Trigger full redraw on overlay close and new turn submit

commit: f4d678e61e4b0a52a4b97485e12e9a9717863a59
author: patriceckhart · 5mo ago · 2026-05-10 08:59 UTC
parent: c01e026
signature: unsigned
refs: tag: v0.1.72

1 file · +21 -2

M internal/agent/modes/interactive.go +21 -2


@@ -240,8 +240,9 @@ type Interactive struct {
240	240		// window down through the buffer (because scrollOffset is measured
241	241		// from the bottom) and the user's reading position drifts upward
242	242		// and off the top.
243		-	prevChatLen int
244		-	prevChatCols int
	243	+	prevChatLen int
	244	+	prevChatCols int
	245	+	prevOverlayOpen bool
245	246
246	247		// chatCache stores the built transcript/status-note rows for idle
247	248		// frames. Editor typing changes only the bottom input region, so

@@ -938,6 +939,17 @@ func (i *Interactive) redraw() {
938	939		} else if len(dialog) == 0 && i.fileSuggest.Active(currentInput) {
939	940		suggest = i.fileSuggest.Render(currentInput, i.cfg.Theme, cols)
940	941		}
	942	+
	943	+	// Detect overlay close (any dialog or slash/file suggestion popup
	944	+	// just transitioned from open to closed). Force a full redraw so
	945	+	// the rows the overlay occupied are guaranteed to be repainted
	946	+	// from the chat below, instead of the diff path leaving stale
	947	+	// dialog content behind. Equivalent to the user pressing ctrl+l.
	948	+	overlayOpen := len(dialog) > 0 \|\| len(suggest) > 0
	949	+	if i.prevOverlayOpen && !overlayOpen && i.rend != nil {
	950	+	i.rend.Clear()
	951	+	}
	952	+	i.prevOverlayOpen = overlayOpen
941	953		if len(suggest) > 0 {
942	954		// One blank row above the popup so it doesn't sit flush
943	955		// against the chat / welcome content above.

@@ -3115,6 +3127,13 @@ func (i *Interactive) startTurnWithImages(parent context.Context, prompt string,
3115	3127		if i.agent == nil {
3116	3128		return
3117	3129		}
	3130	+	// Force a full repaint when a new turn begins so any stray dialog,
	3131	+	// popup, or stale tool-progress rows don't leak into the visible
	3132	+	// chat area before the assistant starts streaming. Equivalent to
	3133	+	// the user pressing ctrl+l right before submit.
	3134	+	if i.rend != nil {
	3135	+	i.rend.Clear()
	3136	+	}
3118	3137		// Pre-turn safety: if the most recent context measurement is
3119	3138		// already past the auto-compact threshold, condense before
3120	3139		// sending so the next outbound request stays under the limit.

 	// window down through the buffer (because scrollOffset is measured
 	// from the bottom) and the user's reading position drifts upward
 	// and off the top.
-	prevChatLen  int
+	prevChatLen     int
-	prevChatCols int
+	prevChatCols    int
+	prevOverlayOpen bool
 	// chatCache stores the built transcript/status-note rows for idle
 	// frames. Editor typing changes only the bottom input region, so
 	} else if len(dialog) == 0 && i.fileSuggest.Active(currentInput) {
 		suggest = i.fileSuggest.Render(currentInput, i.cfg.Theme, cols)
 	}
+	// Detect overlay close (any dialog or slash/file suggestion popup
+	// just transitioned from open to closed). Force a full redraw so
+	// the rows the overlay occupied are guaranteed to be repainted
+	// from the chat below, instead of the diff path leaving stale
+	// dialog content behind. Equivalent to the user pressing ctrl+l.
+	overlayOpen := len(dialog) > 0 || len(suggest) > 0
+	if i.prevOverlayOpen && !overlayOpen && i.rend != nil {
+		i.rend.Clear()
+	}
+	i.prevOverlayOpen = overlayOpen
 	if len(suggest) > 0 {
 		// One blank row above the popup so it doesn't sit flush
 		// against the chat / welcome content above.
 	if i.agent == nil {
 		return
 	}
+	// Force a full repaint when a new turn begins so any stray dialog,
+	// popup, or stale tool-progress rows don't leak into the visible
+	// chat area before the assistant starts streaming. Equivalent to
+	// the user pressing ctrl+l right before submit.
+	if i.rend != nil {
+		i.rend.Clear()
+	}
 	// Pre-turn safety: if the most recent context measurement is
 	// already past the auto-compact threshold, condense before
 	// sending so the next outbound request stays under the limit.