On an iPad (web client in Safari), opening the on-screen keyboard over the composer or the terminal drawer scrolls the page: the thread header and the top of the sidebar move off-screen, and the composer or the terminal input ends up partly or fully behind the keyboard while typing. iPadOS ignores interactive-widget=resizes-content, so the keyboard shrinks only visualViewport while the shell keeps its h-dvh height, and Safari pans the document to reach the focused field.
Reproduced on main 8b44f42b14 in iPadOS Safari on an iPad Pro 13-inch simulator with the real on-screen keyboard: with the composer of an existing thread focused, visualViewport.height drops from 1244 to 841 and the page pans 403px (header gone); with the terminal focused, the prompt and the typed command stay behind the keyboard. An empty draft (composer mid-screen) does not pan.
While a keyboard overlays the page, the app shell is held to the visible area:
pinShellToKeyboardViewport (lib/softwareKeyboard.ts) listens to visualViewport resize and scroll. When the visible height is more than 150px (the existing keyboard threshold) shorter than documentElement.clientHeight and the page is not pinch-zoomed, it writes --keyboard-viewport-height and --keyboard-viewport-top and sets data-keyboard-viewport on <html>; otherwise it removes them. innerHeight is not used because iPadOS shrinks it while Safari pans. It never runs in Electron.AppSidebarLayout mounts it once and sizes the shell with h-[var(--keyboard-viewport-height,100dvh)], so nothing changes while no keyboard is open.index.css apply only under data-keyboard-viewport: the shell wrapper becomes position: fixed at the visible area's offset with contain: layout (the desktop sidebar and its toggle position against it), route insets fill it instead of h-dvh/h-svh, and html/body stop scrolling.The gate is the overlay-keyboard measurement, not the screen width, so iPhone Safari gets the same behaviour; browsers that already resize for the keyboard (Chromium on Android) never lose height and are unaffected.
Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#30684
Triaged via the automated issue flow; GitCafe issue #30684.
vp test run src/lib/softwareKeyboard.test.ts (apps/web): 16 passed. New cases cover the measurement (keyboard over the layout, a 68px shortcut bar, a browser that already resized, pinch zoom) and the listener (follows the pan, skips unchanged writes, unpins when the keyboard closes and on cleanup, never pins on desktop).vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck, tests and React compiler pass.| Row (iPad Pro 13", portrait, light) | Before 8b44f42b14 | After e9ff9625bb |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thread opened, composer focused, keyboard up changed px: 229,653 at 0, 45,211 at 10% fuzz | ||
| 2. Composer after typing a sentence changed px: 229,611 at 0, 45,169 at 10% fuzz | ||
| 3. Keyboard closed (layout must match main) changed px: 32,558 at 0, 9,850 at 10% fuzz | ||
| 4. Terminal drawer opened, terminal focused, keyboard up changed px: 238,013 at 0, 39,298 at 10% fuzz | ||
| 5. Terminal after typing three commands changed px: 234,075 at 0, 41,290 at 10% fuzz | ||
| 6. Command palette dialog, field typed into, keyboard up | not captured | |
| iPhone 17 Pro: composer typed, keyboard up changed px: 19,184 at 0, 3,874 at 10% fuzz |
Diff images (red = changed pixel), rows 1 to 5 left to right: zero threshold, then 10% fuzz; then the iPhone pair (zero, 10%).
What else changed: keyboard-up rows differ across the whole shell because it no longer pans (intended). Row 3 (keyboard closed) differs only in the status-bar clock, Safari's tab strip (two tabs before, three after), sidebar badges and timestamps, and the agent reply text, which is generated per run; the layout is the same.
