From 59796d9ab0c85f55051b0db2e6205f9c1439409e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Valdemar Lorenzen <valdemar.lorenzen@jepp.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:38:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: preserve terminal background between bar elements

---
 TODO.md           |  4 +++-
 src/connection.rs | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/main.rs       |  1 +
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 4628698..bc43590 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@
 - [x] use the proper ending character in the family of `├` instead of that character all the way down.
 - [x] remove this top-most line above the panels on the right-hand side: `dbdash │ SQLite │ READ ONLY`.
 - [x] highlight the current cell isntead of just the current row in the results pane.
-- [x] put the help text inside it's own pane so it fits the design more cleanly.
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+- [x] put the help text inside it's own pane so it fits the design more cleanly.
+- [ ] move the table name in the results pane from the bottom-left border title to top-right border title instead
+- [ ] remove the bottom navigation help panel and have a keybinding overview appear in a floating window when pressing `?` in normal mode
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diff --git a/src/connection.rs b/src/connection.rs
index 0e24636..6cc3672 100644
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ fn draw_bars(
     insert: bool,
     position: Option<(usize, usize)>,
 ) {
-    let base = Style::default().bg(Color::DarkGray).fg(Color::White);
+    let base = Style::default();
     let badge = Style::default().bg(Color::Cyan).fg(Color::Black);
     let edge = base.fg(Color::Cyan);
     frame.render_widget(
@@ -1060,6 +1060,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(form.input().is_some());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn bar_background_is_default_outside_badges() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut terminal = ratatui::Terminal::new(ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(80, 8))?;
+        terminal.draw(|frame| {
+            let [top, _, bottom] = shell_areas(frame.area());
+            draw_bars(
+                frame,
+                top,
+                bottom,
+                "SQLite",
+                "example.sqlite",
+                false,
+                Some((1, 1)),
+            );
+        })?;
+        let buffer = terminal.backend().buffer();
+        for y in [0, 7] {
+            for x in [9, 20, 40, 60] {
+                assert_eq!(buffer[(x, y)].bg, Color::Reset);
+            }
+            assert_eq!(buffer[(0, y)].bg, Color::Cyan);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(buffer[(79, 7)].bg, Color::Cyan);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn shell_keeps_position_when_name_is_long_and_yields_on_short_screens() -> Result<()> {
         let mut terminal = ratatui::Terminal::new(ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(24, 8))?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 630003e..36100fa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Navigation:
   Enter on the connected database collapses/expands it without reconnecting.
   Navigation help has its own bordered pane and wraps when needed.
   Full-width bars show dbdash/provider/READ ONLY above and mode/database below.
+  Only badges have colored backgrounds; the remaining bar area uses terminal defaults.
   Focused inputs show one-based line:column (Unicode characters, not screen cells).
   The query editor sits above rows/results; the explorer spans both panes.
   Explorer and rows/schema bottom borders align; relation/page/column status