interactive: blank line above status block

Insert one blank row between the chat area and the status bar
(spinner / model / cwd). Previously the status block sat flush
against the chat content above; the blank gives it air whether
the agent is busy (spinner first) or idle (model line first).

Cursor row math bumped to skip both the new top blank and the
existing blank between statusLines and edLines so the input
cursor still lands on the right cell.

commit: 0a670c01e257b298a4c91fc70504ef852f066ed8
author: patriceckhart · 5mo ago · 2026-04-28 07:08 UTC
parent: cead9fd
signature: unsigned
refs: tag: v0.1.35

1 file · +14 -10

M internal/agent/modes/interactive.go +14 -10


@@ -816,15 +816,17 @@ func (i *Interactive) redraw() {
816	816		queue = append(queue, "")
817	817		}
818	818
819		-	// Bottom-sticky sections (always visible, never scroll). A blank
820		-	// row is inserted between the status bar and the editor, and a
821		-	// trailing blank row is added at the very bottom, so the input
822		-	// has breathing room from the surrounding chrome instead of
823		-	// sitting flush against the status line and the terminal edge.
824		-	bottom := make([]string, 0, len(dialog)+len(suggest)+len(queue)+len(edLines)+3)
	819	+	// Bottom-sticky sections (always visible, never scroll). One
	820	+	// blank row above statusLines so the spinner / model / cwd
	821	+	// block doesn't sit flush against the chat content above it,
	822	+	// one blank between status bar and editor for input breathing
	823	+	// room, and one trailing blank at the very bottom so the
	824	+	// editor isn't flush against the terminal edge.
	825	+	bottom := make([]string, 0, len(dialog)+len(suggest)+len(queue)+len(edLines)+4)
825	826		bottom = append(bottom, dialog...)
826	827		bottom = append(bottom, suggest...)
827	828		bottom = append(bottom, queue...)
	829	+	bottom = append(bottom, "")
828	830		bottom = append(bottom, statusLines...)
829	831		bottom = append(bottom, "")
830	832		bottom = append(bottom, edLines...)

@@ -941,10 +943,12 @@ func (i *Interactive) redraw() {
941	943		// the blinking cursor shows where the user is actually typing.
942	944		// Dialogs without a cursor (model picker, /help, /login, etc.)
943	945		// return -1 and the main editor keeps the cursor.
944		-	// +1 accounts for the blank row inserted between statusLines
945		-	// and edLines above. Without it the rendered cursor would land
946		-	// on the blank instead of inside the editor row.
947		-	cursorRow := len(visibleChat) + len(dialog) + len(suggest) + len(queue) + len(statusLines) + 1 + curR
	946	+	// +2 accounts for the blank row above statusLines (so the
	947	+	// status block has air above it) and the blank row between
	948	+	// statusLines and edLines (input breathing room). Without
	949	+	// these the rendered cursor would land on a blank instead of
	950	+	// inside the editor row.
	951	+	cursorRow := len(visibleChat) + len(dialog) + len(suggest) + len(queue) + 1 + len(statusLines) + 1 + curR
948	952		cursorCol := curC
949	953		if i.btwDialog.Active() {
950	954		if r, c := i.btwDialog.CursorPos(cols); r >= 0 {

 		queue = append(queue, "")
 	}
-	// Bottom-sticky sections (always visible, never scroll). A blank
+	// Bottom-sticky sections (always visible, never scroll). One
-	// row is inserted between the status bar and the editor, and a
+	// blank row above statusLines so the spinner / model / cwd
-	// trailing blank row is added at the very bottom, so the input
+	// block doesn't sit flush against the chat content above it,
-	// has breathing room from the surrounding chrome instead of
+	// one blank between status bar and editor for input breathing
-	// sitting flush against the status line and the terminal edge.
+	// room, and one trailing blank at the very bottom so the
-	bottom := make([]string, 0, len(dialog)+len(suggest)+len(queue)+len(edLines)+3)
+	// editor isn't flush against the terminal edge.
+	bottom := make([]string, 0, len(dialog)+len(suggest)+len(queue)+len(edLines)+4)
 	bottom = append(bottom, dialog...)
 	bottom = append(bottom, suggest...)
 	bottom = append(bottom, queue...)
+	bottom = append(bottom, "")
 	bottom = append(bottom, statusLines...)
 	bottom = append(bottom, "")
 	bottom = append(bottom, edLines...)
 	// the blinking cursor shows where the user is actually typing.
 	// Dialogs without a cursor (model picker, /help, /login, etc.)
 	// return -1 and the main editor keeps the cursor.
-	// +1 accounts for the blank row inserted between statusLines
+	// +2 accounts for the blank row above statusLines (so the
-	// and edLines above. Without it the rendered cursor would land
+	// status block has air above it) and the blank row between
-	// on the blank instead of inside the editor row.
+	// statusLines and edLines (input breathing room). Without
-	cursorRow := len(visibleChat) + len(dialog) + len(suggest) + len(queue) + len(statusLines) + 1 + curR
+	// these the rendered cursor would land on a blank instead of
+	// inside the editor row.
+	cursorRow := len(visibleChat) + len(dialog) + len(suggest) + len(queue) + 1 + len(statusLines) + 1 + curR
 	cursorCol := curC
 	if i.btwDialog.Active() {
 		if r, c := i.btwDialog.CursorPos(cols); r >= 0 {