refactor: hide logical comparison rows from painting

docs/architecture.md

@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ Resolution exposes its projected comparison through the same active DiffState an
 
 Conflict History alignment lives in `diff::HistoryComparison`: it joins the selected inputs at shared base rows, combines base change ranges, retains native EOF rows, and exposes immutable column projections with source/display mapping. The frontend consumes each projection's source side rather than assigning Before/After conventions itself. `HistoryDiff` retains only presentation state: geometry, wrapping, shared scrolling, and caret visibility. Ordinary comparisons and Draft resolution continue to use their existing `DiffState` behavior.
 
+Content painting and native caret overlays consume a borrowed `diff::ColumnView` for both ordinary comparisons and Conflict History. It resolves folds, gaps, source text and coordinates, native terminal rows, newline state, and side-specific change ranges without copying text or building a row catalog. Native caret mapping remains separate from review membership: unified equal context can carry anchors from either original source. Review freshness/filtering, pane chrome, viewport policy, wrapping, scope labels, and colors stay with their existing owners; the content painter receives only the view and already-filtered review annotations. History retains its internal pairwise `DiffState` storage.
+
 `Editor::scroll_distance()` supplies the session-wide optional edge margin. The TUI applies it to document/diff visual rows and unwrapped text columns, and retains independent picker offsets across navigation frames. Picker windows exclude their fixed chrome and align whole multi-row entries. File projections carry a monotonic viewport revision, so catalog/filter/expansion changes invalidate picker identity without hashing the entire catalog on every redraw. Metadata-only status changes do not move the viewport. Explicit LSP/wrap-toggle anchors and detached wheel views retain precedence.
 
 Keyboard viewport actions queue per-view row and configured-step counts without moving carets. `Editor::take_viewport_scroll(height)` resolves step counts using the session-wide `scroll_step_lines` preference, or half the focused viewport when unset, and saturates multiplication before the frontend clamps movement to content bounds. Ordinary, diff, and conflict-history rendering share this resolution.

src/diff.rs

@@ -240,6 +240,163 @@ pub enum DisplayRow {
     Fold { start: usize, end: usize },
 }
 
