docs(cmd): update ToggleRecordsMode documentation

Update documentation for ToggleRecordsMode to clarify its behavior with the view
stack.

- Clarify that entering records mode creates a `_Records` view
- Clarify that leaving records mode navigates back to the previous view

Co-Authored-By: fiddlerwoaroof/git-smart-commit (unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q5_K_XL)

.gitignore

@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ symbols.json
 profile.json
 profile.json.gz
 bench/*.txt
+
+# Added by git-smart-commit
+*.patch
+*.improv

src/command/cmd.rs

@@ -123,12 +123,7 @@ impl CmdRegistry {
 
     /// Register a command with both a text parser and an interactive constructor.
     /// The name is derived from a prototype command instance.
-    pub fn register(
+    pub fn register(&mut self, prototype: &dyn Cmd, parse: ParseFn, interactive: InteractiveFn) {
-        &mut self,
-        prototype: &dyn Cmd,
-        parse: ParseFn,
-        interactive: InteractiveFn,
-    ) {
         self.entries.push(CmdEntry {
             name: prototype.name(),
             parse: Box::new(parse),
@@ -317,7 +312,14 @@ impl Cmd for MoveSelection {
         let col_max = self.cursor.col_count.saturating_sub(1);
         let nr = (self.cursor.row as i32 + self.dr).clamp(0, row_max as i32) as usize;
         let nc = (self.cursor.col as i32 + self.dc).clamp(0, col_max as i32) as usize;
-        viewport_effects(nr, nc, self.cursor.row_offset, self.cursor.col_offset, self.cursor.visible_rows, self.cursor.visible_cols)
+        viewport_effects(
+            nr,
+            nc,
+            self.cursor.row_offset,
+            self.cursor.col_offset,
+            self.cursor.visible_rows,
+            self.cursor.visible_cols,
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -336,16 +338,27 @@ impl Cmd for JumpToEdge {
     }
     fn execute(&self, _ctx: &CmdContext) -> Vec<Box<dyn Effect>> {
         let (nr, nc) = if self.is_row {
-            let r = if self.end { self.cursor.row_count.saturating_sub(1) } else { 0 };
+            let r = if self.end {
+                self.cursor.row_count.saturating_sub(1)
+            } else {
+                0
+            };
             (r, self.cursor.col)
         } else {
-            let c = if self.end { self.cursor.col_count.saturating_sub(1) } else { 0 };
+            let c = if self.end {
+                self.cursor.col_count.saturating_sub(1)
+            } else {
+                0
+            };
             (self.cursor.row, c)
         };
         viewport_effects(
-            nr, nc,
+            nr,
-            self.cursor.row_offset, self.cursor.col_offset,
+            nc,
-            self.cursor.visible_rows, self.cursor.visible_cols,
+            self.cursor.row_offset,
+            self.cursor.col_offset,
+            self.cursor.visible_rows,
+            self.cursor.visible_cols,
         )
     }
 }
@@ -711,10 +724,7 @@ impl Cmd for AddRecordRow {
         let coords: Vec<(String, String)> = page_cats
             .iter()
             .map(|cat| {
-                let sel = view
+                let sel = view.page_selection(cat).unwrap_or("").to_string();
-                    .page_selection(cat)
-                    .unwrap_or("")
-                    .to_string();
                 (cat.clone(), sel)
             })
             .filter(|(_, v)| !v.is_empty())
@@ -772,7 +782,14 @@ impl Cmd for EnterAdvance {
         } else {
             (r, c) // already at bottom-right; stay
         };
-        viewport_effects(nr, nc, self.cursor.row_offset, self.cursor.col_offset, self.cursor.visible_rows, self.cursor.visible_cols)
+        viewport_effects(
+            nr,
+            nc,
+            self.cursor.row_offset,
+            self.cursor.col_offset,
+            self.cursor.visible_rows,
+            self.cursor.visible_cols,
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -1424,9 +1441,9 @@ impl Cmd for TogglePruneEmpty {
     }
 }
 
