[Bug] Interactive question options are cut off in Codex Desktop

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Codex Desktop with request_user_input and inspect the interactive question rendering entry point. Confirm the fix by showing that long option descriptions wrap across lines and remain fully readable.

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Description

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Interactive questions cut off the option descriptions with an ellipsis. There is no way to read the rest of the text.

The description often contains the information I need to understand the difference between the options, so I can't confidently answer the question when it gets cut off.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Open Codex Desktop.
  2. Ask a question using request_user_input with multiple options and descriptions long enough to exceed one line.
  3. Look at the interactive question.
Expected behavior

Option descriptions should wrap onto additional lines so the full text is visible.

Actual behavior

Each description is limited to one line and the rest is replaced with an ellipsis.

Environment

macOS chatGPT version 26.715.21425

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