[vim/vim] Statuslines of non-focused windows are not drawn "symmetrically" anymore (Issue #20089)

bfrg

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Apr 28, 2026, 4:50:37 PM (3 days ago) Apr 28

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bfrg created an issue (vim/vim#20089)

Steps to reproduce

Result: The right side of the statusline reaches into the vertical separator, whereas the left vertical separator remains visible.

Screenshot:
screenshot-2026-04-28_222111.png (view on web)

Expected behaviour

I would have expected the statusline to be drawn either on both sides instead of the vertical separators, or the vertical separators are drawn instead of the statusline. This new behavior looks very asymmetrical. This behavior changed in c721965.

Screenshot of old behavior:
screenshot-2026-04-28_224540.png (view on web)

Version of Vim

9.2.410

Environment

Linux, any terminal.

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bfrg

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2:57 AM (10 hours ago) 2:57 AM

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Closed #20089 as completed.

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bfrg

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2:58 AM (10 hours ago) 2:58 AM

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bfrg left a comment (vim/vim#20089)

Many users set guibg=NONE for the vertical separator. It looks terrible now. Poor design decision IMO.

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h_east

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9:10 AM (4 hours ago) 9:10 AM

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h-east left a comment (vim/vim#20089)

Many users set guibg=NONE for the vertical separator. It looks terrible now. Poor design decision IMO.

So why close the issue? If it's really that terrible, let's see some screenshots.

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