From 1ed981b43d377d1b08999f93d2b8374a6bc9858a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Valdemar Lorenzen <valdemar.lorenzen@jepp.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:30:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: right-align connection access in the header

---
 src/connection.rs | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 src/main.rs       |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/connection.rs b/src/connection.rs
index 4139ab3..fe62782 100644
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@@ -546,16 +546,21 @@ fn draw_bars(
     let base = Style::default();
     let badge = Style::default().bg(Color::Cyan).fg(Color::Black);
     let edge = base.fg(Color::Cyan);
+    let access = access.map_or("NOT CONNECTED", AccessMode::label);
+    let [brand_area, access_area] = Layout::horizontal([
+        Constraint::Min(0),
+        Constraint::Length(access.len() as u16),
+    ])
+    .areas(top);
     frame.render_widget(
         Paragraph::new(Line::from(vec![
             Span::styled(" dbdash ", badge),
             Span::styled("▓░", edge),
-            Span::raw(" "),
-            Span::raw(access.map_or("NOT CONNECTED", AccessMode::label)),
         ]))
         .style(base),
-        top,
+        brand_area,
     );
+    frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new(access).right_aligned().style(base), access_area);
     frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new("").style(base), bottom);
     let position = position.map(|(line, column)| format!(" {line}:{column} "));
     let position = position.as_deref().unwrap_or(" N/A ");
@@ -1597,6 +1602,27 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn access_status_stays_at_the_top_right() -> Result<()> {
+        for width in [24, 80] {
+            for access in [Some(AccessMode::ReadOnly), Some(AccessMode::ReadWrite), None] {
+                let mut terminal = ratatui::Terminal::new(
+                    ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(width, 6),
+                )?;
+                terminal.draw(|frame| {
+                    let [top, _, bottom] = shell_areas(frame.area());
+                    draw_bars(frame, top, bottom, "", "", access, false, None);
+                })?;
+                let header: String = (0..width)
+                    .map(|x| terminal.backend().buffer()[(x, 0)].symbol())
+                    .collect();
+                assert!(header.starts_with(" dbdash ▓░"));
+                assert!(header.ends_with(access.map_or("NOT CONNECTED", AccessMode::label)));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn ca_selector_persists_per_profile_and_keeps_missing_selections_fail_closed() -> Result<()> {
         let directory = tempfile::tempdir()?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 383f86c..e8df42d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Navigation:
   Enter on the connected database collapses/expands it without reconnecting.
   Keybindings float above the workspace; Up/Down/jk scroll, Home/End/g/G jump.
   Query Insert mode and connection/password fields keep ? as literal text.
-  Full-width bars show dbdash/live READ ONLY or READ WRITE above and mode/database below.
+  Full-width bars show dbdash at top-left, live access mode at top-right, and mode/database below.
   Saved PostgreSQL connections show database · user@host:port beside the mode,
   regardless of custom sidebar names; passwords are never included.
   The database provider sits immediately left of the bottom-right position badge.