From c8d5ca548df81f6b3fe09cc69acaac99809fe338 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: forkless <forkless@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2026 20:27:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Whale always patrols bottom row, not just during scans

---
 src/tui.rs | 44 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/tui.rs b/src/tui.rs
index 4b3baf1..5e9c4a3 100644
--- a/src/tui.rs
+++ b/src/tui.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct AppState {
     /// Spinner state
     pub spinner_active: bool,
     pub spinner_start: Option<Instant>,
+    pub whale_start: Instant,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ impl Default for AppState {
             status_style: StatusStyle::Neutral,
             spinner_active: false,
             spinner_start: None,
+            whale_start: Instant::now(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -123,12 +125,8 @@ pub fn draw_main_menu(f: &mut Frame, state: &mut ListState, app: &AppState, save
     let prompt = "↑/↓ navigate  Enter select";
     draw_select_list(f, chunks[2], &items, &descs, prompt, state);
 
-    // Whale patrols the status bar when spinner is active
-    if app.spinner_active {
-        draw_whale_separator(f, chunks[3], app);
-    } else {
-        draw_status_bar(f, chunks[3], app);
-    }
+    // Whale always patrols the bottom row
+    draw_whale_separator(f, chunks[3], app);
 }
 
 /// Draw the disclaimer popup with full warning text.
@@ -616,25 +614,21 @@ fn draw_whale_separator(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &AppState) {
         Paragraph::new(Span::styled(sep, Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray))),
         area,
     );
-    if app.spinner_active {
-        if let Some(start) = app.spinner_start {
-            let elapsed = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64;
-            let bar_w = area.width as u64;
-            let speed_ms: u64 = 60;
-            let cooldown_ticks: u64 = 166;
-            let total = bar_w + cooldown_ticks;
-            let t = (elapsed / speed_ms) % total;
-            if t < bar_w {
-                let x = bar_w - t - 1;
-                let switch = ((elapsed / 400) * 7 + (elapsed / 600) * 13) % 2;
-                let variants: &[&str] = &["🐋", "🐳"];
-                let whale = variants[(switch % variants.len() as u64) as usize];
-                f.render_widget(
-                    Paragraph::new(Span::styled(whale, Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan))),
-                    Rect { x: area.x + (x as u16), y: area.y, width: 4, height: 1 },
-                );
-            }
-        }
+    let elapsed = app.whale_start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64;
+    let bar_w = area.width as u64;
+    let speed_ms: u64 = 60;
+    let cooldown_ticks: u64 = 166;
+    let total = bar_w + cooldown_ticks;
+    let t = (elapsed / speed_ms) % total;
+    if t < bar_w {
+        let x = bar_w - t - 1;
+        let switch = ((elapsed / 400) * 7 + (elapsed / 600) * 13) % 2;
+        let variants: &[&str] = &["🐋", "🐳"];
+        let whale = variants[(switch % variants.len() as u64) as usize];
+        f.render_widget(
+            Paragraph::new(Span::styled(whale, Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan))),
+            Rect { x: area.x + (x as u16), y: area.y, width: 4, height: 1 },
+        );
     }
 }