+/// Borrowed painting and native-coordinate projection of a loaded comparison.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct ColumnView<'a> {
+    diff: &'a DiffState,
+    file: &'a ChangedFile,
+    pub info: ColumnInfo<'a>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct ColumnInfo<'a> {
+    pub focus: Focus,
+    pub unified: bool,
+    pub display_len: usize,
+    pub source_extents: [usize; 2],
+    pub stored_lengths: [usize; 2],
+    pub empty: ColumnEmpty<'a>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub(crate) enum ColumnEmpty<'a> {
+    EmptyFile,
+    NoChanges,
+    Notice(&'a str),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) enum ColumnRow<'a> {
+    Fold { hidden: usize },
+    Gap,
+    Text(ColumnLine<'a>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct ColumnLine<'a> {
+    pub text: Option<&'a str>,
+    pub side: Focus,
+    pub source_row: usize,
+    pub numbers: [Option<usize>; 2],
+    pub changed: bool,
+    pub emphasize: bool,
+    pub newline: bool,
+    changes: &'a [[std::ops::Range<usize>; 2]],
+}
+
+impl<'a> ColumnLine<'a> {
+    pub fn changes(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a std::ops::Range<usize>> + 'a {
+        let side = usize::from(self.side == Focus::After);
+        let emphasize = self.emphasize;
+        self.changes
+            .iter()
+            .filter(move |_| emphasize)
+            .map(move |change| &change[side])
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> ColumnView<'a> {
+    fn new(diff: &'a DiffState, file: &'a ChangedFile, focus: Focus) -> Self {
+        let stored_lengths = [file.before.len(), file.after.len()];
+        let last = diff.rows.last();
+        let source_extents = [
+            stored_lengths[0].max(last.and_then(|row| row.before).map_or(0, |row| row + 1)),
+            stored_lengths[1].max(last.and_then(|row| row.after).map_or(0, |row| row + 1)),
+        ];
+        Self {
+            diff,
+            file,
+            info: ColumnInfo {
+                focus,
+                unified: diff.view_mode == ViewMode::Unified,
+                display_len: diff.display_rows.len(),
+                source_extents,
+                stored_lengths,
+                empty: match file.notice.as_deref() {
+                    Some(notice) => ColumnEmpty::Notice(notice),
+                    None if diff.rows.is_empty() => ColumnEmpty::EmptyFile,
+                    None => ColumnEmpty::NoChanges,
+                },
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn row(&self, display: usize) -> Option<ColumnRow<'a>> {
+        let index = match *self.diff.display_rows.get(display)? {
+            DisplayRow::Fold { start, end } => {
+                return Some(ColumnRow::Fold {
+                    hidden: end - start,
+                });
+            }
+            DisplayRow::Line(index) => index,
+        };
+        let row = self.diff.rows.get(index)?;
+        let side = if self.info.unified {
+            self.diff.display_focus(display).unwrap_or(self.info.focus)
+        } else {
+            self.info.focus
+        };
+        let Some(source_row) = self.diff.display_source_row(side, display) else {
+            return Some(ColumnRow::Gap);
+        };
+        let before = side == Focus::Before;
+        let side_index = usize::from(!before);
+        let (source, eof) = if before {
+            (&self.file.before, self.file.before_eof)
+        } else {
+            (&self.file.after, self.file.after_eof)
+        };
+        let text = source
+            .get(source_row)
+            .map(String::as_str)
+            .or_else(|| (self.diff.terminal_rows[side_index] == Some(source_row)).then_some(""));
+        Some(ColumnRow::Text(ColumnLine {
+            text,
+            side,
+            source_row,
+            numbers: [
+                self.diff.display_source_row(Focus::Before, display),
+                self.diff.display_source_row(Focus::After, display),
+            ],
+            changed: row.kind == RowKind::Changed
+                || (before && row.kind == RowKind::Removed)
+                || (!before && row.kind == RowKind::Added),
+            emphasize: !matches!(self.file.status, FileStatus::Added | FileStatus::Removed),
+            newline: source_row + 1 < source.len() || eof,
+            changes: &row.changes,
+        }))
+    }
+
+    /// Caret mapping stays on this view's native side, even in unified display.
+    pub fn native_row(&self, display: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.diff.display_source_row(self.info.focus, display)
+    }
+
+    /// Finds the first visible native match; never reveals folded source rows.
+    pub fn display_row(&self, native: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.diff.source_display_row(self.info.focus, native)
+    }
+
+    /// Review anchors may address either coordinate of unified equal context,
+    /// independently of the focused native caret mapping.
+    pub fn review_row(&self, side: Focus, display: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.diff.display_source_row(side, display).or_else(|| {
+            let DisplayRow::Line(index) = *self.diff.display_rows.get(display)? else {
+                return None;
+            };
+            let row = self.diff.rows.get(index)?;
+            if !self.info.unified || row.kind != RowKind::Equal {
+                return None;
+            }
+            match side {
+                Focus::Before => row.before,
+                Focus::After => row.after,
+                Focus::Files => None,
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 /// Immutable left/base/right conflict History, aligned at shared base rows.
 pub(crate) struct HistoryComparison {
     columns: [DiffState; 3],
@@ -253,13 +410,13 @@ pub(crate) struct HistoryColumn<'a> {
     pub lines: &'a [String],
 }
 
-impl HistoryColumn<'_> {
+impl<'a> HistoryColumn<'a> {
-    pub fn source_row(&self, display: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+    pub fn view(&self) -> ColumnView<'a> {
-        self.diff.display_source_row(self.focus, display)
+        ColumnView::new(self.diff, self.file, self.focus)
     }
 
-    pub fn display_row(&self, source: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+    pub fn source_row(&self, display: usize) -> Option<usize> {
-        self.diff.source_display_row(self.focus, source)
+        self.diff.display_source_row(self.focus, display)
     }
 }
 
