Updated to v0.155.1 and now there's this annoying and distracting animation in the prompt area with no clear way to disable it.
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Description
Version: v0.155.1
Subscription: ChatGPT Pro 20x
Model: gpt-6-astra
Platform: Linux
Terminal: Ghostty
Issue: Annoying animation in the prompt area with no clear way to disable it.
How to reproduce: Start codex CLI
Expected behavior: Ability to make this annoying animation stop.
Additional information: Please fix this.
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Research direction
Start the codex CLI on Linux in Ghostty using v0.155.1 and observe the animation in the prompt area. Trace the prompt rendering entry point to identify how the animation is triggered, then confirm that users can stop or disable it and verify the behavior interactively.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100