macOS: Search bar covers up matches

^{Originally posted by joeshaw December 2, 2025}

Issue Description

The search bar can completely occlude a search result and you'd never know it. Here's an example as I search for "palette". The currently-highlighted match is completely behind the bar.

I understand that I can drag the bar around, but it would be nice if the viewport scrolled so that it didn't appear behind the search bar. I guess this might be tricky if the bar is at the bottom, but it's at least doable if it's at the top.

Developer's note:

You can also implement something like the "reveal animation" that most of the native apps have when searching.

Expected Behavior

I expect Ghostty to behave more like a native Mac app with regard to search behavior.

Actual Behavior

See above.

Reproduction Steps

Mostly mentioned above.

Ghostty Logs

No response

Ghostty Version

Ghostty 1.3.0-main+34fd1dd0f

Version
  - version: 1.3.0-main+34fd1dd0f
  - channel: tip
Build Config
  - Zig version   : 0.15.2
  - build mode    : .ReleaseFast
  - app runtime   : .none
  - font engine   : .coretext
  - renderer      : renderer.generic.Renderer(renderer.Metal)
  - libxev        : kqueue

OS Version Information

macOS 26.1 (Tahoe)

(Linux only) Display Server

None

(Linux only) Desktop Environment/Window Manager

No response

Minimal Ghostty Configuration

Default config

Additional Relevant Configuration

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• I have reviewed the FAQ and confirm that my issue is NOT among them.
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