From 1855fba32fe0039c3a90543c4ee3a8cc9e39c810 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zacharias-Brohn <zacbro-8@student.ltu.se>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:14:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] powerline?

---
 lua/zterm-navigator/init.lua | 31 +++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/zterm-navigator/init.lua b/lua/zterm-navigator/init.lua
index beb9bb0..a8a5e42 100644
--- a/lua/zterm-navigator/init.lua
+++ b/lua/zterm-navigator/init.lua
@@ -36,31 +36,14 @@ M.config = {
 }
 
 -- Send raw escape sequence to the terminal, bypassing neovim's terminal handling.
--- We use multiple fallback strategies to find a working method.
+-- We spawn a shell process to write directly to the TTY, which bypasses neovim completely.
 local function send_to_tty(str)
-  -- Strategy 1: Use nvim_chan_send to channel 2 (stderr)
-  -- This often bypasses neovim's terminal buffer processing
-  local ok = pcall(vim.api.nvim_chan_send, 2, str)
-  if ok then
-    return
-  end
-
-  -- Strategy 2: Write to stderr directly
-  -- stderr is typically unbuffered and may bypass neovim
-  ok = pcall(function()
-    io.stderr:write(str)
-    io.stderr:flush()
-  end)
-  if ok then
-    return
-  end
-
-  -- Strategy 3: Use terminfo/termcap passthrough if available
-  -- This is a last resort
-  pcall(function()
-    io.write(str)
-    io.flush()
-  end)
+  -- Use printf in a subprocess - this writes directly to the terminal
+  -- The subprocess inherits the TTY and can write to it directly
+  vim.fn.jobstart({ 'printf', '%s', str }, {
+    detach = true,
+    on_exit = function() end,
+  })
 end
 
 -- Send OSC 51 command to ZTerm for pane navigation