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[BUG] 2.1.268 moved the IDE/selection indicator from the status line into the prompt input; no way to move it back
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Description
### Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report
- [x] I checked the latest version (2.1.270 changelog): the behavior is unchanged since 2.1.268
### What's Wrong?
Since 2.1.268 the IDE indicator ("PyCharm connected", "N lines selected", the selected file/location) is drawn inside the prompt input area, on the left, instead of in the status/footer line at the bottom right.
The changelog entry for 2.1.268 says: "Improved the prompt footer: an editor or `/diff` selection now shows inside the prompt input".
The new placement takes a big part of the prompt width. In a normal-width terminal the text I type gets squeezed next to the IDE text, and it shifts every time the selection changes. There is no setting, env var, or `/config` toggle to move it back to the footer or hide it.
Because of this I pinned Claude Code to 2.1.267 with the autoupdater off, so I am also missing every fix since then.
### What Should Happen?
One of:
- Keep the IDE/selection info in the footer/status line as in 2.1.267, or
- Add a setting (e.g. in `/config` or `settings.json`) to choose footer vs. prompt input, or to hide it.
### Error Messages/Logs
None. This is a layout change, not an error.
### Steps to Reproduce
1. Install Claude Code 2.1.268 or newer (native install).
2. Open a project in PyCharm with the Claude Code JetBrains plugin, so the IDE is connected.
3. Start `claude` in a terminal (WezTerm here) in the same project.
4. Select a few lines in the PyCharm editor.
5. Look at the prompt area: the IDE/selection text sits inside the prompt input on the left and shrinks the typing area.
6. Run the same steps on 2.1.267: the text is in the bottom status line and the prompt input is full width.
### Claude Model
Not relevant (UI only).
### Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version.
### Last Working Version
2.1.267
### Claude Code Version
2.1.268 (also 2.1.269, 2.1.270 by changelog). Pinned back to 2.1.267 (Claude Code).
### Platform
Anthropic API (Claude.ai subscription login)
### Operating System
Ubuntu/Debian Linux (Kubuntu 26.04)
### Terminal/Shell
Other (WezTerm 20260912, bash)
### Additional Information
- Install method: native (`~/.local/share/claude/versions/`), `DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER=1`, `autoUpdates: false`.
- IDE: PyCharm 2026.2 with the Claude Code JetBrains plugin (`ideName: "PyCharm"`, ws transport).
- Not using fullscreen mode. A custom status line command is configured (`statusLine` in settings), which is another reason I want the IDE info to stay on that line and not in the prompt.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the prompt layout with a PyCharm selection on 2.1.270, then compare it with 2.1.267 and review the 2.1.268 changelog entry. Check the `/config` options and `settings.json`, including the custom `statusLine`; done means the IDE/selection indicator can remain in the footer or be hidden without shrinking the prompt input.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, linux
- Domain
- cli, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100