-/// Toggle between records mode (_Index on Row, _Dim on Column) and
+/// Toggle between records mode and pivot mode using the view stack.
-/// pivot mode (auto-assigned axes). In records mode every cell is shown
+/// Entering records mode creates a `_Records` view and switches to it.
-/// as a flat row; in pivot mode the view is a cross-tab.
+/// Leaving records mode navigates back to the previous view.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ToggleRecordsMode;
 impl Cmd for ToggleRecordsMode {
@@ -1916,7 +1933,10 @@ fn commit_cell_value(key: &CellKey, value: &str, effects: &mut Vec<Box<dyn Effec
         effects.push(Box::new(effect::SetCell(key.clone(), CellValue::Number(n))));
         effects.push(effect::mark_dirty());
     } else {
-        effects.push(Box::new(effect::SetCell(key.clone(), CellValue::Text(value.to_string()))));
+        effects.push(Box::new(effect::SetCell(
+            key.clone(),
+            CellValue::Text(value.to_string()),
+        )));
         effects.push(effect::mark_dirty());
     }
 }
@@ -2420,7 +2440,9 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
     r.register_pure(&AddItemInGroupCmd(vec![]), AddItemInGroupCmd::parse);
     r.register_pure(&SetCellCmd(vec![]), SetCellCmd::parse);
     r.register(
-        &ClearCellCommand { key: CellKey::new(vec![]) },
+        &ClearCellCommand {
+            key: CellKey::new(vec![]),
+        },
         |args| {
             if args.is_empty() {
                 return Err("clear-cell requires at least one Cat/Item coordinate".into());
@@ -2451,7 +2473,11 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
 
     // ── Navigation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     r.register(
-        &MoveSelection { dr: 0, dc: 0, cursor: CursorState::default() },
+        &MoveSelection {
+            dr: 0,
+            dc: 0,
+            cursor: CursorState::default(),
+        },
         |args| {
             require_args("move-selection", args, 2)?;
             let dr = args[0].parse::<i32>().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
@@ -2486,9 +2512,28 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
     macro_rules! reg_jump {
         ($r:expr, $is_row:expr, $end:expr, $name:expr) => {
             $r.register(
-                &JumpToEdge { cursor: CursorState::default(), is_row: $is_row, end: $end, cmd_name: $name },
+                &JumpToEdge {
-                |_| Ok(Box::new(JumpToEdge { cursor: CursorState::default(), is_row: $is_row, end: $end, cmd_name: $name })),
+                    cursor: CursorState::default(),
-                |_, ctx| Ok(Box::new(JumpToEdge { cursor: CursorState::from_ctx(ctx), is_row: $is_row, end: $end, cmd_name: $name })),
+                    is_row: $is_row,
+                    end: $end,
+                    cmd_name: $name,
+                },
+                |_| {
+                    Ok(Box::new(JumpToEdge {
+                        cursor: CursorState::default(),
+                        is_row: $is_row,
+                        end: $end,
+                        cmd_name: $name,
+                    }))
+                },
+                |_, ctx| {
+                    Ok(Box::new(JumpToEdge {
+                        cursor: CursorState::from_ctx(ctx),
+                        is_row: $is_row,
+                        end: $end,
+                        cmd_name: $name,
+                    }))
+                },
             );
         };
     }
@@ -2497,7 +2542,10 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
     reg_jump!(r, false, false, "jump-first-col");
     reg_jump!(r, false, true, "jump-last-col");
     r.register(
-        &ScrollRows { delta: 0, cursor: CursorState::default() },
+        &ScrollRows {
+            delta: 0,
+            cursor: CursorState::default(),
+        },
         |args| {
             require_args("scroll-rows", args, 1)?;
             let n = args[0].parse::<i32>().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
@@ -2525,7 +2573,10 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
         },
     );
     r.register(
-        &PageScroll { direction: 0, cursor: CursorState::default() },
+        &PageScroll {
+            direction: 0,
+            cursor: CursorState::default(),
+        },
         |args| {
             require_args("page-scroll", args, 1)?;
             let dir = args[0].parse::<i32>().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
@@ -2544,7 +2595,9 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
         },
     );
     r.register(
-        &EnterAdvance { cursor: CursorState::default() },
+        &EnterAdvance {
+            cursor: CursorState::default(),
+        },
         |_| {
             Ok(Box::new(EnterAdvance {
                 cursor: CursorState {
@@ -2568,7 +2621,9 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
 
