From e18fa5e261ab52418dda11625c68c9a61cdf36ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andrepimenta <andrepimenta7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 00:41:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve terminal and UI experience
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- Open all terminals in editor area (first column) instead of panel
- Update login message to mention Claude plan (Pro/Max) and API key
- Hide "Claude Code Chat" title when window is very small (<350px)

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 src/extension.ts | 21 +++++++++++++++------
 src/script.ts    |  2 +-
 src/ui-styles.ts |  6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 42ece42..28fbdeb 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1148,7 +1148,10 @@ class ClaudeChatProvider {
 		const claudePath = config.get<string>('wsl.claudePath', '/usr/local/bin/claude');
 
 		// Open terminal and run claude login
-		const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal('Claude Login');
+		const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal({
+			name: 'Claude Login',
+			location: { viewColumn: vscode.ViewColumn.One }
+		});
 		if (wslEnabled) {
 			terminal.sendText(`wsl -d ${wslDistro} ${nodePath} --no-warnings --enable-source-maps ${claudePath}`);
 		} else {
@@ -1158,14 +1161,14 @@ class ClaudeChatProvider {
 
 		// Show info message
 		vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
-			'Please login to Claude in the terminal, then come back to this chat to continue.',
+			'Please login with your Claude plan or API key in the terminal, then come back to this chat.',
 			'OK'
 		);
 
 		// Send message to UI about terminal
 		this._postMessage({
 			type: 'terminalOpened',
-			data: `Please login to Claude in the terminal, then come back to this chat to continue.`,
+			data: `Please login with your Claude plan or API key in the terminal, then come back to this chat.`,
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -2684,7 +2687,10 @@ class ClaudeChatProvider {
 		}
 
 		// Create terminal with the claude /model command
-		const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal('Claude Model Selection');
+		const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal({
+			name: 'Claude Model Selection',
+			location: { viewColumn: vscode.ViewColumn.One }
+		});
 		if (wslEnabled) {
 			terminal.sendText(`wsl -d ${wslDistro} ${nodePath} --no-warnings --enable-source-maps ${claudePath} ${args.join(' ')}`);
 		} else {
@@ -2708,7 +2714,7 @@ class ClaudeChatProvider {
 	private _openUsageTerminal(usageType: string): void {
 		const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal({
 			name: 'Claude Usage',
-			location: vscode.TerminalLocation.Editor
+			location: { viewColumn: vscode.ViewColumn.One }
 		});
 
 		if (usageType === 'plan') {
@@ -2744,7 +2750,10 @@ class ClaudeChatProvider {
 		}
 
 		// Create terminal with the claude command
-		const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal(`Claude /${command}`);
+		const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal({
+			name: `Claude /${command}`,
+			location: { viewColumn: vscode.ViewColumn.One }
+		});
 		if (wslEnabled) {
 			terminal.sendText(`wsl -d ${wslDistro} ${nodePath} --no-warnings --enable-source-maps ${claudePath} ${args.join(' ')}`);
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/script.ts b/src/script.ts
index 69e829c..0c98ddb 100644
--- a/src/script.ts
+++ b/src/script.ts
@@ -2248,7 +2248,7 @@ const getScript = (isTelemetryEnabled: boolean) => `<script>
 
 				case 'loginRequired':
 					sendStats('Login required');
-					addMessage('🔐 Login Required\\n\\nYour Claude API key is invalid or expired.\\nA terminal has been opened - please run the login process there.\\n\\nAfter logging in, come back to this chat to continue.', 'error');
+					addMessage('🔐 Login Required\\n\\nPlease login with your Claude plan (Pro/Max) or API key.\\nA terminal has been opened - follow the login process there.\\n\\nAfter logging in, come back to this chat to continue.', 'error');
 					updateStatus('Login Required', 'error');
 					break;
 					
diff --git a/src/ui-styles.ts b/src/ui-styles.ts
index b260eb5..1cba093 100644
--- a/src/ui-styles.ts
+++ b/src/ui-styles.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ const styles = `
         letter-spacing: -0.3px;
     }
 
+    @media (max-width: 385px) {
+        .header h2 {
+            display: none;
+        }
+    }
+
     .controls {
         display: flex;
         gap: 6px;