From c7b54caf45936d879ee6534074acd428cee79953 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pdxlocations <benlipsey@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:30:03 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add resize event handling and update version to 1.4.18

---
 contact/ui/contact_ui.py | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 pyproject.toml           |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contact/ui/contact_ui.py b/contact/ui/contact_ui.py
index 55fd0c1..bdf10dd 100644
--- a/contact/ui/contact_ui.py
+++ b/contact/ui/contact_ui.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from contact.utilities.singleton import ui_state, interface_state, menu_state
 
 
 MIN_COL = 1  # "effectively zero" without breaking curses
+RESIZE_DEBOUNCE_MS = 250
 root_win = None
 
 
@@ -161,6 +162,24 @@ def handle_resize(stdscr: curses.window, firstrun: bool) -> None:
         pass
 
 
+def drain_resize_events(input_win: curses.window) -> Union[str, int, None]:
+    """Wait for resize events to settle and preserve one queued non-resize key."""
+    input_win.timeout(RESIZE_DEBOUNCE_MS)
+    try:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                next_char = input_win.get_wch()
+            except curses.error:
+                return None
+
+            if next_char == curses.KEY_RESIZE:
+                continue
+
+            return next_char
+    finally:
+        input_win.timeout(-1)
+
+
 def main_ui(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
     """Main UI loop for the curses interface."""
     global input_text
@@ -168,6 +187,7 @@ def main_ui(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
 
     root_win = stdscr
     input_text = ""
+    queued_char = None
     stdscr.keypad(True)
     get_channels()
     handle_resize(stdscr, True)
@@ -176,7 +196,11 @@ def main_ui(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
         draw_text_field(entry_win, f"Message: {(input_text or '')[-(stdscr.getmaxyx()[1] - 10):]}", get_color("input"))
 
         # Get user input from entry window
-        char = entry_win.get_wch()
+        if queued_char is None:
+            char = entry_win.get_wch()
+        else:
+            char = queued_char
+            queued_char = None
 
         # draw_debug(f"Keypress: {char}")
 
@@ -224,7 +248,9 @@ def main_ui(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
 
         elif char == curses.KEY_RESIZE:
             input_text = ""
+            queued_char = drain_resize_events(entry_win)
             handle_resize(stdscr, False)
+            continue
 
         elif char == chr(4):  # Ctrl + D to delete current channel or node
             handle_ctrl_d()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 50238d4..2e960d3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "contact"
-version = "1.4.17"
+version = "1.4.18"
 description = "This Python curses client for Meshtastic is a terminal-based client designed to manage device settings, enable mesh chat communication, and handle configuration backups and restores."
 authors = [
     {name = "Ben Lipsey",email = "ben@pdxlocations.com"}