@@ -404,6 +561,8 @@ pub struct DiffState {
     pub rows: Vec<AlignedRow>,
     pub display_rows: Vec<DisplayRow>,
     display_sides: Vec<Option<Focus>>,
+    /// Native empty terminal rows explicitly supplied by resolver text.
+    terminal_rows: [Option<usize>; 2],
     excerpt_ranges: Vec<(usize, usize)>,
     pub live_buffer: Option<usize>,
     pub live_revision: Option<u64>,
@@ -462,6 +621,7 @@ impl DiffState {
             rows: Vec::new(),
             display_rows: Vec::new(),
             display_sides: Vec::new(),
+            terminal_rows: [None; 2],
             excerpt_ranges: Vec::new(),
             live_buffer: None,
             live_revision: None,
@@ -538,7 +698,10 @@ impl DiffState {
         }
         let (before, before_eof) = content(draft);
         let (after, after_eof) = content(alternative);
+        let before_terminal = (draft.len() > before.len()).then_some(before.len());
+        let after_terminal = (alternative.len() > after.len()).then_some(after.len());
         if self.phase == Phase::View
+            && self.terminal_rows == [before_terminal, after_terminal]
             && self.comparison.as_ref().is_some_and(|comparison| {
                 let file = &comparison.files[self.file];
                 file.before == before
@@ -567,8 +730,7 @@ impl DiffState {
         file.after_eof = after_eof;
         file.hunks = line_hunks(before, before_eof, after, after_eof);
         self.align_file();
-        let before_terminal = (draft.len() > before.len()).then_some(before.len());
+        self.terminal_rows = [before_terminal, after_terminal];
-        let after_terminal = (alternative.len() > after.len()).then_some(after.len());
         if before_terminal.is_some() || after_terminal.is_some() {
             self.rows.push(AlignedRow {
                 before: before_terminal,
@@ -1650,6 +1812,19 @@ impl DiffState {
             .is_some_and(|file| file.loaded)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn column_view(&self, focus: Focus) -> Option<ColumnView<'_>> {
+        if focus == Focus::Files {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let file = self
+            .comparison
+            .as_ref()?
+            .files
+            .get(self.file)
+            .filter(|file| file.loaded)?;
+        Some(ColumnView::new(self, file, focus))
+    }
+
     /// Source rows without the editor's virtual terminal row, preserving real empty lines.
     pub(crate) fn after_source_lines<'a>(&self, file: &'a ChangedFile) -> &'a [String] {
         if self.live_files.contains(&self.file) {
@@ -2079,6 +2254,7 @@ impl DiffState {
     fn rebuild_file(&mut self, reset: bool) {
         self.normalize_focus();
         self.rows.clear();
+        self.terminal_rows = [None; 2];
         self.display_rows.clear();
         self.display_sides.clear();
         self.excerpt_ranges.clear();

