⚓️ work in progress Wed Jan 21 19:37:10 2026

Author: mosheavni

lua/search-replace/dashboard.lua

@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ function M.setup()
       local cmdline = vim.fn.getcmdline()
       -- Quick check: does it look like a substitute command?
       if not utils.is_substitute_cmd(cmdline) then
-        -- Not a substitute command, close dashboard if open
+        -- Not a substitute command - always clear cache and close dashboard if open
+        dashboard_state.last_parsed = nil
         if float_is_shown() then
           M.close_dashboard()
         end

lua/search-replace/utils.lua

@@ -128,7 +128,16 @@ function M.trigger_cmdline_refresh(invalidate_fn)
     if invalidate_fn then
       invalidate_fn()
     end
-    vim.fn.feedkeys(' ' .. vim.keycode('<BS>'), 'in')
+    -- Save cursor position before triggering refresh
+    local pos = vim.fn.getcmdpos()
+    local cmd_len = #vim.fn.getcmdline()
+    -- Calculate how many <Left> keys needed to restore position after going to end
+    local chars_to_move_left = cmd_len - pos + 1
+
+    -- Go to end (to avoid inserting space in middle), insert space, delete it,
+    -- then move back to original position
+    local restore_keys = string.rep(vim.keycode('<Left>'), chars_to_move_left)
+    vim.fn.feedkeys(vim.keycode('<End>') .. ' ' .. vim.keycode('<BS>') .. restore_keys, 'in')
   end, 50)
 end