From 429445126ef5e2d3b435f87ebb276b833c511b0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: digital-garbage <133010426+digital-garbage@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 23:47:03 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: variable values take Enter as a new line; the box is one
 line until clicked, then shows all of it

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 app/ui/composer/elements/input.css     |  2 ++
 app/ui/composer/elements/input.js      | 14 ++++++++++----
 app/ui/features/composer/storytools.js |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/ui/composer/elements/input.css b/app/ui/composer/elements/input.css
index 7eadfe4d..8f01d543 100644
--- a/app/ui/composer/elements/input.css
+++ b/app/ui/composer/elements/input.css
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
   resize: vertical; min-height: var(--ctl-h-xl);
 }
 .cx-autogrow { resize: none; overflow: hidden; }
+.cx-fold { min-height: var(--ctl-h-md); height: var(--ctl-h-md); padding: var(--sp-2) var(--ctl-pad-x-sm); font-size: var(--fs-5); }
+.cx-fold:not(:focus) { padding-block: 0; line-height: calc(var(--ctl-h-md) - 2px); }      /* folded: the first line centred, the rest fully out of sight */
 
 .cx-search { appearance: none; }
 .cx-search::-webkit-search-cancel-button { filter: grayscale(1) opacity(.6); }
diff --git a/app/ui/composer/elements/input.js b/app/ui/composer/elements/input.js
index f02716d6..6796f563 100644
--- a/app/ui/composer/elements/input.js
+++ b/app/ui/composer/elements/input.js
@@ -138,21 +138,27 @@ define("stepper", "md", ({ value = 0, min, max, step = 1, onChange, label } = {}
   return { node, get value() { return current; }, setValue: set, destroy: () => node.remove() };
 });
 
-define("textarea", "md", ({ value = "", rows = 4, autoGrow = false, placeholder, onInput, onCommit, label } = {}) => {
+// `fold`: one line like an input until clicked, then as tall as its text (Enter is a new line); one line again on leaving.
+define("textarea", "md", ({ value = "", rows = 4, autoGrow = false, fold = false, placeholder, onInput, onCommit, label } = {}) => {
   const node = el("textarea", {
-    cls: ["cx-textarea", "cx-focusable", autoGrow ? "cx-autogrow" : null],
-    attrs: { rows, placeholder, "aria-label": label },
+    cls: ["cx-textarea", "cx-focusable", autoGrow || fold ? "cx-autogrow" : null, fold ? "cx-fold" : null],
+    attrs: { rows: fold ? 1 : rows, placeholder, "aria-label": label },
   });
   node.value = value;
 
   const grow = () => { node.style.height = "auto"; node.style.height = `${node.scrollHeight}px`; };
   if (autoGrow) { node.addEventListener("input", grow); queueMicrotask(grow); }
+  if (fold) {
+    node.addEventListener("focus", grow);
+    node.addEventListener("input", grow);
+    node.addEventListener("blur", () => { node.style.height = ""; node.scrollTop = 0; });
+  }
   wire(node, { onInput, onCommit });
 
   return {
     node,
     get value() { return node.value; },
-    setValue(v) { node.value = v ?? ""; if (autoGrow) grow(); },
+    setValue(v) { node.value = v ?? ""; if (autoGrow || (fold && document.activeElement === node)) grow(); },
     destroy: () => node.remove(),
   };
 });
diff --git a/app/ui/features/composer/storytools.js b/app/ui/features/composer/storytools.js
index 9a45c41c..92a59993 100644
--- a/app/ui/features/composer/storytools.js
+++ b/app/ui/features/composer/storytools.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function variablesPanel(app, own) {
   const draw = () => { shown = JSON.stringify([p.project && p.project.id, rows()]); page.set([
     ...rows().map((v, i) => c.toolbar.default({
       items: [c.input.sm({ label: "Name", value: v.name, placeholder: "name", onCommit: (x) => { const l = clone(rows()); l[i].name = x; write(l); } }),
-        c.input.sm({ label: "Value", value: v.value, placeholder: "text", onCommit: (x) => { const l = clone(rows()); l[i].value = x; write(l); } })],
+        c.textarea.md({ fold: true, label: "Value", value: v.value, placeholder: "text", onCommit: (x) => { const l = clone(rows()); l[i].value = x; write(l); } })],
       trailing: [c.button.sm({ label: "✕", tone: "ghost", title: "Remove", onClick: () => { write(rows().filter((_, k) => k !== i)); draw(); } })] })),
     c.button.sm({ label: "+ Add variable", tone: "ghost", disabled: !p.project, onClick: () => { write([...rows(), { name: "name", value: "" }]); draw(); } }),
     c.hint.default({ text: "Write $name in a prompt; it becomes the variable's text when you generate." }),