src/tui.rs

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
 use crate::{
     chrome::{ChromeLine, PopupAnchor, SegmentConfig},
     diff::{
-        ChangedFile, DiffState, DisplayRow, FileStatus, Focus, HistoryComparison, PaneLayout,
+        ChangedFile, ColumnEmpty, ColumnRow, ColumnView, DiffState, DisplayRow, FileStatus, Focus,
-        Phase, RowKind, ViewMode,
+        HistoryComparison, PaneLayout, Phase, ViewMode,
     },
     editor::{
         Completion, Cursor, Editor, Hover, Input, Mode, Palette, ResolverLayout, ResolverStatus,
@@ -911,7 +911,11 @@ impl BufferViewports {
             );
             if !editor.file_picker().is_some_and(|picker| picker.focused)
                 && (history.caret != Some(identity) || previous_widths != history.widths)
-                && let Some(display) = history.comparison.column(column).display_row(cursor.row)
+                && let Some(display) = history
+                    .comparison
+                    .column(column)
+                    .view()
+                    .display_row(cursor.row)
             {
                 let column_offset = display_column(&editor.lines()[cursor.row], cursor.column);
                 let continuation = if history.wrapping[column] {
@@ -1012,9 +1016,8 @@ impl BufferViewports {
                     self.panels.caret = paint_diff_editor(
                         frame,
                         view,
-                        projection.diff,
+                        projection.view(),
                         text_area,
-                        projection.focus,
                         (history.top.display, history.left[column]),
                         Some(&history.visible[column]),
                     )
@@ -3225,9 +3228,8 @@ fn paint_editor_line(
 fn paint_diff_editor(
     frame: &mut Frame,
     editor: &Editor,
-    diff: &DiffState,
+    view: ColumnView<'_>,
     area: Rect,
-    focus: Focus,
     viewport: (usize, usize),
     wrapped: Option<&[WrappedDiffRow]>,
 ) -> Option<Position> {
@@ -3237,8 +3239,11 @@ fn paint_diff_editor(
     let source_cursor = editor.cursor();
     let cursor_column = display_column(&editor.lines()[source_cursor.row], source_cursor.column);
     let mut cursor = None;
-    for (screen, display, segments) in diff_screen_rows(diff, top, area.height, wrapped) {
+    let focus = view.info.focus;
-        let Some(source) = diff.display_source_row(focus, display) else {
+    for (screen, display, segments) in
+        diff_screen_rows(view.info.display_len, top, area.height, wrapped)
+    {
+        let Some(source) = view.native_row(display) else {
             continue;
         };
         let mut line_area = Rect::new(area.x, area.y + screen as u16, area.width, 1);
@@ -3895,9 +3900,8 @@ fn draw_diff(
                     document_caret = paint_diff_editor(
                         frame,
                         editor,
-                        diff,
+                        diff.column_view(Focus::Before).unwrap(),
                         text_area,
-                        Focus::Before,
                         (top, before_left),
                         wrapped,
                     )
@@ -3936,9 +3940,8 @@ fn draw_diff(
                     document_caret = paint_diff_editor(
                         frame,
                         editor,
-                        diff,
+                        diff.column_view(Focus::After).unwrap(),
                         text_area,
-                        Focus::After,
                         (top, after_left),
                         wrapped,
                     )
@@ -4269,25 +4272,13 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
     } else {
         diff_pane_panel(frame, diff, Some(file), area, before, resolver)
     };
-    if diff.display_rows.is_empty() {
+    let view = diff.column_view(focus).expect("prepared comparison column");
-        frame.render_widget(
-            Paragraph::new(file.notice.as_deref().map(display_text).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                if diff.rows.is_empty() {
-                    "Empty file"
-                } else {
-                    "No text changes"
-                }
-                .into()
-            })),
-            content,
-        );
-        return content;
-    }
     let unified = diff.view_mode == ViewMode::Unified;
     let (top, left, previous_width) = viewport;
     let gutter = diff_gutter(diff, file, usize::from(content.width), focus);
     let width = usize::from(content.width).saturating_sub(gutter);
-    if !diff.word_wrap
+    if view.info.display_len > 0
+        && !diff.word_wrap
         && !content_only
         && previous_width.is_some_and(|previous| usize::from(previous) != width)
     {
@@ -4310,54 +4301,79 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
                 && comment.anchor.path == *path
                 && diff.review_anchor_current(&comment.anchor)
         });
+    paint_diff_content(
+        frame,
+        view,
+        content,
+        syntax,
+        semantic,
+        (top, left),
+        wrapped,
+        colors,
+        highlight_trailing_whitespace,
+        whitespace_characters,
+        whitespace_scope,
+        review_comments,
+        diff.local_review.selected,
+    )
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn paint_diff_content<'a>(
+    frame: &mut Frame,
+    view: ColumnView<'a>,
+    content: Rect,
+    syntax: [&SyntaxCache; 2],
+    semantic: [&[SemanticToken]; 2],
+    viewport: (usize, usize),
+    wrapped: Option<&[WrappedDiffRow]>,
+    colors: DiffColors,
+    highlight_trailing_whitespace: bool,
+    whitespace_characters: Option<&BTreeMap<char, char>>,
+    whitespace_scope: WhitespaceScope,
+    review_comments: impl Iterator<Item = &'a crate::review::Comment> + Clone,
+    selected_review: Option<u64>,
+) -> Rect {
+    if view.info.display_len == 0 {
+        let notice = match view.info.empty {
+            ColumnEmpty::Notice(text) => display_text(text),
+            ColumnEmpty::EmptyFile => "Empty file".into(),
+            ColumnEmpty::NoChanges => "No text changes".into(),
+        };
+        frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new(notice), content);
+        return content;
+    }
+    let unified = view.info.unified;
+    let (top, left) = viewport;
+    let gutter = column_gutter(
+        unified,
+        view.info.source_extents,
+        usize::from(content.width),
+        view.info.focus,
+    );
+    let width = usize::from(content.width).saturating_sub(gutter);
     let selected_anchor = review_comments
         .clone()
-        .find(|comment| diff.local_review.selected == Some(comment.id))
+        .find(|comment| selected_review == Some(comment.id))
         .map(|comment| &comment.anchor);
-    let review_source_row = |side, display| {
+    for (screen, display_row, segments) in
-        diff.display_source_row(side, display).or_else(|| {
+        diff_screen_rows(view.info.display_len, top, content.height, wrapped)
-            let DisplayRow::Line(index) = diff.display_rows[display] else {
+    {
-                return None;
-            };
-            let row = &diff.rows[index];
-            (unified && row.kind == RowKind::Equal)
-                .then_some(match side {
-                    Focus::Before => row.before,
-                    Focus::After => row.after,
-                    Focus::Files => None,
