1 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/tui_components.zig b/src/tui_components.zig
index 4f74210..f85c294 100644
--- a/src/tui_components.zig
+++ b/src/tui_components.zig
@@ -156,6 +156,30 @@ pub fn displayWidthStyled(text: []const u8) usize {
     return cols;
 }
 
+fn reapplyAfterReset(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, text: []const u8, bg_open: []const u8, fg_open: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
+    const reset = theme.reset;
+    var count: usize = 0;
+    var pos: usize = 0;
+    while (std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, text, pos, reset)) |idx| {
+        count += 1;
+        pos = idx + reset.len;
+    }
+    if (count == 0) return alloc.dupe(u8, text);
+
+    const extra = count * (bg_open.len + fg_open.len);
+    var out = try std.ArrayList(u8).initCapacity(alloc, text.len + extra);
+    errdefer out.deinit(alloc);
+    pos = 0;
+    while (std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, text, pos, reset)) |idx| {
+        try out.appendSlice(alloc, text[pos .. idx + reset.len]);
+        try out.appendSlice(alloc, bg_open);
+        try out.appendSlice(alloc, fg_open);
+        pos = idx + reset.len;
+    }
+    try out.appendSlice(alloc, text[pos..]);
+    return try out.toOwnedSlice(alloc);
+}
+
 /// ANSI-aware version of `truncateToCols`; never cuts inside a CSI sequence and
 /// does not count escapes toward the column budget.
 pub fn truncateStyledToCols(text: []const u8, max_cols: usize) []const u8 {
@@ -755,10 +779,19 @@ pub const UserText = struct {
             const pad_str = try a.alloc(u8, right_pad);
             defer a.free(pad_str);
             @memset(pad_str, ' ');
+
+            // Markdown inline styles currently close with a full SGR reset.
+            // Inside the user-message block that reset must be immediately
+            // followed by the block's bg+fg again, otherwise the faint user
+            // background disappears for the rest of the visual line (including
+            // right padding) after `code`, *em*, **strong**, etc.
+            const inner_user = try reapplyAfterReset(a, inner, bg.open(), fg.open());
+            defer a.free(inner_user);
+
             const composed = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
                 a,
                 "{s}{s}{s}{s}{s}{s}",
-                .{ bg.open(), fg.open(), indent, inner, pad_str, theme.reset },
+                .{ bg.open(), fg.open(), indent, inner_user, pad_str, theme.reset },
             );
             try out.append(a, composed);
         }