zellij-org/zellij · error · anyhow::Error
Could not find editor pane to replace
Error message
Could not find editor pane to replace
What it means
Error "Could not find editor pane to replace" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.
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.
When it happens
Trigger: Occurs at zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs:3172 when the operation fails: "Could not find editor pane to replace". 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/01d87d374d7d16a7.
Report an issue: GitHub.
Appendix: source
Thrown at zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs:3207
None
};
match replaced_pane {
Some(replaced_pane) => {
resize_pty!(
replaced_pane,
self.os_api,
self.senders,
self.character_cell_size
)
.non_fatal();
self.track_stack_list_member_id_swap(
pane_id_to_replace,
PaneId::Terminal(pid),
);
self.insert_scrollback_editor_replaced_pane(replaced_pane, pid);
},
None => {
Err::<(), _>(anyhow!("Could not find editor pane to replace"))
.with_context(err_context)
.non_fatal();
},
}
},
PaneId::Plugin(_pid) => {
// TBD, currently unsupported
},
}
Ok(())
}
pub fn suppress_pane_and_replace_with_pid(
&mut self,
old_pane_id: PaneId,
new_pane_id: PaneId,
close_replaced_pane: bool,
run: Option<Run>,
completion_tx: Option<NotificationEnd>,View on GitHub (pinned to 474ea0cef6)