Use typeable word for custom padding instead of zero-width space

[luftaquila]

This PR resolves #372 .

Although the issue is not always able to reproduce, I believe it is better to use a normal word instead of a specific unicode byte.

It should not affect any previous configs, including the people who were using U+200B as their padding.

Thank you!

[coderabbitai]

📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR updates the tmux Dracula configuration to support setting padding to false instead of using zero-width space characters. Changes include documentation updates and script logic to normalize the boolean value to empty strings for padding removal.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Documentation docs/CONFIG.md	Updated padding configuration guidance to use boolean false value instead of zero-width space character; removed old example and added new examples demonstrating false value assignment.
Script Logic scripts/dracula.sh	Added normalization guards to convert left_pad and right_pad from false to empty strings, preventing padding application when explicitly disabled.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~8 minutes

• Verify normalization guards are placed at the correct location in the script before pad_script construction
• Confirm that converting false to empty strings handles all edge cases and doesn't introduce unintended side effects in status bar rendering

Possibly related PRs

• feat/making plugin padding customizable #352: Introduces the customizable padding feature that this PR enhances by adding boolean false handling to replace the problematic zero-width space approach.

Suggested reviewers

• ethancedwards8

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	You can run @coderabbitai generate docstrings to improve docstring coverage.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately reflects the main change: replacing zero-width space with a typeable word (false) for custom padding configuration.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the changeset, referencing issue #372, explaining the motivation for replacing zero-width space with a normal word, and noting backward compatibility.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR successfully addresses issue #372 by replacing zero-width space padding with a boolean false value, preventing the status bar breaking issue caused by U+200B characters.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are directly related to fixing the padding issue: documentation updates explaining the new false-based approach and code changes normalizing false padding values to empty strings.

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Actionable comments posted: 0

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

scripts/dracula.sh (1)

44-45: Consider case-insensitive comparison for padding normalization.

The string comparison correctly normalizes "false" to an empty string, but it's case-sensitive. Users who configure "False" or "FALSE" won't benefit from this feature.

Apply this diff to handle case variations:

-  if [ "$left_pad" = false ]; then left_pad=""; fi
-  if [ "$right_pad" = false ]; then right_pad=""; fi
+  if [ "${left_pad,,}" = "false" ]; then left_pad=""; fi
+  if [ "${right_pad,,}" = "false" ]; then right_pad=""; fi

Note: The ${var,,} syntax converts to lowercase and requires Bash 4.0+. Alternatively, for broader compatibility:

-  if [ "$left_pad" = false ]; then left_pad=""; fi
-  if [ "$right_pad" = false ]; then right_pad=""; fi
+  case "$left_pad" in
+    [Ff][Aa][Ll][Ss][Ee]) left_pad="" ;;
+  esac
+  case "$right_pad" in
+    [Ff][Aa][Ll][Ss][Ee]) right_pad="" ;;
+  esac

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🔇 Additional comments (1)

docs/CONFIG.md (1)

98-105: LGTM! Clear and helpful documentation.

The addition clearly explains how to remove padding using false, providing both explanation and example. This makes the feature discoverable and easy to use.

[ethancedwards8]

diff lgtm