-                })
-                .flatten()
-        })
-    };
-    for (screen, display_row, segments) in diff_screen_rows(diff, top, content.height, wrapped) {
-        let row = &diff.display_rows[display_row];
         let row_area = Rect::new(content.x, content.y + screen as u16, content.width, 1);
-        let aligned_row = match row {
+        let line = match view.row(display_row) {
-            DisplayRow::Line(index) => *index,
+            Some(ColumnRow::Fold { hidden }) => {
-            DisplayRow::Fold { start, end } => {
                 frame.render_widget(
                     Paragraph::new(format!(
                         "… {} unchanged lines hidden · [/] expand context",
-                        end - start
+                        hidden
                     ))
                     .style(Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray)),
                     row_area,
                 );
                 continue;
             }
-        };
+            Some(ColumnRow::Text(line)) => line,
-        let row = &diff.rows[aligned_row];
+            Some(ColumnRow::Gap) => {
-        let before = if unified {
-            diff.display_focus(display_row).unwrap_or(focus) == Focus::Before
-        } else {
-            before
-        };
-        let source = if before { &file.before } else { &file.after };
-        let index = diff.display_source_row(
-            if before { Focus::Before } else { Focus::After },
-            display_row,
-        );
-        let Some(index) = index else {
                 let style = Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray).bg(Color::Reset);
                 let buffer = frame.buffer_mut();
                 for x in 0..content.width {
@@ -4366,12 +4382,14 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
                         .set_style(style);
                 }
                 continue;
-        };
+            }
-        let source_text = match source.get(index) {
-            Some(text) => text.as_str(),
-            None if resolver.is_some() && index == source.len() => "",
             None => continue,
         };
+        let Some(source_text) = line.text else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let before = line.side == Focus::Before;
+        let index = line.source_row;
         let segment = segments.and_then(|segments| segments[usize::from(!before)]);
         let left = segment.map_or(left, |segment| segment.start);
         let text_width = segment.map_or(width, |segment| segment.end - segment.start);
@@ -4381,11 +4399,8 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
             segment_paint_width(segment, final_segment, width)
         });
         let text_area = Rect::new(content.x + gutter as u16, row_area.y, paint_width as u16, 1);
-        let changed = matches!(row.kind, RowKind::Changed)
+        let changed = line.changed;
-            || (before && row.kind == RowKind::Removed)
+        let background = if changed && line.emphasize {
-            || (!before && row.kind == RowKind::Added);
-        let background =
-            if changed && !matches!(file.status, FileStatus::Added | FileStatus::Removed) {
             colors.row[usize::from(!before)]
         } else {
             Color::Reset
@@ -4413,14 +4428,11 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
                 Color::DarkGray
             };
             let label = if unified {
-                let old = diff
+                let [old, new] = line.numbers.map(|row| row.map(|row| row + 1));
-                    .display_source_row(Focus::Before, display_row)
+                let [old_digits, new_digits] = view
-                    .map(|row| row + 1);
+                    .info
-                let new = diff
+                    .stored_lengths
-                    .display_source_row(Focus::After, display_row)
+                    .map(|len| len.max(1).ilog10() as usize + 1);
-                    .map(|row| row + 1);
-                let old_digits = file.before.len().max(1).ilog10() as usize + 1;
-                let new_digits = file.after.len().max(1).ilog10() as usize + 1;
                 match (old, new) {
                     (Some(old), Some(new)) => {
                         format!("{old:>old_digits$} {new:>new_digits$}{marker} ")
@@ -4430,7 +4442,10 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
                     (None, None) => unreachable!("displayed diff line has a source"),
                 }
             } else {
-                let digits = diff_source_len(diff, file, before).max(1).ilog10() as usize + 1;
+                let digits = view.info.source_extents[usize::from(!before)]
+                    .max(1)
+                    .ilog10() as usize
+                    + 1;
                 format!("{:>digits$}{marker} ", index + 1)
             };
             frame.render_widget(
@@ -4462,19 +4477,13 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
                 characters,
                 whitespace_scope,
                 syntax[usize::from(!before)].string_spans(index),
-                index + 1 < source.len()
+                line.newline,
-                    || if before {
-                        file.before_eof
-                    } else {
-                        file.after_eof
-                    },
                 true,
             );
         }
-        if !matches!(file.status, FileStatus::Added | FileStatus::Removed) {
+        if line.emphasize {
             let style = Style::default().bg(colors.character[usize::from(!before)]);
-            for change in &row.changes {
+            for range in line.changes() {
-                let range = &change[usize::from(!before)];
                 if !range.is_empty() {
                     paint_grapheme_range(frame, text_area, left, source_text, range.clone(), style);
                 }
@@ -4504,7 +4513,8 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
                 crate::review::Side::Before => Focus::Before,
                 crate::review::Side::After => Focus::After,
             };
-            if let Some(source_row) = review_source_row(side, display_row)
+            if let Some(source_row) = view
+                .review_row(side, display_row)
                 .filter(|source_row| anchor.rows().contains(source_row))
             {
                 let start = if source_row == anchor.start.row {
@@ -4534,9 +4544,11 @@ fn draw_diff_pane(
                 crate::review::Side::Before => Focus::Before,
                 crate::review::Side::After => Focus::After,
             };
-            let selected = diff.local_review.selected == Some(comment.id);
+            let selected = selected_review == Some(comment.id);
-            for (screen, display, _) in diff_screen_rows(diff, top, content.height, wrapped) {
+            for (screen, display, _) in
-                let source = review_source_row(side, display);
+                diff_screen_rows(view.info.display_len, top, content.height, wrapped)
+            {
+                let source = view.review_row(side, display);
                 if wrapped.is_some_and(|rows| rows[screen].position.continuation != 0)
                     || !source.is_some_and(|row| comment.anchor.rows().contains(&row))
                 {
@@ -4687,9 +4699,20 @@ fn diff_source_len(diff: &DiffState, file: &ChangedFile, before: bool) -> usize
 }
 
