allow hiding bottom line

docs/Config.md

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ gui:
   showFileTree: true # for rendering changes files in a tree format
   showListFooter: true # for seeing the '5 of 20' message in list panels
   showRandomTip: true
+  showBottomLine: true # for hiding the bottom information line (unless it has important information to tell you)
   showCommandLog: true
   commandLogSize: 8
 git:

pkg/config/user_config.go

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type GuiConfig struct {
 	ShowFileTree             bool               `yaml:"showFileTree"`
 	ShowRandomTip            bool               `yaml:"showRandomTip"`
 	ShowCommandLog           bool               `yaml:"showCommandLog"`
+	ShowBottomLine           bool               `yaml:"showBottomLine"`
 	CommandLogSize           int                `yaml:"commandLogSize"`
 }
 
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 			SkipNoStagedFilesWarning: false,
 			ShowListFooter:           true,
 			ShowCommandLog:           true,
+			ShowBottomLine:           true,
 			ShowFileTree:             true,
 			ShowRandomTip:            true,
 			CommandLogSize:           8,

pkg/gui/arrangement.go

@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) getWindowDimensions(informationStr string, appStatus string) map
 
 	extrasWindowSize := gui.getExtrasWindowSize(height)
 
+	showInfoSection := gui.c.UserConfig.Gui.ShowBottomLine || (gui.State.Searching.isSearching || gui.isAnyModeActive())
+	infoSectionSize := 0
+	if showInfoSection {
+		infoSectionSize = 1
+	}
+
 	root := &boxlayout.Box{
 		Direction: boxlayout.ROW,
 		Children: []*boxlayout.Box{
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) getWindowDimensions(informationStr string, appStatus string) map
 			},
 			{
 				Direction: boxlayout.COLUMN,
-				Size:      1,
+				Size:      infoSectionSize,
 				Children:  gui.infoSectionChildren(informationStr, appStatus),
 			},
 		},

pkg/gui/information_panel.go

@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) getActiveMode() (modeStatus, bool) {
 	})
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) isAnyModeActive() bool {
+	return slices.Some(gui.modeStatuses(), func(mode modeStatus) bool {
+		return mode.isActive()
+	})
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleInfoClick() error {
 	if !gui.g.Mouse {
 		return nil