From 766ae27feebf14655be3aec33c9c65c39986513c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jared Miller <jared@smell.flowers>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:46:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Resume the child process first

---
 src/cli.ts | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 083a270..4d18bbd 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -147,12 +147,16 @@ async function main() {
     }
     process.stdin.resume();
     if (pty) {
-      // Resume child process
+      // Resume child process first
       process.kill(pty.pid, "SIGCONT");
-      // Trigger PTY redraw by sending resize + Ctrl+L
-      const { cols, rows } = getTerminalSize();
-      pty.resize(cols, rows);
-      pty.write("\x0c"); // Ctrl+L forces TUI redraw
+      // Give child time to wake up, then trigger redraw
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        if (pty && !isExiting) {
+          const { cols, rows } = getTerminalSize();
+          pty.resize(cols, rows);
+          process.kill(pty.pid, "SIGWINCH"); // Tell child window changed
+        }
+      }, 50);
     }
   });