Enha: shellmode within inputfield

helpfuncs.go

@@ -426,12 +426,11 @@ func deepseekModelValidator() error {
 
 func toggleShellMode() {
 	shellMode = !shellMode
+	setShellMode(shellMode)
 	if shellMode {
-		// Update input placeholder to indicate shell mode
+		shellInput.SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]$ ", cfg.FilePickerDir))
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("SHELL MODE: Enter command and press <Esc> to execute")
 	} else {
-		// Reset to normal mode
+		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message.")
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message. Alt+1 to exit shell mode")
 	}
 	updateStatusLine()
 }
@@ -443,7 +442,11 @@ func updateFlexLayout() {
 	}
 	flex.Clear()
 	flex.AddItem(textView, 0, 40, false)
+	if shellMode {
+		flex.AddItem(shellInput, 0, 10, false)
+	} else {
 		flex.AddItem(textArea, 0, 10, false)
+	}
 	if positionVisible {
 		flex.AddItem(statusLineWidget, 0, 2, false)
 	}
@@ -451,6 +454,8 @@ func updateFlexLayout() {
 	focused := app.GetFocus()
 	if focused == textView {
 		app.SetFocus(textView)
+	} else if shellMode {
+		app.SetFocus(shellInput)
 	} else {
 		app.SetFocus(textArea)
 	}
@@ -515,6 +520,11 @@ func executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText string) {
 		textView.ScrollToEnd()
 	}
 	colorText()
+	// Add command to history (avoid duplicates at the end)
+	if len(shellHistory) == 0 || shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1] != cmdText {
+		shellHistory = append(shellHistory, cmdText)
+	}
+	shellHistoryPos = -1
 }
 
 // parseCommand splits command string handling quotes properly

main.go

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ var (
 	injectRole        = true
 	selectedIndex     = int(-1)
 	shellMode         = false
+	shellHistory      []string
+	shellHistoryPos   int = -1
 	thinkingCollapsed     = false
 	statusLineTempl       = "help (F12) | [%s:-:b]llm writes[-:-:-] (F6 to interrupt) | chat: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (F1) | [%s:-:b]tool use[-:-:-] (ctrl+k) | model: [%s:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+l) | [%s:-:b]skip LLM resp[-:-:-] (F10)\nAPI: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+v) | writing as: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+q) | bot will write as [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+x)"
 	focusSwitcher         = map[tview.Primitive]tview.Primitive{}

popups.go

@@ -405,6 +405,66 @@ func showFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
 	app.SetFocus(widget)
 }
 
+func showShellFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
+	baseDir := cfg.FilePickerDir
+	if baseDir == "" {
+		baseDir = "."
+	}
+	complMatches := scanFiles(baseDir, filter)
+	if len(complMatches) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if len(complMatches) == 1 {
+		currentText := shellInput.GetText()
+		atIdx := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+		if atIdx >= 0 {
+			before := currentText[:atIdx]
+			shellInput.SetText(before + complMatches[0])
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	widget := tview.NewList().ShowSecondaryText(false).
+		SetSelectedBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorGray)
+	widget.SetTitle("file completion").SetBorder(true)
+	for _, m := range complMatches {
+		widget.AddItem(m, "", 0, nil)
+	}
+	widget.SetSelectedFunc(func(index int, mainText string, secondaryText string, shortcut rune) {
+		currentText := shellInput.GetText()
+		atIdx := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+		if atIdx >= 0 {
+			before := currentText[:atIdx]
+			shellInput.SetText(before + mainText)
+		}
+		pages.RemovePage("shellFileCompletionPopup")
+		app.SetFocus(shellInput)
+	})
+	widget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			pages.RemovePage("shellFileCompletionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(shellInput)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("shellFileCompletionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(shellInput)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+	modal := func(p tview.Primitive, width, height int) tview.Primitive {
+		return tview.NewFlex().
+			AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false).
+			AddItem(tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
+				AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false).
+				AddItem(p, height, 1, true).
+				AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false), width, 1, true).
+			AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false)
+	}
+	pages.AddPage("shellFileCompletionPopup", modal(widget, 80, 20), true, true)
+	app.SetFocus(widget)
+}
+
 func updateWidgetColors(theme *tview.Theme) {
 	bgColor := theme.PrimitiveBackgroundColor
 	fgColor := theme.PrimaryTextColor

tui.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var (
 	indexPickWindow    *tview.InputField
 	renameWindow       *tview.InputField
 	roleEditWindow     *tview.InputField
+	shellInput         *tview.InputField
 	fullscreenMode     bool
 	positionVisible    bool = true
 	scrollToEndEnabled bool = true
@@ -124,12 +125,75 @@ Press <Enter> or 'x' to return
 `
 )
 
+func setShellMode(enabled bool) {
+	shellMode = enabled
+	go func() {
+		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+			updateFlexLayout()
+		})
+	}()
+}
+
 func init() {
 	// Start background goroutine to update model color cache
 	startModelColorUpdater()
 	tview.Styles = colorschemes["default"]
 	app = tview.NewApplication()
 	pages = tview.NewPages()
+	shellInput = tview.NewInputField().
+		SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]$ ", cfg.FilePickerDir)). // dynamic prompt
+		SetFieldWidth(0).
+		SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
+			if key == tcell.KeyEnter {
+				cmd := shellInput.GetText()
+				if cmd != "" {
+					executeCommandAndDisplay(cmd)
+				}
+				shellInput.SetText("")
+			}
+		})
+	// Copy your file completion logic to shellInput's InputCapture
+	shellInput.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if !shellMode {
+			return event
+		}
+		// Handle Up arrow for history previous
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyUp {
+			if len(shellHistory) > 0 {
+				if shellHistoryPos < len(shellHistory)-1 {
+					shellHistoryPos++
+					shellInput.SetText(shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1-shellHistoryPos])
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Handle Down arrow for history next
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyDown {
+			if shellHistoryPos > 0 {
+				shellHistoryPos--
+				shellInput.SetText(shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1-shellHistoryPos])
+			} else if shellHistoryPos == 0 {
+				shellHistoryPos = -1
+				shellInput.SetText("")
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Reset history position when user types
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune {
+			shellHistoryPos = -1
+		}
+		// Handle Tab key for @ file completion
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyTab {
+			currentText := shellInput.GetText()
+			atIndex := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+			if atIndex >= 0 {
+				filter := currentText[atIndex+1:]
+				showShellFileCompletionPopup(filter)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
 	textArea = tview.NewTextArea().
 		SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message.")
 	textArea.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("input")
@@ -948,14 +1012,16 @@ func init() {
 		}
 		// cannot send msg in editMode or botRespMode
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape && !editMode && !botRespMode {
-			msgText := textArea.GetText()
+			if shellMode {
-			if shellMode && msgText != "" {
+				cmdText := shellInput.GetText()
-				// In shell mode, execute command instead of sending to LLM
+				if cmdText != "" {
-				executeCommandAndDisplay(msgText)
+					executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText)
-				textArea.SetText("", true) // Clear the input area
+					shellInput.SetText("")
+				}
 				return nil
-			} else if !shellMode {
+			}
-				// Normal mode - send to LLM
+			msgText := textArea.GetText()
+			if msgText != "" {
 				nl := "\n\n" // keep empty lines between messages
 				prevText := textView.GetText(true)
 				persona := cfg.UserRole