From c2177b659e257ace49002d6edf5d1619186a9bba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arkon <arkon.85@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:40:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: remove New Session panel entirely

- Remove New Session slide-up panel from HTML
- Remove createNewSession, hideNewSessionPanel, createSessionFromPanel functions
- Remove Ctrl+N keyboard shortcut
- Remove "New Session" from help modal
- Clean up loadQuickStartCases and closeAllPanels references

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 src/web/public/app.js     | 59 ---------------------------------------
 src/web/public/index.html | 25 -----------------
 2 files changed, 84 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/web/public/app.js b/src/web/public/app.js
index f38470b0..5cb5c766 100644
--- a/src/web/public/app.js
+++ b/src/web/public/app.js
@@ -149,12 +149,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
         this.quickStart();
       }
 
-      // Ctrl/Cmd + N - new session
-      if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'n') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        this.createNewSession();
-      }
-
       // Ctrl/Cmd + W - close active session
       if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'w') {
         e.preventDefault();
@@ -637,7 +631,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
       this.cases = cases;
 
       const select = document.getElementById('quickStartCase');
-      const newSessionSelect = document.getElementById('newSessionCase');
 
       // Build options
       let options = '<option value="testcase">testcase</option>';
@@ -648,7 +641,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
       });
 
       select.innerHTML = options;
-      newSessionSelect.innerHTML = options;
 
       // Auto-select first case and update directory display
       if (cases.length > 0) {
@@ -767,56 +759,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     }
   }
 
-  // ========== New Session ==========
-
-  createNewSession() {
-    document.getElementById('newSessionPanel').classList.add('open');
-  }
-
-  hideNewSessionPanel() {
-    document.getElementById('newSessionPanel').classList.remove('open');
-  }
-
-  async createSessionFromPanel() {
-    const caseName = document.getElementById('newSessionCase').value;
-    const customDir = document.getElementById('newSessionDir').value.trim();
-
-    this.hideNewSessionPanel();
-
-    try {
-      if (customDir) {
-        // Create session with custom directory
-        const createRes = await fetch('/api/sessions', {
-          method: 'POST',
-          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-          body: JSON.stringify({ workingDir: customDir })
-        });
-        const createData = await createRes.json();
-        if (!createData.success) throw new Error(createData.error);
-
-        // Start interactive
-        await fetch(`/api/sessions/${createData.session.id}/interactive`, {
-          method: 'POST'
-        });
-
-        this.selectSession(createData.session.id);
-      } else {
-        // Use quick-start with case
-        const res = await fetch('/api/quick-start', {
-          method: 'POST',
-          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-          body: JSON.stringify({ caseName })
-        });
-        const data = await res.json();
-        if (!data.success) throw new Error(data.error);
-
-        this.selectSession(data.sessionId);
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.showToast('Failed to create session: ' + err.message, 'error');
-    }
-  }
-
   // ========== Directory Input ==========
 
   toggleDirInput() {
@@ -1432,7 +1374,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     this.closeAppSettings();
     this.cancelCloseSession();
     document.getElementById('respawnPanel').classList.remove('open');
-    document.getElementById('newSessionPanel').classList.remove('open');
     document.getElementById('taskPanel').classList.remove('open');
     document.getElementById('processPanel').classList.remove('open');
   }
diff --git a/src/web/public/index.html b/src/web/public/index.html
index 5411facb..ebf185ae 100644
--- a/src/web/public/index.html
+++ b/src/web/public/index.html
@@ -175,30 +175,6 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- New Session Panel (slide-up) -->
-    <div class="new-session-panel" id="newSessionPanel">
-      <div class="respawn-panel-header">
-        <span>New Session</span>
-        <button class="btn-close" onclick="app.hideNewSessionPanel()">&times;</button>
-      </div>
-      <div class="respawn-panel-body">
-        <div class="form-row">
-          <label>Case / Project</label>
-          <select id="newSessionCase" class="form-select">
-            <option value="testcase">testcase (default)</option>
-          </select>
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-row">
-          <label>Or specify directory</label>
-          <input type="text" id="newSessionDir" placeholder="~/projects/my-project">
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-actions">
-          <button class="btn-toolbar" onclick="app.hideNewSessionPanel()">Cancel</button>
-          <button class="btn-toolbar btn-success" onclick="app.createSessionFromPanel()">Create Session</button>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
     <!-- Help Modal -->
     <div class="modal" id="helpModal">
       <div class="modal-backdrop" onclick="app.closeHelp()"></div>
@@ -210,7 +186,6 @@
         <div class="modal-body">
           <div class="shortcuts-grid">
             <div><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd></div><div>Run Claude</div>
-            <div><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>N</kbd></div><div>New Session</div>
             <div><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>W</kbd></div><div>Close Session</div>
             <div><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd></div><div>Next Session</div>
             <div><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd></div><div>Kill All Sessions</div>