wagoodman/dive · error

unable to toggle filter visibility: %w

Error message

unable to toggle filter visibility: %w

What it means

TUI controller error from ToggleFilterView(): the filter view's ToggleVisible() failed. This is a view-level operation on the filter input box; the wrap identifies that the error happened toggling visibility itself, not in the follow-up focus/regex logic.

Source

Thrown at cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/app/controller.go:232

	}

	return c.UpdateAndRender()
}

func (c *controller) CloseFilterView() error {
	// filter view needs to be visible
	if c.views.Filter.IsVisible() {
		// toggle filter view
		return c.ToggleFilterView()
	}
	return nil
}

func (c *controller) ToggleFilterView() error {
	// delete all user input from the tree view
	err := c.views.Filter.ToggleVisible()
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("unable to toggle filter visibility: %w", err)
	}

	// we have just hidden the filter view...
	if !c.views.Filter.IsVisible() {
		// ...remove any filter from the tree
		c.views.Tree.SetFilterRegex(nil)

		// ...adjust focus to a valid (visible) view
		err = c.ToggleView()
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("unable to toggle filter view (back): %w", err)
		}
	}

	return c.UpdateAndRender()
}

View on GitHub (pinned to d6c691947f)

Solutions

1. Check the wrapped inner error for the gocui cause.
2. Re-run in a larger terminal and toggle the filter once the UI is stable.
3. Avoid rapid repeated presses of the filter key.
4. Report upstream with terminal type/size if it reproduces.

When it happens

Trigger: Pressing the filter keybinding (default '/') when the filter view object fails its visibility toggle — typically an internal gocui error on the filter view such as missing view creation after a resize.

Common situations: Opening/closing the filter rapidly; toggling the filter before initial layout completes; tiny terminal windows where the filter line cannot be displayed.

Related errors

• unable to toggle filter view (back): %w
• controller failed update: %w
• controller failed render: %w
• controller unable to update view: %w
• controller unable to switch to next pane: %w

AI-assisted analysis of wagoodman/dive@d6c691947f (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d4d6780727a93d4f. Report an issue: GitHub.