Predictive text implementation is terrible #5169

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1. microsoft-github-policy-service

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   Needs-Triage 🔍It's a new issue that core contributor team needs to triage.It's a new issue that core contributor team needs to triage.

   on Jun 13, 2026
2. sharpchen commented on Jun 28, 2026

   

   sharpchen (sharpchen)

   on Jun 28, 2026

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   It's not the same color, you can test it on windows default conhost.
   Windows Terminal has inappropriate color map for this.
3. mattcargile commented on Jul 28, 2026

   

   Matthew A Cargile (mattcargile)

   on Jul 28, 2026

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   For Item 1, it does appear like the Parameter and Inline Suggestion are the same. Could check Get-PSReadlineOption. I do see the italics difference.

   For Item 2, it appears you are correct, there isn't a way to only dismiss the suggestion. .RevertLine or Escape clear the entire line.

   Item 3, accept next suggestiong word, can be implemented like the below. I'm in Vi edit mode so one can remove the -ViMode Insert portion if so inclined and of course change the -Chord.

   #region For part way completion of History PredictionSource
   Set-PSReadLineKeyHandler -Chord 'Ctrl+Y' -BriefDescription 'NextWordAndAcceptNextSuggestionWord' -Description 'Move cursor one word to the right in the current editing line and accept the next word in suggestion when it''s at the end of current editing line' -ViMode Insert -ScriptBlock {
       param($key, $arg)
   
       $line = $null
       $cursor = $null
       [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::GetBufferState([ref]$line, [ref]$cursor)
   
       if ($cursor -lt $line.Length) {
           [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::NextWord($key, $arg)
       } else {
           [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::AcceptNextSuggestionWord($key, $arg)
       }
   }
   #endregion