 fn diff_gutter(diff: &DiffState, file: &ChangedFile, width: usize, focus: Focus) -> usize {
-    let old = diff_source_len(diff, file, true).max(1).ilog10() as usize + 1;
+    column_gutter(
-    let new = diff_source_len(diff, file, false).max(1).ilog10() as usize + 1;
+        diff.view_mode == ViewMode::Unified,
-    let gutter = if diff.view_mode == ViewMode::Unified {
+        [
+            diff_source_len(diff, file, true),
+            diff_source_len(diff, file, false),
+        ],
+        width,
+        focus,
+    )
+}
+
+fn column_gutter(unified: bool, extents: [usize; 2], width: usize, focus: Focus) -> usize {
+    let [old, new] = extents.map(|len| len.max(1).ilog10() as usize + 1);
+    let gutter = if unified {
         old + new + 3
     } else {
         (if focus == Focus::Before { old } else { new }) + 2
@@ -5103,7 +5126,7 @@ impl DiffWrapViewport {
 }
 
 fn diff_screen_rows<'a>(
-    diff: &'a DiffState,
+    display_len: usize,
     top: usize,
     height: u16,
     wrapped: Option<&'a [WrappedDiffRow]>,
@@ -5120,7 +5143,7 @@ fn diff_screen_rows<'a>(
                     )
                 })
         } else {
-            (top + screen < diff.display_rows.len()).then_some((screen, top + screen, None))
+            (top + screen < display_len).then_some((screen, top + screen, None))
         }
     })
 }
@@ -5268,7 +5291,7 @@ fn diff_visible_rows(
     } else {
         pane.height
     };
-    for (_, display, _) in diff_screen_rows(diff, top, height, wrapped) {
+    for (_, display, _) in diff_screen_rows(diff.display_rows.len(), top, height, wrapped) {
         let source =
             diff.display_source_row(if before { Focus::Before } else { Focus::After }, display);
         if ranges

tests/unit/diff.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fn conflict_history_preserves_source_gaps_base_changes_and_native_eof_rows() {
     ]);
     let rows: Vec<_> = (0..history.row_count())
         .map(|row| {
-            std::array::from_fn::<_, 3, _>(|column| history.column(column).source_row(row))
+            std::array::from_fn::<_, 3, _>(|column| history.column(column).view().native_row(row))
         })
         .collect();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ fn conflict_history_preserves_source_gaps_base_changes_and_native_eof_rows() {
         ]
     );
     for column in 0..3 {
-        let projection = history.column(column);
+        let history_column = history.column(column);
+        let projection = history_column.view();
         for (display, row) in rows.iter().enumerate() {
             if let Some(source) = row[column] {
                 assert_eq!(projection.display_row(source), Some(display));
@@ -34,14 +35,26 @@ fn conflict_history_preserves_source_gaps_base_changes_and_native_eof_rows() {
         }
     }
     let base = history.column(1);
-    let changed = &base.diff.rows[0].changes;
+    let base = base.view();
+    let ColumnRow::Text(line) = base.row(0).unwrap() else {
+        panic!("changed base row must contain text");
+    };
+    assert!(line.changed);
     for column in [0, 6] {
-        assert!(changed.iter().any(|range| range[0].contains(&column)));
+        assert!(line.changes().any(|range| range.contains(&column)));
     }
-    assert!(!changed.iter().any(|range| range[0].contains(&4)));
+    assert!(!line.changes().any(|range| range.contains(&4)));
-    assert_eq!(base.diff.rows[2].kind, RowKind::Equal);
+    let ColumnRow::Text(line) = base.row(2).unwrap() else {
-    assert!(base.diff.rows[2].changes.is_empty());
+        panic!("unchanged base row must contain text");
-    assert_eq!(history.column(2).lines[1], "added");
+    };
+    assert!(!line.changed);
+    assert_eq!(line.changes().count(), 0);
+    let right = history.column(2);
+    let ColumnRow::Text(line) = right.view().row(1).unwrap() else {
+        panic!("inserted right row must contain text");
+    };
+    assert_eq!(line.text, Some("added"));
+    assert!(matches!(base.row(1), Some(ColumnRow::Gap)));
 
