From 40aa99f45638bad5231651bd01ad9914e9285c2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chengyongru <chengyongru.ai@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:57:21 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(tui): keep composer visible and focused

---
 tui/src/app.test.ts | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 tui/src/app.ts      |  8 ++++++--
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tui/src/app.test.ts b/tui/src/app.test.ts
index a6c90b5b4..f3c8c6bb3 100644
--- a/tui/src/app.test.ts
+++ b/tui/src/app.test.ts
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ describe("NanobotTui layout", () => {
     expect(markdown?.syntaxStyle).not.toBe(darkSyntax)
   })
 
-  test("uses a quiet surface instead of a boxed composer", async () => {
+  test("distinguishes the composer with a quiet focus edge", async () => {
     setup = await createRenderer({ width: 72, height: 20, screenMode: "alternate-screen" })
     const app = NanobotTui.mount(
       setup.renderer,
@@ -1362,14 +1362,20 @@ describe("NanobotTui layout", () => {
       ready: boolean
       composerFrame: {
         border: boolean | string[]
+        borderColor: { toInts(): number[] }
         backgroundColor: { toInts(): number[] }
       }
-      composer: { backgroundColor: { toInts(): number[] } }
+      composer: {
+        backgroundColor: { toInts(): number[] }
+        placeholderColor: { toInts(): number[] }
+      }
     }
 
-    expect(internals.composerFrame.border).toBeFalse()
+    expect(internals.composerFrame.border).toEqual(["left"])
+    expect(internals.composerFrame.borderColor.toInts().slice(0, 3)).toEqual([185, 77, 11])
     expect(internals.composerFrame.backgroundColor.toInts().slice(0, 3)).toEqual([240, 240, 240])
     expect(internals.composer.backgroundColor.toInts().slice(0, 3)).toEqual([240, 240, 240])
+    expect(internals.composer.placeholderColor.toInts().slice(0, 3)).toEqual([111, 111, 120])
 
     app.accept({ event: "attached", chat_id: "chat" })
     await waitUntil(() => internals.ready)
@@ -1377,7 +1383,9 @@ describe("NanobotTui layout", () => {
 
     const composerLine = setup.captureCharFrame().split("\n")
       .find((line) => line.includes("Ask nanobot anything")) || ""
-    expect(composerLine).not.toContain("│")
+    expect(composerLine).toContain("│")
+    expect(composerLine).not.toContain("┌")
+    expect(composerLine).not.toContain("┐")
   })
 
   test("uses asymmetric roles instead of chat bubbles", async () => {
@@ -1666,6 +1674,23 @@ describe("NanobotTui layout", () => {
     expect(setup.renderer.getSelection()).toBeNull()
   })
 
+  test("returns text input focus when other TUI content is clicked", async () => {
+    setup = await createRenderer({ width: 72, height: 20, screenMode: "alternate-screen" })
+    const app = mount(setup)
+    const ui = app as unknown as {
+      composer: TextareaRenderable
+      status: TextRenderable
+    }
+    app.accept({ event: "delta", chat_id: "chat", text: "clickable answer" })
+    app.accept({ event: "stream_end", chat_id: "chat" })
+    await setup.flush()
+
+    ui.composer.blur()
+    await setup.mockMouse.click(ui.status.x, ui.status.y)
+
+    expect(ui.composer.focused).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   test("animates one stable status line while the agent works", async () => {
     setup = await createRenderer({ width: 88, height: 24, screenMode: "alternate-screen" })
     const app = mount(setup)
diff --git a/tui/src/app.ts b/tui/src/app.ts
index 15da7eec4..6bf194454 100644
--- a/tui/src/app.ts
+++ b/tui/src/app.ts
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ export class NanobotTui {
       backgroundColor: RGBA.defaultBackground(),
       onMouseDown: (event) => {
         if (event.button !== 0) return
+        if (!this.diffViewer.visible) this.composer.focus()
         // Runtime pickers are transient popovers. A primary click anywhere
         // outside their trigger or body dismisses them; hide() restores the
         // composer focus through the shared visibility callback.
@@ -602,7 +603,8 @@ export class NanobotTui {
       width: "100%",
       minHeight: 1,
       flexShrink: 0,
-      border: false,
+      border: ["left"],
+      borderColor: this.palette.accent,
       paddingLeft: 1,
       paddingRight: 1,
       backgroundColor: composerSurface,
@@ -614,7 +616,7 @@ export class NanobotTui {
       maxHeight: 8,
       wrapMode: "word",
       placeholder: COMPOSER_PLACEHOLDER,
-      placeholderColor: this.palette.faint,
+      placeholderColor: this.palette.muted,
       textColor: this.palette.text,
       focusedTextColor: this.palette.text,
       backgroundColor: composerSurface,
@@ -1693,8 +1695,10 @@ export class NanobotTui {
   private updateComposerAppearance(): void {
     const surface = this.composerSurface()
     this.composerFrame.backgroundColor = surface
+    this.composerFrame.borderColor = this.palette.accent
     this.composer.backgroundColor = surface
     this.composer.focusedBackgroundColor = surface
+    this.composer.placeholderColor = this.palette.muted
   }
 
   private syncComposerPlaceholder(): void {