zellij-org/zellij · error · anyhow::Error

Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused?

Error message

Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused?

What it means

Error "Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused?" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.

Solutions

1. Ensure the pane still exists before operating on it; it may have closed in the meantime.
2. Focus a pane first, then retry the action.

When it happens

Trigger: 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.

Common situations: Common race between pane close and a follow-up action, or running an action with no focused pane.

AI-assisted analysis of zellij-org/zellij@474ea0cef6 (2026-08-19). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2ec8d3ab295e04f5. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs:3146

                        self.track_stack_list_member_id_swap(
                            replaced_pane.pid(),
                            PaneId::Terminal(pid),
                        );
                        self.insert_scrollback_editor_replaced_pane(replaced_pane, pid);
                        self.get_active_pane(client_id)
                            .with_context(|| format!("no active pane found for client {client_id}"))
                            .and_then(|current_active_pane| {
                                resize_pty!(
                                    current_active_pane,
                                    self.os_api,
                                    self.senders,
                                    self.character_cell_size
                                )
                            })
                            .with_context(err_context)?;
                    },
                    None => {
                        Err::<(), _>(anyhow!(
                            "Could not find editor pane to replace - is no pane focused?"
                        ))
                        .with_context(err_context)
                        .non_fatal();
                    },
                }
            },
            PaneId::Plugin(_pid) => {
                // TBD, currently unsupported
            },
        }
        Ok(())
    }
    pub fn replace_pane_with_editor_pane(
        &mut self,
        pid: PaneId,
        pane_id_to_replace: PaneId,
    ) -> Result<()> {

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