     // Rebuilding for a new input/base choice must not retain old source mappings.
     let history = HistoryComparison::new([
@@ -49,17 +62,17 @@ fn conflict_history_preserves_source_gaps_base_changes_and_native_eof_rows() {
         "abc deg\nadded\nkeep\n",
         "xbc def\nkeep\n",
     ]);
-    assert_eq!(history.column(1).source_row(1), Some(1));
+    assert_eq!(history.column(1).view().native_row(1), Some(1));
-    assert_eq!(history.column(0).source_row(1), None);
+    assert_eq!(history.column(0).view().native_row(1), None);
-    assert_eq!(history.column(2).source_row(1), None);
+    assert_eq!(history.column(2).view().native_row(1), None);
     for text in ["", "\n", "same", "same\n"] {
         let history = HistoryComparison::new([text; 3]);
         let native_rows = text.split('\n').count();
         assert_eq!(history.row_count(), native_rows);
         for column in 0..3 {
             for row in 0..native_rows {
-                assert_eq!(history.column(column).source_row(row), Some(row));
+                assert_eq!(history.column(column).view().native_row(row), Some(row));
-                assert_eq!(history.column(column).display_row(row), Some(row));
+                assert_eq!(history.column(column).view().display_row(row), Some(row));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1815,6 +1828,120 @@ fn live_state(before: Vec<String>, after: Vec<String>, eof: bool) -> DiffState {
     state
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn column_view_preserves_split_gaps_unified_sides_and_folded_coordinates() {
+    let mut state = live_state(
+        ["head", "tail"].map(str::to_owned).to_vec(),
+        ["head", "added", "tail"].map(str::to_owned).to_vec(),
+        false,
+    );
+    let before = state.column_view(Focus::Before).unwrap();
+    assert!(matches!(before.row(1), Some(ColumnRow::Gap)));
+    assert_eq!(before.native_row(1), None);
+    assert_eq!(before.display_row(1), Some(2));
+    state.set_view_mode(ViewMode::Unified);
+    let before = state.column_view(Focus::Before).unwrap();
+    let ColumnRow::Text(line) = before.row(1).unwrap() else {
+        panic!("unified insertion must paint the after source");
+    };
+    assert_eq!((line.text, line.side, line.source_row), (Some("added"), Focus::After, 1));
+    assert_eq!(line.numbers, [None, Some(1)]);
+    assert!(line.changed);
+    assert_eq!(before.native_row(1), None);
+    assert_eq!(before.review_row(Focus::Before, 1), None);
+    assert_eq!(before.review_row(Focus::After, 1), Some(1));
+    let ColumnRow::Text(line) = before.row(2).unwrap() else {
+        panic!("equal context must contain text");
+    };
+    assert_eq!(line.numbers, [Some(1), Some(2)]);
+    assert_eq!(before.native_row(2), Some(1));
+    assert_eq!(before.review_row(Focus::Before, 2), Some(1));
+    assert_eq!(before.review_row(Focus::After, 2), Some(2));
+    assert_eq!(before.display_row(1), Some(2));
+    for invalid in [before.info.display_len, usize::MAX] {
+        assert!(before.row(invalid).is_none());
+        assert_eq!(before.native_row(invalid), None);
+        assert_eq!(before.review_row(Focus::After, invalid), None);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(before.display_row(usize::MAX), None);
+
+    let lines: Vec<_> = (0..30).map(|row| format!("line {row}")).collect();
+    let mut changed = lines.clone();
+    changed[15] = "changed".into();
+    let mut state = live_state(lines, changed, false);
+    state.set_context_options(0, 1);
+    for mode in [ViewMode::Split, ViewMode::Unified] {
+        state.set_view_mode(mode);
+        let view = state.column_view(Focus::After).unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(view.row(0), Some(ColumnRow::Fold { hidden: 15 })));
+        assert_eq!(view.native_row(0), None);
+        assert_eq!(view.review_row(Focus::After, 0), None);
+        assert_eq!(view.display_row(0), None);
+        let display = view.display_row(15).unwrap();
+        let ColumnRow::Text(line) = view.row(display).unwrap() else {
+            panic!("visible changed source must contain text");
+        };
+        assert_eq!((line.text, line.source_row), (Some("changed"), 15));
+        assert_eq!(view.native_row(display), Some(15));
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn column_view_distinguishes_native_terminal_rows_from_missing_ordinary_text() {
+    for text in ["", "same\n"] {
+        let lines: Vec<_> = text.split('\n').map(str::to_owned).collect();
+        let mut state = DiffState::new();
+        state.set_resolver_text(&lines, &lines);
+        for focus in [Focus::Before, Focus::After] {
+            let view = state.column_view(focus).unwrap();
+            let native = lines.len() - 1;
+            let display = view.display_row(native).unwrap();
+            let ColumnRow::Text(line) = view.row(display).unwrap() else {
+                panic!("native terminal row must contain text");
+            };
+            assert_eq!((line.text, line.source_row), (Some(""), native));
+            assert_eq!(line.newline, text.ends_with('\n'));
+            assert_eq!(view.native_row(display), Some(native));
+            assert_eq!(view.info.source_extents, [lines.len(); 2]);
+            assert_eq!(view.info.stored_lengths, [lines.len() - 1; 2]);
+        }
+    }
+    let mut state = live_state(vec!["old".into()], vec!["new".into()], false);
+    // A mapped but unavailable ordinary source is not a synthetic terminal row.
+    state.comparison.as_mut().unwrap().files[0].after.clear();
+    let view = state.column_view(Focus::After).unwrap();
+    let ColumnRow::Text(line) = view.row(0).unwrap() else {
+        panic!("missing source text must retain its mapped row");
+    };
+    assert_eq!(line.text, None);
+    assert_eq!(line.source_row, 0);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn column_view_suppresses_whole_file_emphasis_without_losing_change_markers() {
+    let mut state = live_state(vec!["abc".into()], vec!["aXYbc".into()], false);
+    for (focus, expected) in [(Focus::Before, 1..1), (Focus::After, 1..3)] {
+        let view = state.column_view(focus).unwrap();
+        let ColumnRow::Text(line) = view.row(0).unwrap() else {
+            panic!("changed row must contain text");
+        };
+        assert!(line.changed && line.emphasize);
+        assert_eq!(line.changes().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>(), [expected]);
+    }
+    for status in [FileStatus::Added, FileStatus::Removed] {
+        state.comparison.as_mut().unwrap().files[0].status = status;
+        for focus in [Focus::Before, Focus::After] {
+            let view = state.column_view(focus).unwrap();
+            let ColumnRow::Text(line) = view.row(0).unwrap() else {
+                panic!("whole-file status must retain source text");
+            };
+            assert!(line.changed);
+            assert!(!line.emphasize);
+            assert_eq!(line.changes().count(), 0);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn working_refresh_preserves_noops_errors_and_view_state_but_invalidates_old_identity() {
     let mut state = live_state(vec!["old".into()], vec!["new".into()], false);

