{"record":{"id":"2ec8d3ab295e04f5","repo":"zellij-org/zellij","slug":"could-not-find-editor-pane-to-replace-is-no-pane","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused?","messagePattern":"Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused\\?","errorType":"console","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs","lineNumber":3146,"sourceCode":"                        self.track_stack_list_member_id_swap(\n                            replaced_pane.pid(),\n                            PaneId::Terminal(pid),\n                        );\n                        self.insert_scrollback_editor_replaced_pane(replaced_pane, pid);\n                        self.get_active_pane(client_id)\n                            .with_context(|| format!(\"no active pane found for client {client_id}\"))\n                            .and_then(|current_active_pane| {\n                                resize_pty!(\n                                    current_active_pane,\n                                    self.os_api,\n                                    self.senders,\n                                    self.character_cell_size\n                                )\n                            })\n                            .with_context(err_context)?;\n                    },\n                    None => {\n                        Err::<(), _>(anyhow!(\n                            \"Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused?\"\n                        ))\n                        .with_context(err_context)\n                        .non_fatal();\n                    },\n                }\n            },\n            PaneId::Plugin(_pid) => {\n                // TBD, currently unsupported\n            },\n        }\n        Ok(())\n    }\n    pub fn replace_pane_with_editor_pane(\n        &mut self,\n        pid: PaneId,\n        pane_id_to_replace: PaneId,\n    ) -> Result<()> {","sourceCodeStart":3128,"sourceCodeEnd":3164,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/blob/474ea0cef620c83d6ec05a7c28c7f80c4f63bbbb/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs#L3128-L3164","documentation":"Error \"Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused?\" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.","triggerScenarios":"Occurs at zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs:3111 when the operation fails: \"Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused?\". Currently there is no defensive handling preventing or contextualizing this failure before it surfaces.","commonSituations":"Common race between pane close and a follow-up action, or running an action with no focused pane.","solutions":["Ensure the pane still exists before operating on it; it may have closed in the meantime.","Focus a pane first, then retry the action."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"474ea0cef620c83d6ec05a7c28c7f80c4f63bbbb","analyzedAt":"2026-08-19T07:42:58.758Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-19T07:42:58.758Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}