Not checked: a physical iPad or iPhone, iPad landscape, Split View and Slide Over, dark theme, and a dialog with a text field in the lower half of the screen (row 6 shows a portaled dialog's field staying usable while the shell is pinned). The iPad shortcut bar shown with a hardware keyboard loses less than the threshold and keeps main's behaviour.
seed.sh
| 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash |
| 2 | # Seeds one synthetic thread through the running dev server's CLI. Usage: seed.sh <checkout> <fixture-dir> |
| 3 | set -euo pipefail |
| 4 | checkout="$1"; fixture="$2" |
| 5 | cd "$checkout/apps/server" |
| 6 | t3() { node src/bin.ts "$@" --base-dir "$checkout/.t3"; } |
| 7 | t3 project add "$fixture" --title keyboard-fixture || true |
| 8 | id=$(t3 thread start "$fixture" "Reply with exactly one short sentence about tablets." --title "Keyboard fixture" --provider "${FIXTURE_PROVIDER:?set FIXTURE_PROVIDER}" --model "${FIXTURE_MODEL:?set FIXTURE_MODEL}" --wait --json | python3 -c 'import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get("threadId") or d.get("id") or d.get("thread",{}).get("id"))') |
| 9 | echo "thread $id" |
| 10 | for m in "Now one sentence about keyboards." "Now one sentence about terminals." "Now one sentence about composers."; do |
| 11 | t3 thread send "$id" "$m" --wait >/dev/null |
| 12 | done |
| 13 | t3 thread show "$id" |
seed2.sh
| 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash |
| 2 | # Adds one more synthetic thread with four turns. Usage: seed2.sh <checkout> <fixture-dir> |
| 3 | set -euo pipefail |
| 4 | checkout="$1"; fixture="$2"; cd "$checkout/apps/server" |
| 5 | t3() { node src/bin.ts "$@" --base-dir "$checkout/.t3"; } |
| 6 | id=$(t3 thread start "$fixture" "Reply with exactly one short sentence about tablets." --title "Keyboard capture" --provider "${FIXTURE_PROVIDER:?set FIXTURE_PROVIDER}" --model "${FIXTURE_MODEL:?set FIXTURE_MODEL}" --wait --json | python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)["threadId"])' 2>/dev/null || true) |
| 7 | [ -n "$id" ] || id=$(t3 thread list --project "$fixture" | awk 'NR==1{print $1}') |
| 8 | for m in "Now one sentence about keyboards." "Now one sentence about terminals." "Now one sentence about composers."; do t3 thread send "$id" "$m" --wait >/dev/null; done |
| 9 | echo "seeded $id" |
pair-device.sh
| 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash |
| 2 | # Pairs the leased iPad Safari tab with a dev server. Usage: pair-device.sh <session> <token-file> <shot> |
| 3 | set -uo pipefail |
| 4 | s="$1"; tok=$(grep "^Token:" "$2" | awk '{print $2}') |
| 5 | agent-device wait 6000 --session "$s" >/dev/null 2>&1 |
| 6 | agent-device press 515 741 --session "$s" >/dev/null |
| 7 | agent-device type "$tok" --session "$s" >/dev/null |
| 8 | agent-device press 292 787 --session "$s" >/dev/null |
| 9 | agent-device wait 6000 --session "$s" >/dev/null 2>&1 |
| 10 | agent-device keyboard dismiss --session "$s" >/dev/null 2>&1 |
| 11 | agent-device wait 1000 --session "$s" >/dev/null 2>&1 |
| 12 | agent-device screenshot "$3" --session "$s" | tail -1 |
capture.sh
| 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash |
| 2 | # Same scripted iPad steps for each side. Usage: capture.sh <session> <out-prefix> [tab-bar-offset] |
| 3 | # Starts on a freshly loaded app with the keyboard closed and the newest fixture thread first in the sidebar. |
| 4 | # Opening a thread focuses the composer, which raises the on-screen keyboard on its own; no tap lands on the keyboard area. |
| 5 | set -uo pipefail |
| 6 | s="$1"; out="$2"; off="${3:-0}" # off: px Safari's tab bar adds above the page |
| 7 | ad() { agent-device "$@" --session "$s"; } |
| 8 | shot() { ad wait 1500 >/dev/null 2>&1; ad screenshot "$out-$1.png" | tail -1; } |
| 9 | ad press 72 $((230 + off)) >/dev/null; ad wait 3000 >/dev/null 2>&1 |
| 10 | shot 1-thread-opened-keyboard-up |
| 11 | ad type "Follow-up typed on the iPad on-screen keyboard; the page should not move while I type this" >/dev/null |
| 12 | shot 2-composer-typed |
| 13 | ad press 640 500 >/dev/null; ad wait 1500 >/dev/null 2>&1 |
| 14 | shot 3-keyboard-closed |
| 15 | ad press 972 $((111 + off)) >/dev/null; ad wait 3000 >/dev/null 2>&1 |
| 16 | shot 4-terminal-opened-keyboard-up |
| 17 | ad type "PS1='$ '; clear |
| 18 | " >/dev/null |
| 19 | ad type "seq 1 40 |
| 20 | " >/dev/null |
| 21 | ad type "echo typed on the ipad keyboard" >/dev/null |
| 22 | shot 5-terminal-typed |
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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — The change keeps the composer and terminal visible while the iOS software keyboard is open, with conditional styling and cleanup. It also adds a lint suppression in useSoftwareKeyboardOpen.ts:20 that requires human review.
