From 0901fcbc218783d2068e9dfaa25d9d9bbf9849a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:12:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix description of alternate/alternate_scrollback extents

---
 kitty/rc/get_text.py | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kitty/rc/get_text.py b/kitty/rc/get_text.py
index 36442c592..4844166ce 100644
--- a/kitty/rc/get_text.py
+++ b/kitty/rc/get_text.py
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ the output of the last command that was run in the window. :code:`last_visited_c
 the first command output below the last scrolled position via scroll_to_prompt.
 :code:`last_non_empty_output` is the output from the last command run in the window that had
 some non empty output. The last four require :ref:`shell_integration` to be enabled.
-:code:`alternate` means the text in the alternate screen buffer and :code:`alternate_scrollback`
-means the text in the alternate screen buffer and scrollback (if any).
+:code:`alternate` means the text in the screen that is not currently visible (if the terminal
+is in the main screen this is the secondary/alternate screen and vice versa).
+:code:`alternate_scrollback` is the same but also includes the scrollback buffer (if any).
 
 
 --ansi