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  • fix: add tui.alternate_screen config and --no-alt-screen CLI flag for Zellij scrollback (#8555)
    Fixes #2558
    
    Codex uses alternate screen mode (CSI 1049) which, per xterm spec,
    doesn't support scrollback. Zellij follows this strictly, so users can't
    scroll back through output.
    
    **Changes:**
    - Add `tui.alternate_screen` config: `auto` (default), `always`, `never`
    - Add `--no-alt-screen` CLI flag
    - Auto-detect Zellij and skip alt screen (uses existing `ZELLIJ` env var
    detection)
    
    **Usage:**
    ```bash
    # CLI flag
    codex --no-alt-screen
    
    # Or in config.toml
    [tui]
    alternate_screen = "never"
    ```
    
    With default `auto` mode, Zellij users get working scrollback without
    any config changes.
    
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    Co-authored-by: Josh McKinney <joshka@openai.com>