From 1cdfb5653143119671bd7746db37f60db330a1c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moira Daniella sebastian
 <167986620+MoiraDaniellaSebastian@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:05:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update pkg/tui/components/modals.go

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 pkg/tui/components/modals.go | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pkg/tui/components/modals.go b/pkg/tui/components/modals.go
index 3541b5f..1ca6ee1 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/components/modals.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/components/modals.go
@@ -150,14 +150,55 @@ func RenderModals(
 
 // RenderFooter renders the shared footer with the help bar and optional
 // validation feedback message.
+
+// truncateToWidth trims the given text so that its rendered width does not
+// exceed maxWidth. If truncation occurs and there is room, an ellipsis is
+// appended to indicate that the text was shortened.
+func truncateToWidth(text string, maxWidth int) string {
+	if maxWidth <= 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	if lipgloss.Width(text) <= maxWidth {
+		return text
+	}
+
+	const ellipsis = "…"
+	ellipsisWidth := lipgloss.Width(ellipsis)
+	if ellipsisWidth > maxWidth {
+		// Not enough space even for an ellipsis; return empty.
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	runes := []rune(text)
+	current := ""
+	for _, r := range runes {
+		next := current + string(r)
+		if lipgloss.Width(next)+ellipsisWidth > maxWidth {
+			break
+		}
+		current = next
+	}
+
+	return current + ellipsis
+}
+
 func RenderFooter(width int, helpBar *HelpBar, feedback models.ValidationFeedback) string {
 	feedbackStatus := feedback.Message
 
+	// Ensure the feedback message does not exceed the total available width.
+	feedbackStatus = truncateToWidth(feedbackStatus, width)
+
 	if feedbackStatus == "" {
 		return helpBar.View()
 	}
 
-	helpBar.SetWidth(width - lipgloss.Width(feedbackStatus))
+	helpWidth := width - lipgloss.Width(feedbackStatus)
+	if helpWidth < 0 {
+		helpWidth = 0
+	}
+
+	helpBar.SetWidth(helpWidth)
 	return lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Left, helpBar.View(), feedbackStatus)
 }