Add an indication that a list has extra options below (or above) about inquire HOT 8 CLOSED

I thought it was a great idea and extended a bit: moving the rows one column to the right and putting simple ascii characters (v and ^ to indicate if there are more items below or above. Up until now I've avoided using non-ascii characters in the interface.

It looks good if the page size is large enough but a bit cluttered with small page sizes and the difference in size between "v" and "^" bothers me, here are some examples: https://asciinema.org/a/PUfZvHkio1YWve9lRbxC2cqff

On the other hand, using unicode triangles makes it look a bit better: https://asciinema.org/a/yQtrRCrUqXMhr7IM4t1M8SSAH

Still not feeling really good with the layouts though

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If you even add theming feature, anybody would able to change "arrow" chracters :) Now I am agree that sticking to ASCII makes everything work everywhere and with any font.

I used unicode arrows to emphasize my idea.

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At this moment I can only suggest this: there is always a space between cursor > and an item. What if replace the space with ↑(for top line) and ↓(for bottom line) when the item is not the very first/last one? E.g, we have list ['First', 'Second', 'Third', 'Fourth', 'Fifth'] and display only 3 items at a time:

>↑Second
  Third
 ↓Fourth

> First
  Second
 ↓Third

It can be done for all lists: regular and checkbox ones.

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In my opinion, one column also look good. When we are at the top of the list, there is no "up" triangle, and this place can be occupied by a pointer to an item in the list:

▶ Banana                                                                                                 
  Apple                                                                                                  
  Strawberry                                                                                             
  Grapes
▼ Lemon

  Banana                                                                                                 
  Apple                                                                                                  
▶ Strawberry                                                                                             
  Grapes
▼ Lemon

▲ Apple                                                                                                  
  Strawberry                                                                                             
▶ Grapes
  Lemon                                                                                                  
▼ Tangerine

▲ Grapes
  Lemon                                                                                                  
▶ Tangerine                                                                                              
  Watermelon                                                                                             
  Orange

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That's an awesome idea, I've implemented it and it looks great.

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One question: How does it look in case of Banana is not the first and there is something above it?
As far as I understand the idea, If there is anything hidden above or below, the cursor is always in the middle of the list? Correct? If so, that's neat. Good idea!

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As far as I understand the idea, If there is anything hidden above or below, the cursor is always in the middle of the list? Correct?

Exactly :)

If so, that's neat. Good idea!

Completely inspired on similar libs from other languages!

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