From f362457fe1e690bf96e9df0c09b6a3601083a5f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: steven carpenter <steven.carpenter@skdevstudios.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:45:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] added screen clear between view changes

---
 tui/update.go |  4 +++-
 tui/view.go   | 10 +++++++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tui/update.go b/tui/update.go
index 33f8dd6..4b18fcd 100644
--- a/tui/update.go
+++ b/tui/update.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tui
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
       "time"
 
       "git.skdevstudios.com/SK-Development-Studios/go-cal-tui/internal/storage"
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ func (m model) updateMonthView(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
                               m.selectedDay = dayIndex - m.startOffset + 1
                               m.hourCursor = 0
                               m.mode = hourlyView
+	fmt.Print("\033[H\033[2J") // Clear terminal screen
                       }
               }
 
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ case "x": // or "delete"
 	})
               case "esc":
                       m.mode = monthView
+	fmt.Print("\033[H\033[2J") // Clear terminal screen
                       return m, nil
               case "ctrl+c", "q":
                       return m, tea.Quit
@@ -153,4 +156,3 @@ case "x": // or "delete"
       }
       return m, nil
 }
-
diff --git a/tui/view.go b/tui/view.go
index 3696065..d72ab8c 100644
--- a/tui/view.go
+++ b/tui/view.go
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ func (m model) viewHourly() string {
 	}
 
 	b.WriteString("[n] to add event,[e] to edit event,[x] to delete an event, [up]/[down] keys to move, [Esc] to go back to month view, [q] to quit.")
-	return b.String()
+	// Center the hourly view
+	view := b.String()
+
+	// Horizontal centering
+	view = lipgloss.PlaceHorizontal(m.width, lipgloss.Center, view)
+	// Vertical centering
+	view = lipgloss.PlaceVertical(m.height, lipgloss.Center, view)
+
+	return view
 }