Hi! I would suggest that you use Zellij or send patches.
16 Jan 2026 07:52:17 P Z <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > I've been a long-time user of tmux and love its stability and scriptability. > However, I've recently been looking at Zellij and find its pane UI > particularly appealing for visual organization. > > I would like to propose adding support for a "Zellij-styled" pane rendering > option in tmux. > Specifically, I am interested in: > > * Pane Frames: A distinct border/frame around each pane that contains the > pane title and status, rather than just a simple line divider. > * Adjustable Margins/Padding: The ability to configure spacing/padding > inside/outside the pane borders. This would allow users to create a cleaner > visual separation between the border and the content, greatly enhancing > layout flexibility. > * Rounded Corners: (Optional) Support for rounded borders if the terminal > font/renderer allows. > * Sticky/Floating Headers: Keeping pane titles visible and distinct within > the frame. > > I believe these changes would greatly improve readability when managing many > splits, making it easier to see which pane is active and what process is > running in it at a glance. > > I have attached a reference screenshot of Zellij to illustrate exactly what I > mean by this styling. > Is this something that could be implemented via a user option or a plugin > interface in the future? > > Thank you for your hard work on tmux! > > [Image][5d8198b5e9411a19c948a363a1c06b12759572d2e4e66f57a3d0aea9751245c2.png][cid:b4c062e6-2c36-48ec-b9de-618955627720] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "tmux-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/b002b376-2932-42bb-9ec0-62b5bbe81f5bn%40googlegroups.com[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/b002b376-2932-42bb-9ec0-62b5bbe81f5bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer]. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tmux-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/9d96cb16-b70d-4856-a8cb-e9dcc2fa1902%40postspace.net.
