Upgrading to 0.5.0-beta.1 left the old docked explorer sidebar showing
next to the new explorer pane, with no way to dismiss it.
The sidebar rendered off the persisted `desktop.fileExplorerOpen` flag.
#3287 rerouted the explorer toggle to the workspace-layout explorer pane,
so nothing on a wide layout ever wrote that flag false again, and no
migration cleared it. Assistant directory links and review attachments
could still set it. On Windows and Linux the sidebar's close button was
suppressed because the OS window controls own the top-right corner, so
there was no affordance at all.
The explorer is now one surface picked from two facts — is the layout
compact, and can the platform render split panes:
compact -> slide-over overlay (panel store)
non-compact + splits -> dedicated right pane (layout store)
non-compact, no splits -> ordinary tabs in the focused pane
`workspace-tabs/explorer-surface.ts` owns that choice and every entry
point routes through it, so the toggle, Ctrl+E, Ctrl+., directory links,
review attachments and side file opens can no longer disagree about where
the explorer lives.
Pane splits stay gated on `isWeb`: they depend on dnd-kit and DOM-backed
accessibility helpers. Native tablets are non-compact without splits, so
they get explorer tabs rather than a second pane — deliberately trading
side-by-side agent and Changes for a surface that only renders what the
single-column tab row can actually reach.
Ctrl+. is handled by the workspace screen rather than the app shell. The
pathname alone cannot identify the active workspace: desktop cold-starts
at "/" and restores the remembered workspace from route params, so a key
derived from the pathname is null exactly when a workspace is mounted,
and the explorer reads as permanently closed.
`desktop.fileExplorerOpen` and `explorerWidth` are dropped by a migration
to panel-state v15 but stay declared in the persisted schema. That schema
is a strict object and the validated storage deletes the whole entry when
parsing fails, so removing the keys outright would wipe every upgrading
user's sidebar width, expanded paths and diff-collapse state.
* perf(app): retain inactive workspace screens
App-wide routes cleared the active workspace selection, which removed the retained workspace deck from the React tree and made returning rebuild every panel. Keep mounted deck entries inactive across those routes and suspend inactive panel subscriptions so state is preserved without background work.
* perf(app): suspend remaining inactive queries
Retained composers and commit diff panels still subscribed through query hooks that did not receive panel activity. Propagate the existing activity gate so app-wide routes leave those hidden surfaces dormant.
* refactor(app): separate panel activity from connectivity
A hidden retained panel is still connected to its host. Keep connectivity truthful, pause work inside query and stream owners, and preserve terminal emulator identity while its stream is detached.
* test(app): target active retained controls
* fix(app): retain compact and terminal route content
* fix(app): hide inactive workspace overlays
* fix(app): stabilize desktop sidebar controls
Keep the left-window-controls toggle mounted across sidebar state changes so its position and tooltip state remain stable. Preserve browser placement and show an explicit Explorer close control only where native right-side controls do not provide one.
* fix(app): suppress inactive sidebar chrome
* fix(app): preserve desktop layout in half-screen windows
Treat native window controls as physical corner obstructions instead of deriving clearance from compact layout state. Keep 751px windows in desktop mode while preserving usable content when persisted sidebars are wide.
* fix(app): retain sidebar width across window resizes
* fix(app): yield app sidebar to narrow settings
* test(app): wait for mobile sidebar motion to settle
* fix(app): yield navigation to narrow workspace explorer
* fix(app): mark sidebar sizing helpers as worklets
* fix(app): hide app navigation when space is constrained
Mohamed Boudra