tests/unit/tui.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
+use crate::diff::RowKind;
 use crate::plugin::TextPosition;
 use std::{
     fs,
@@ -2403,7 +2404,7 @@ fn diff_scope_labels_identify_multiple_scopes_and_sticky_renamed_sides() {
             assert_eq!(rows[0].scope, [true; 2]);
             assert_eq!(rows[1].scope, [false; 2]);
             assert_eq!(rows[0].position, rows[1].position);
-            let first = diff_screen_rows(&diff, diff.top, 48, Some(rows))
+            let first = diff_screen_rows(diff.display_rows.len(), diff.top, 48, Some(rows))
                 .next()
                 .unwrap();
             assert_eq!((first.0, first.1), (1, diff.top));
@@ -3054,7 +3055,7 @@ fn local_review_highlights_exact_graphemes_newlines_clips_and_wrap_continuations
                         let gutter = diff_gutter(&diff, file, content.width as usize, focus);
                         let width = content.width as usize - gutter;
                         for (screen, display, segments) in
-                            diff_screen_rows(&diff, 0, content.height, wrapped)
+                            diff_screen_rows(diff.display_rows.len(), 0, content.height, wrapped)
                         {
                             let mut expected = vec![false; width];
                             if let DisplayRow::Line(aligned) = diff.display_rows[display] {