From e7e827c41a0250d52044cf63bf47ac79bc9f3004 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth <seth@sethfreiberg.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:19:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve spacing between nail panels

- Expanded panel width from 20 to 29 characters per nail
- Better formatted text with more descriptive labels
- Full 'Nail 1' and 'Nail 2' names instead of abbreviations
- More readable temperature and error displays
- Improved overall visual separation and readability
- Deployed and verified on Pi
---
 piNail2/tty_status_display.py | 45 +++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/piNail2/tty_status_display.py b/piNail2/tty_status_display.py
index db3c13b..4761801 100644
--- a/piNail2/tty_status_display.py
+++ b/piNail2/tty_status_display.py
@@ -156,50 +156,49 @@ class StatusDisplay:
         lines = []
         
         # Header
-        nail_name = "N1" if nail_id == "nail1" else "N2"
+        nail_name = "Nail 1" if nail_id == "nail1" else "Nail 2"
         enabled = status.get("enabled", False)
         has_error = status.get("error", False)
         icon = self.format_status_icon(enabled, has_error)
         
-        lines.append("{}{}{}{}".format(
+        status_text = "ONLINE" if enabled else "OFFLINE"
+        lines.append("{}{} {} {}{}".format(
             Colors.BOLD, nail_name, icon,
-            "ON" if enabled else "OFF"
-        ) + Colors.RESET)
+            status_text,
+            Colors.RESET
+        ))
         
         # Temperature display
         current = float(status.get("current_temp", 0))
         setpoint = float(status.get("setpoint", 0))
-        lines.append("T:{} S:{}".format(
-            "{:5.0f}F".format(current) if current else "ERR",
-            "{:5.0f}F".format(setpoint)
-        ))
+        temp_str = "{:6.1f}F".format(current) if current else "ERROR"
+        setpt_str = "{:6.1f}F".format(setpoint)
+        lines.append("Temp:  {} / {}".format(temp_str, setpt_str))
         
         # Error display
         error = float(status.get("error", 0))
         error_color = Colors.RED if abs(error) > 20 else Colors.YELLOW if abs(error) > 5 else Colors.GREEN
-        lines.append("{}E:{:+6.1f}{}".format(error_color, error, Colors.RESET))
+        lines.append("{}Error: {:+7.1f}F{}".format(error_color, error, Colors.RESET))
         
         # PID Output bar
         output = float(status.get("output", 0))
         output_pct = min(100.0, max(0.0, output * 100))
         bar_filled = int(output_pct / 10)
-        bar = "{}|{}{}|{}".format(
+        bar = "{}[{}{}]{}".format(
             Colors.BRIGHT_GREEN,
             "=" * bar_filled,
             " " * (10 - bar_filled),
             Colors.RESET
         )
-        lines.append("Out: {} {:3.0f}%".format(bar, output_pct))
+        lines.append("Output: {} {:5.1f}%".format(bar, output_pct))
         
         # Flight mode and phase
         mode = status.get("flight_mode", "grounded")
         phase = status.get("phase", "idle")
-        mode_short = mode[:4].upper()
-        phase_short = phase[:4].upper()
-        lines.append("{}M:{} P:{}{}".format(
+        lines.append("{}Mode: {:<10} Phase: {}{}".format(
             Colors.CYAN,
-            mode_short,
-            phase_short,
+            mode[:10],
+            phase[:8],
             Colors.RESET
         ))
         
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ class StatusDisplay:
         tc_ok = safety.get("tc_ok", True)
         watchdog_ok = safety.get("watchdog_ok", True)
         
-        safety_status = "{}S:OK{}".format(Colors.GREEN, Colors.RESET) if (temp_ok and tc_ok and watchdog_ok) else "{}S:WARN{}".format(Colors.RED, Colors.RESET)
+        safety_status = "{}Safety: OK{}".format(Colors.GREEN, Colors.RESET) if (temp_ok and tc_ok and watchdog_ok) else "{}Safety: WARN{}".format(Colors.RED, Colors.RESET)
         lines.append(safety_status)
         
         return lines
@@ -270,18 +269,18 @@ class StatusDisplay:
         while len(nail2_lines) < max_lines:
             nail2_lines.append("")
         
-        # Draw side-by-side panels
-        lines.append("{}┌─ NAIL 1 ────────────┬─ NAIL 2 ────────────┐{}".format(
+        # Draw side-by-side panels with better spacing
+        lines.append("{}┌─ NAIL 1 ─────────────────────┬─ NAIL 2 ─────────────────────┐{}".format(
             Colors.CYAN, Colors.RESET))
         
         for n1_line, n2_line in zip(nail1_lines, nail2_lines):
-            # Left pad lines to 20 chars, right pad n2 lines
-            left = "│ {:<18} ".format(n1_line[:18])
-            right = "│ {:<18} │".format(n2_line[:18])
+            # Pad lines to 29 chars with good spacing
+            left = "│ {:<27} ".format(n1_line[:27])
+            right = "│ {:<27} │".format(n2_line[:27])
             lines.append("{}{}{}".format(left, right, Colors.RESET))
         
         # Footer
-        lines.append("{}└────────────────────┴────────────────────┘{}".format(
+        lines.append("{}└───────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────┘{}".format(
             Colors.CYAN, Colors.RESET))
         
         return "\n".join(lines)