From 7742f15912ec8200fe5bd1cccaf4e862e0568f73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth <seth@sethfreiberg.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:16:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add ASCII art header with side-by-side timestamp layout

- Created compact 3-line ASCII art for 'piNail' on the left
- Timestamp and status info displayed on the right side
- Efficient use of screen space
- Better visual appeal while remaining compact
- Deployed and verified on Pi
---
 piNail2/tty_status_display.py | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/piNail2/tty_status_display.py b/piNail2/tty_status_display.py
index 20b6527..7931fbb 100644
--- a/piNail2/tty_status_display.py
+++ b/piNail2/tty_status_display.py
@@ -228,20 +228,32 @@ class StatusDisplay:
         """Draw the complete status display frame."""
         lines = []
         
-        # ASCII Art Title (ultra-compact)
-        lines.append("")
-        lines.append("{}{}{}".format(Colors.BRIGHT_CYAN + Colors.BOLD,
-            ">> PINAIL STATUS <<", Colors.RESET))
-        
-        # Timestamp
+        # ASCII Art Title with timestamp side-by-side
         timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
         lines.append("")
-        lines.append("{}{}  {}{}".format(
+        lines.append("{}{}{:<20} {}{}{}".format(
+            Colors.BRIGHT_CYAN + Colors.BOLD,
+            " ___  _           _ _  _",
+            "",
             Colors.DIM,
             timestamp,
-            Colors.RESET,
-            ""
+            Colors.RESET
         ))
+        lines.append("{}{}{:<20} {}{}{}".format(
+            Colors.BRIGHT_CYAN + Colors.BOLD,
+            "|  \\| | __ _ _  _| | ||_|",
+            "",
+            Colors.DIM,
+            "piNail2 Status",
+            Colors.RESET
+        ))
+        lines.append("{}{}{:<20}{}".format(
+            Colors.BRIGHT_CYAN + Colors.BOLD,
+            "|__/|_|__|||_||_||_|\\__/",
+            "",
+            Colors.RESET
+        ))
+        
         lines.append("")
         
         # Get data safely