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The web shell now follows qualifying visual viewport changes while the software keyboard is open. Sidebar sizing and CSS use the measured viewport, and cleanup restores the layout when pinning stops.
Changes: Keyboard viewport handling
| Layer / File(s) | Summary |
|---|---|
Measure and pin the shell apps/web/src/lib/softwareKeyboard.ts, apps/web/src/lib/softwareKeyboard.test.ts | The measurement helper filters pinch zoom and layouts already resized by the keyboard. Shell pinning updates viewport styles on resize and scroll, and clears them when the measurement no longer qualifies or pinning stops. Tests cover these cases, cleanup, and desktop behavior. |
Connect viewport pinning to the sidebar apps/web/src/hooks/useSoftwareKeyboardOpen.ts, apps/web/src/components/AppSidebarLayout.tsx, apps/web/src/index.css | A React hook starts pinning on mount. The sidebar uses the measured viewport height when available. CSS applies fixed positioning and sizing while the root keyboard viewport flag is set. |
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes
Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium
Possibly related issues
Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks
541e1The composer and terminal are covered by the viewport-pinning layout. No established issue remains that would prevent merging after normal checks.
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| Out of Scope Changes check | Warning | The current diff also changes unrelated UI behavior and styling. In AppSidebarLayout.tsx, it adds the showSidebar prop, changes sidebar storage behavior, and hides the sidebar control when the sid… | Remove the unrelated sidebar behavior and CSS changes from this PR, or provide evidence that each change is required for issue [#30684]. |
| Check name | Status | Explanation |
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| Title check | Passed | The title clearly identifies the iPad keyboard issue and the main fix: keeping the composer and terminal in view. |
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| Linked Issues check | Passed | Issue [#30684] requires the composer and terminal to stay visible while the iPad keyboard is open, without page movement. The reviewed changes measure the visible keyboard viewport, pin the shell to t… |
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The description covers the required Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the issue, implementation, linked issue, tests, observed results, and remaining verification limits.
Explanation
Issue [#30684] requires the composer and terminal to stay visible while the iPad keyboard is open, without page movement. The reviewed changes measure the visible keyboard viewport, pin the shell to that viewport, and adjust shell sizing and scrolling. The added tests cover measurement, pan updates, cleanup, keyboard closure, pinch zoom, and desktop behavior. This implementation addresses both reproduction paths.
Explanation
The current diff also changes unrelated UI behavior and styling. In AppSidebarLayout.tsx, it adds the showSidebar prop, changes sidebar storage behavior, and hides the sidebar control when the sidebar is absent. In index.css, it changes scrollbar selectors, markdown font weight and overflow styling, diff search-panel tokens, composer marker behavior, and workspace focus styling. These changes have no demonstrated connection to issue [#30684] or its keyboard viewport fix.
Resolution
Remove the unrelated sidebar behavior and CSS changes from this PR, or provide evidence that each change is required for issue [#30684].
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The automated pipeline stopped on this pull request and will not merge it:
the capture step could not show the problem on the base commit, so there is nothing to prove fixed.
Started both apps and seeded identical conversations. Opened base in iPad Safari, but inspection showed the startup splash. The device lease subsequently ended. After waiting at least one minute and disconnecting, retrying the named-device open failed. Composer typing, terminal typing, and keyboard dismissal were not executed on either side.
It stays open for a person to finish or close.