessary
--c feat: use menus.alert as an alternative to magnify
-  -c update readme to include new commands (backspace, this, etc)
++c feat: use menus.alert as an alternative to magnify
+  +c update readme to include new commands (backspace, this, etc)
 -b fix: overflow when appending to center of todo
 -b fix: keep color on overflow when appending to todo