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Refine request_user_input TUI interactions and option UX (#10025)
## Summary
Overhaul the ask‑user‑questions TUI to support “Other/None” answers,
better notes handling, improved option selection
UX, and a safer submission flow with confirmation for unanswered
questions.

Multiple choice (number keys for quick selection, up/down or jk for
cycling through options):
<img width="856" height="169" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-27 at 7 22 29 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cabd1b0e-25e0-4859-bd8f-9941192ca274"
/>

Tab to add notes:
<img width="856" height="197" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-27 at 7 22 45 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a807db5e-e966-412c-af91-6edc60062f35"
/>

Freeform (also note enter tooltip is highlighted on last question to
indicate questions UI will be exited upon submission):
<img width="854" height="112" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-27 at 7 23 13 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2e7b88bf-062b-4b9f-a9da-c9d8c8a59643"
/>

Confirmation dialogue (submitting with unanswered questions):
<img width="854" height="126" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-27 at 7 23 29 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/93965c8f-54ac-45bc-a660-9625bcd101f8"
/>

## Key Changes
- **Options UI refresh**
- Render options as numbered entries; allow number keys to select &
submit.
- Remove “Option X/Y” header and allow the question UI height to expand
naturally.
- Keep spacing between question, options, and notes even when notes are
visible.
- Hide the title line and render the question prompt in cyan **only when
uncommitted**.

- **“Other / None of the above” support**
  - Wire `isOther` to add “None of the above”.
  - Add guidance text: “Optionally, add details in notes (tab).”

- **Notes composer UX**
- Remove “Notes” heading; place composer directly under the selected
option.
- Preserve pending paste placeholders across question navigation and
after submission.
  - Ctrl+C clears notes **only when the notes composer has focus**.
  - Ctrl+C now triggers an immediate redraw so the clear is visible.

- **Committed vs uncommitted state**
  - Introduce a unified `answer_committed` flag per question.
- Editing notes (including adding text or pastes) marks the answer
uncommitted.
- Changing the option highlight (j/k, up/down) marks the answer
uncommitted.
  - Clearing options (Backspace/Delete) also clears pending notes.
  - Question prompt turns cyan only when the answer is uncommitted.

- **Submission safety & confirmation**
  - Only submit notes/freeform text once explicitly committed.
- Last-question submit with unanswered questions shows a confirmation
dialog.
  - Confirmation options:
    1. **Proceed** (default)
    2. **Go back**
  - Description reflects count: “Submit with N unanswered question(s).”
  - Esc/Backspace in confirmation returns to first unanswered question.
  - Ctrl+C in confirmation interrupts and exits the overlay.

- **Footer hints**
- Cyan highlight restored for “enter to submit answer” / “enter to
submit all”.

## Codex author
`codex fork 019c00ed-323a-7000-bdb5-9f9c5a635bd9`
2026-01-28 09:41:59 -08:00
.devcontainer chore: install an extension for TOML syntax highlighting in the devcontainer (#1650) 2025-07-22 10:58:09 -07:00
.github Update shell-tool-mcp.yml (#10092) 2026-01-28 10:03:47 -07:00
.vscode Move rust analyzer target dir (#5328) 2025-10-18 17:31:46 -07:00
codex-cli fix(cli): add execute permission to bin/codex.js (#9532) 2026-01-20 14:53:14 -08:00
codex-rs Refine request_user_input TUI interactions and option UX (#10025) 2026-01-28 09:41:59 -08:00
docs Restore image attachments/text elements when recalling input history (Up/Down) (#9628) 2026-01-27 18:39:59 -08:00
patches [bazel] Upgrade llvm toolchain and enable remote repo cache (#9616) 2026-01-21 12:52:39 -08:00
scripts WebSocket test server script (#9175) 2026-01-13 16:21:14 -08:00
sdk/typescript feat: make it possible to specify --config flags in the SDK (#10003) 2026-01-27 10:47:07 -08:00
shell-tool-mcp fix: change codex/sandbox-state/update from a notification to a request (#8142) 2025-12-18 15:32:01 -08:00
third_party/wezterm Vendor ConPtySystem (#7656) 2025-12-09 17:23:51 +00:00
.bazelignore fix: add .git to .bazelignore (#9008) 2026-01-10 00:55:02 +00:00
.bazelrc [bazel] Enable remote cache compression (#10079) 2026-01-28 17:26:57 +00:00
.bazelversion [bazel] Upgrade to bazel9 (#9576) 2026-01-21 13:25:36 +00:00
.codespellignore Terminal Detection Metadata for Per-Terminal Scroll Scaling (#8252) 2025-12-18 12:50:00 -08:00
.codespellrc TUI footer: right-align context and degrade shortcut summary + mode cleanly (#9944) 2026-01-27 17:43:09 +00:00
.gitignore gitignore bazel-* (#8911) 2026-01-08 07:50:58 -08:00
.markdownlint-cli2.yaml fix(tui): document paste-burst state machine (#9020) 2026-01-13 11:48:31 -08:00
.npmrc chore: migrate to pnpm for improved monorepo management (#287) 2025-04-18 16:25:15 -07:00
.prettierignore [apply-patch] Clean up apply-patch tool definitions (#2539) 2025-08-21 20:07:41 -07:00
.prettierrc.toml Initial commit 2025-04-16 12:56:08 -04:00
AGENTS.md Reject request_user_input outside Plan/Pair (#9955) 2026-01-26 17:12:17 -08:00
announcement_tip.toml Revert "Delete announcement_tip.toml" (#9032) 2026-01-10 07:30:14 -08:00
BUILD.bazel fix: support remote arm64 builds, as well (#9018) 2026-01-10 18:41:08 -08:00
CHANGELOG.md Documentation improvement: add missing period (#3754) 2025-10-30 13:01:33 -07:00
cliff.toml docs(changelog): update install command to @openai/codex@<version> (#2073) 2025-10-18 11:02:22 -07:00
defs.bzl Remove stale TODO comment from defs.bzl (#9787) 2026-01-23 20:30:01 +00:00
flake.lock Fix nix build (#4048) 2025-10-17 12:19:08 -07:00
flake.nix Fix nix build (#4048) 2025-10-17 12:19:08 -07:00
justfile feat: add bazel-codex entry to justfile (#9177) 2026-01-13 16:16:22 -08:00
LICENSE Initial commit 2025-04-16 12:56:08 -04:00
MODULE.bazel [bazel] Upgrade llvm toolchain and enable remote repo cache (#9616) 2026-01-21 12:52:39 -08:00
MODULE.bazel.lock feat(tui): retire the tui2 experiment (#9640) 2026-01-22 01:02:29 +00:00
NOTICE resizable viewport (#1732) 2025-07-31 00:06:55 +00:00
package.json update pnpm to 10.28.2 to address security issues (#9992) 2026-01-27 09:19:43 -08:00
pnpm-lock.yaml fix: Upgrade @modelcontextprotocol/sdk to ^1.24.0 (#7817) 2025-12-10 10:17:00 -08:00
pnpm-workspace.yaml update pnpm to 10.28.2 to address security issues (#9992) 2026-01-27 09:19:43 -08:00
PNPM.md update pnpm to 10.28.2 to address security issues (#9992) 2026-01-27 09:19:43 -08:00
rbe.bzl fix: support remote arm64 builds, as well (#9018) 2026-01-10 18:41:08 -08:00
README.md Fixed broken link in README (#8682) 2026-01-02 15:23:22 -07:00

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