{"version":"2.1.281","anchor":"new-compact-footer-and-an-artifacts-shortcut-are-built-but-s","canonical_anchor":"new-compact-footer-and-an-artifacts-shortcut-are-built-but-s","heading":"New compact footer and an artifacts shortcut are built but switched off at build time","tier":"soon","area":"Terminal UI","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.281\/e\/new-compact-footer-and-an-artifacts-shortcut-are-built-but-s","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.281","markdown":"### New compact footer and an artifacts shortcut are built but switched off at build time\n\nA new compact prompt footer with an artifacts shortcut is built in but switched off at build time, so the old footer stays\n\n**What**\n\nThe footer is the strip of information under the prompt where you type. A second footer design has been added alongside the current one. It works out its own row width and can show background tasks, frames and memories. It comes with an `onOpenArtifacts` shortcut for opening artifacts, and the `PromptHint` area makes the same choice between an old and a new mode indicator.\n\nThe switch that picks the new footer is fixed to off in this build, so it never appears and everyone keeps the existing footer. The one visible side effect is that the history-search box is now wrapped in a measured container, because the width calculation still runs.\n\n**Why**\n\nNothing changes on screen for now apart from that wrapper. The new footer and artifacts shortcut exist in the code but cannot be reached in this build.\n\n- Area: Terminal UI\n- Tier: Nothing to try yet\n- Useful: 4\/5\n- Signal: 5\/5\n- Present in the build but not switched on"}