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Above-prompt/Pane rendering rewritten with dock vs inline placement and a pane tab bar

The above-prompt and pane display code was rewritten with explicit dock/inline placement and a tab bar for multiple open panes

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You'll notice

The above-prompt and pane display code was rewritten with explicit dock/inline placement and a tab bar for multiple open panes

What

The internal code that draws the area above the prompt and any open panes (secondary panels shown alongside the main conversation) was substantially rewritten. It now passes an explicit placement value — either "dock" or "inline" — when deciding how to render, and adds a new component that shows a horizontal tab bar listing the titles of all open panes whenever more than one is open.

Why

The tab bar gives a way to see and presumably switch between multiple open panes at once, rather than only being able to view one at a time.

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The writer flagged doubtThe finding does not say whether the tab bar lets you switch between panes or is purely a display of titles.

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