parent dir items shake when redraw

[aidancz]

What system are you running Yazi on?

Linux X11

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

st 0.8.5

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 0.3.3 (5eabd7d 2024-10-29)
    Debug  : false
    OS     : linux-x86_64 (unix)

Ya
    Version: 0.3.3 (Arch Linux 2024-09-05)

Emulator
    Emulator.via_env: ("st-256color", "")
    Emulator.via_csi: Ok(Unknown([]))
    Emulator.detect : Unknown([])

Adapter
    Adapter.matches: X11

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("tty")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : None
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":0")
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL              : Some("/usr/bin/zsh")
    EDITOR             : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL             : Some("nvim")
    YAZI_FILE_ONE      : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME   : None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(Opener { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(Opener { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(Opener { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : tmux 3.5a
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file             : 5.45
    ueberzugpp       : 2.9.6
    ffmpegthumbnailer: 2.2.3
    magick           : 7.1.1-39
    fzf              : 0.55.0
    fd               : 10.2.0
    rg               : 14.1.1
    chafa            : 1.14.2
    zoxide           : 0.9.6
    7z               : 17.05
    7zz              : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    jq               : 1.7.1


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Describe the bug

parent dir items shake when redraw

20241030-003130-853126.mp4

keys in the video above:

super + space: open terminal
super + 0: close window
ctrl + d: quit shell

note the different behavior of "close window" and "quit shell"

Minimal reproducer

I can only reproduce it in my home directory

Anything else?

no

Validations

• I tried the latest nightly build, and the issue is still reproducible
• I updated the debug information (yazi --debug) input box to the nightly that I tried
• I can reproduce it after disabling all custom configs/plugins (mv ~/.config/yazi ~/.config/yazi-backup)

[sxyazi]

I can't reproduce it:

screenshot-002087.mp4

yazi --version
Yazi 0.3.3 (a8bd21ad 2024-10-30)

kitty -v
kitty 0.36.4

[aidancz]

Yazi 0.3.3 (0baccdc 2024-11-01)

More detailed information:

1. This only happens when the home directory (~) is the parent directory, I even copied the home directory but the problem didn't happen:

20241102-012241-774060.mp4

2. behavior:

• When I close the window, the parent directory re-renders as if it were the current directory and a new window has been opened, but it shouldn't
• When I open the window, the parent directory re-renders as if it were the current directory and a new window has been closed, but it shouldn't

Please compare:

20241102-012852-916924.mp4

scrolloff = 0

and

20241102-012949-752084.mp4

scrolloff = 0

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Please compare:

20241102-015845-221078.mp4

scrolloff = 2

and

20241102-015722-419265.mp4

scrolloff = 2

[sxyazi]

Unfortunately I still can't reproduce it even when I set the parent directory to $HOME (~), and I also tried setting scrolloff = 0, scrolloff = 2, scrolloff = 5 (default) in turn doesn't make any difference either

Can you try to debug it a bit?

[aidancz]

okay

finally...

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this issue is about zsh and HISTFILE

to reproduce it, please append this line to your .zshrc file

HISTFILE=$HOME/history

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HISTFILE=$HOME/history:

20241103-133753-599383.mp4

HISTFILE=$HOME/Downloads/history:

20241103-133953-686484.mp4

[sxyazi]

After setting HISTFILE=$HOME/history, I still can't reproduce it (for privacy, I've only taken the leftmost column):

screenshot-002253.mp4

❯ yazi -V
Yazi 0.4.3 (a4f8e86 2025-01-24)

The latest main branch recently fixed several cursor-related issues. Are you still able to reproduce it using the latest code?

[aidancz]

yes, i still can reproduce it (latest main)

As long as HISTFILE is in my home directory, this shaking issue will keep bothering me

i've cleared all my configurations:

vanilla Kitty, vanilla Yazi, vanilla zsh

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HISTFILE=$HOME/.sh_history:

2025-01-31.14-40-40.mp4

HISTFILE=$HOME/Downloads/history:

2025-01-31.14-44-48.mp4

[sxyazi]

Can you debug at the code level to see what's causing it? Or find a more stable way that doesn't rely on external environmental factors to reproduce it, otherwise this isn't doable for me.

[aidancz]

Can you debug at the code level to see what's causing it?

i may not have this ability..

Or find a more stable way that doesn't rely on external environmental factors to reproduce it

got it, i found another way to reproduce it:

1. open yazi at ~/Downloads
2. split window and run echo 'hello' >> ~/asdf

20250131-163306-634209552.mp4

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echo 'hello' >> ~/Downloads/asdf can also reproduce
echo 'hello' >> ~/../asdf can't
echo 'hello' >> ~/Downloads/temp/asdf can't

[sxyazi]

Reproduced now, please try #2275

[aidancz]

works like a charm! thank you <3