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Claude Code v2.1.281 ·

Terminal layout groundwork: transcript overlay, prompt container and a hidden left gutter

Internal layout changes add a toast overlay over the transcript, a verbose-aware prompt container and a left gutter that is not shown yet

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2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
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In DevelopmentKind: in v2.1.281,
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What

Several internal changes to how the terminal screen is laid out:

  • The main screen gains a transcriptOverlay slot that shows a stack of toasts (small pop-up notices) over the conversation transcript.
  • The scrollable area and the prompt layout receive a new promptMounted value. The row showing the current turn and the panel of queued messages are now wrapped in a container that knows whether verbose mode is on.
  • A new kind of dialog also shows the session-title bar.
  • A fourth rate-limit listener withdraws automatic continuation when the rate limit resets. Before, there were three.
  • The message list gains a 2-column left gutter (yte = 2), with extra indent for incoming or labelled replies and a leftMargin for the sticky prompt. The gutter depends on a check that always returns false in this build, so it is never shown. Before, those replies had a fixed 2-column spacer.

Why

Most of this is plumbing with no clear visible effect yet. Toasts can now appear over the transcript, and the gutter is a transcript layout change that is built but not switched on.

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