# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop pane collapse traps input, fixes applied

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #108105: \[Bug\]\[Desktop/Windows\] Zone-collapse chevron / strip-tab hide leave a durable trap: Settings, Layout editor and HUD titlebar keys stop receiving input and Ctrl+R (reload) does not recover

A bug where collapsing or hiding pane chrome on Windows desktop leaves UI controls (settings, layout editor, HUD titlebar keys) unresponsive, along with two related fixes to make collapsed and hidden pane states recoverable.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #108148. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108148 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #108105: \[Bug\]\[Desktop/Windows\] Zone-collapse chevron / strip-tab hide leave a durable trap: Settings, Layout editor and HUD titlebar keys stop receiving input and Ctrl+R (reload) does not recover

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108148: fix(desktop): recover trapped sidebars and keep titlebar controls clickable**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/DESIGN.md`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/titlebar-controls.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/collapse-restore-affordance.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/panel-titlebar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tree-group.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tree-group.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tree-split.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/store.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/layout.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/sidebar-collapse-persistence.test.ts`
- **#108120: fix(desktop): keep collapsed pane chrome recoverable**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `8a7a5a905fc66ed82b922587a8e3c011e819dbb5`, `#108148`, `#108120`, `#108105`
- **#108872: fix(desktop): heal persisted strip-tab hide that strands zone and keep titlebar cluster clear (#108105)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#108120`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108148 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-11`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`