From 8d03885274ce9c95c9fe1a776c8743fbfc5baaee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: suhel <suhelkhan87514@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:16:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] newly create pane will be focused when created

---
 crates/rmux-app/src/app.rs           | 9 +++++++++
 crates/rmux-app/src/workspace/mod.rs | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crates/rmux-app/src/app.rs b/crates/rmux-app/src/app.rs
index 03931bc..b3dedc6 100644
--- a/crates/rmux-app/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/rmux-app/src/app.rs
@@ -716,6 +716,15 @@ impl RmuxApp {
             cwd.as_deref(),
             bg_opacity,
         );
+        if let Some(terminal) = self
+            .workspace_manager
+            .active_mut()
+            .root
+            .find_pane_mut(new_id)
+            .and_then(|pane| pane.active_terminal_mut())
+        {
+            terminal.set_focus(true);
+        }
         let workspace_id = self.workspace_manager.active().id.0;
         self.publish_event(
             "pane.created",
diff --git a/crates/rmux-app/src/workspace/mod.rs b/crates/rmux-app/src/workspace/mod.rs
index 6fb5f84..e7a492b 100644
--- a/crates/rmux-app/src/workspace/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rmux-app/src/workspace/mod.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ impl WorkspaceManager {
         let ws = &mut self.workspaces[index];
         let active = ws.active_pane_id();
         let new_id = ws.split_right(active, &mut self.next_pane_id, &mut self.next_split_id)?;
+        ws.active_pane = new_id;
         self.check_pane_guardrail();
         Ok(new_id)
     }
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ impl WorkspaceManager {
         let ws = &mut self.workspaces[index];
         let active = ws.active_pane_id();
         let new_id = ws.split_down(active, &mut self.next_pane_id, &mut self.next_split_id)?;
+        ws.active_pane = new_id;
         self.check_pane_guardrail();
         Ok(new_id)
     }
@@ -787,6 +789,7 @@ mod tests {
         let new_id = manager.split_active_right().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(manager.total_pane_count(), 2);
         assert!(new_id.0 > 0);
+        assert_eq!(manager.active().active_pane, new_id);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -797,6 +800,7 @@ mod tests {
         let new_id = manager.split_active_down().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(manager.total_pane_count(), 2);
         assert!(new_id.0 > 0);
+        assert_eq!(manager.active().active_pane, new_id);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1095,6 +1099,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut manager = WorkspaceManager::new();
         let original_pane = manager.active().active_pane;
         manager.split_active_right().expect("split ok");
+        manager.focus_pane_global(original_pane);
         manager.new_surface_in_active(None).unwrap();
         manager.new_surface_in_active(None).unwrap();
         manager.close_surface_in_active_with_capture(None).expect("close should succeed");