From aeabcb3ddb94930375cf1e398d1f38800e88d595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dcorral <hi@dcorral.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 21:38:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Use alternate screen for ssh sessions

---
 src/main.rs | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9ba0a3d..99fa143 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -14,18 +14,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     enable_raw_mode()?;
     let (mut width, mut height) = crossterm::terminal::size()?;
     if width == 0 || height == 0 {
-        // Fallback for SSH or terminals that don't report size
         width = 80;
         height = 24;
     }
     println!("Width: {}, Height: {}", width, height);
-    // if width < 15 || height < 15 {
-    //     disable_raw_mode()?;
-    //     println!("Your console is too small.");
-    //     return Ok(());
-    // }
+    let use_alternate_screen =
+        std::env::var("SSH_CLIENT").is_err() && std::env::var("SSH_TTY").is_err();
     let mut stdout = stdout();
-    execute!(stdout, EnterAlternateScreen)?;
+    if use_alternate_screen {
+        execute!(stdout, EnterAlternateScreen)?;
+    }
     let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout);
     let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend)?;
 
@@ -50,6 +48,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     }
 
     disable_raw_mode()?;
-    execute!(terminal.backend_mut(), LeaveAlternateScreen)?;
+    if use_alternate_screen {
+        execute!(terminal.backend_mut(), LeaveAlternateScreen)?;
+    }
     Ok(())
 }