From ad0c2b4db302cdc89b9c52e33ec780dae85cb46a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Rose <172423086+nornagon-openai@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:22:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] don't clear screen on startup (#3925)

---
 codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs | 12 +-----------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs
index 6d7b9e81..cacbc716 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 
 use crossterm::Command;
 use crossterm::SynchronizedUpdate;
-use crossterm::cursor;
+#[cfg(unix)]
 use crossterm::cursor::MoveTo;
 use crossterm::event::DisableBracketedPaste;
 use crossterm::event::DisableFocusChange;
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ use crossterm::event::PopKeyboardEnhancementFlags;
 use crossterm::event::PushKeyboardEnhancementFlags;
 use crossterm::terminal::EnterAlternateScreen;
 use crossterm::terminal::LeaveAlternateScreen;
-use crossterm::terminal::ScrollUp;
 use ratatui::backend::Backend;
 use ratatui::backend::CrosstermBackend;
 use ratatui::crossterm::execute;
@@ -127,15 +126,6 @@ pub fn init() -> Result<Terminal> {
 
     set_panic_hook();
 
-    // Instead of clearing the screen (which can drop scrollback in some terminals),
-    // scroll existing lines up until the cursor reaches the top, then start at (0, 0).
-    if let Ok((_x, y)) = cursor::position()
-        && y > 0
-    {
-        execute!(stdout(), ScrollUp(y))?;
-    }
-    execute!(stdout(), MoveTo(0, 0))?;
-
     let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout());
     let tui = CustomTerminal::with_options(backend)?;
     Ok(tui)