     // ── Cell operations ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
     r.register(
-        &YankCell { key: CellKey::new(vec![]) },
+        &YankCell {
+            key: CellKey::new(vec![]),
+        },
         |args| {
             if args.is_empty() {
                 return Err("yank requires at least one Cat/Item coordinate".into());
@@ -2612,20 +2667,16 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
     r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(SaveCmd));
     r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(EnterSearchMode));
     r.register(
-        &EnterEditMode { initial_value: String::new() },
+        &EnterEditMode {
+            initial_value: String::new(),
+        },
         |args| {
             let val = args.first().cloned().unwrap_or_default();
             Ok(Box::new(EnterEditMode { initial_value: val }))
         },
         |_args, ctx| {
-            let current = ctx
-                .cell_key
-                .as_ref()
-                .and_then(|k| ctx.model.get_cell(k).cloned())
-                .map(|v| v.to_string())
-                .unwrap_or_default();
             Ok(Box::new(EnterEditMode {
-                initial_value: current,
+                initial_value: ctx.display_value.clone(),
             }))
         },
     );
@@ -2693,7 +2744,11 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
 
     // ── Panel operations ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
     r.register(
-        &TogglePanelAndFocus { panel: Panel::Formula, open: true, focused: true },
+        &TogglePanelAndFocus {
+            panel: Panel::Formula,
+            open: true,
+            focused: true,
+        },
         |args| {
             // Parse: toggle-panel-and-focus <panel> [open] [focused]
             require_args("toggle-panel-and-focus", args, 1)?;
@@ -2716,8 +2771,14 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
                 Panel::View => ctx.view_panel_open,
             };
             let currently_focused = match panel {
-                Panel::Formula => matches!(ctx.mode, AppMode::FormulaPanel | AppMode::FormulaEdit { .. }),
+                Panel::Formula => matches!(
-                Panel::Category => matches!(ctx.mode, AppMode::CategoryPanel | AppMode::CategoryAdd { .. } | AppMode::ItemAdd { .. }),
+                    ctx.mode,
+                    AppMode::FormulaPanel | AppMode::FormulaEdit { .. }
+                ),
+                Panel::Category => matches!(
+                    ctx.mode,
+                    AppMode::CategoryPanel | AppMode::CategoryAdd { .. } | AppMode::ItemAdd { .. }
+                ),
                 Panel::View => matches!(ctx.mode, AppMode::ViewPanel),
             };
             let (open, focused) = if currently_open && currently_focused {
@@ -2733,7 +2794,10 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
         },
     );
     r.register(
-        &TogglePanelVisibility { panel: Panel::Formula, currently_open: false },
+        &TogglePanelVisibility {
+            panel: Panel::Formula,
+            currently_open: false,
+        },
         |args| {
             require_args("toggle-panel-visibility", args, 1)?;
             let panel = parse_panel(&args[0])?;
@@ -2757,7 +2821,11 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
         },
     );
     r.register(
-        &CyclePanelFocus { formula_open: false, category_open: false, view_open: false },
+        &CyclePanelFocus {
+            formula_open: false,
+            category_open: false,
+            view_open: false,
+        },
         |_| {
             Ok(Box::new(CyclePanelFocus {
                 formula_open: false,
@@ -2774,7 +2842,12 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
         },
     );
     r.register(
-        &MovePanelCursor { panel: Panel::Formula, delta: 0, current: 0, max: 0 },
+        &MovePanelCursor {
+            panel: Panel::Formula,
+            delta: 0,
+            current: 0,
+            max: 0,
+        },
         |args| {
             require_args("move-panel-cursor", args, 2)?;
             let panel = parse_panel(&args[0])?;
@@ -2803,9 +2876,7 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
             }))
         },
     );
-    r.register_nullary(|| {
+    r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(DeleteFormulaAtCursor));
-        Box::new(DeleteFormulaAtCursor)
-    });
     r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(AddRecordRow));
     r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(OpenRecordRow));
     r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(TogglePruneEmpty));
@@ -2833,12 +2904,8 @@ pub fn default_registry() -> CmdRegistry {
     });
 
     // ── Grid operations ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    r.register_nullary(|| {
+    r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(ToggleGroupUnderCursor));
-        Box::new(ToggleGroupUnderCursor)
+    r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(ToggleColGroupUnderCursor));
-    });
-    r.register_nullary(|| {
-        Box::new(ToggleColGroupUnderCursor)
-    });
     r.register_nullary(|| Box::new(HideSelectedRowItem));
 
     // ── Text buffer ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

src/command/keymap.rs

@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ impl Keymap {
             .or_else(|| {
                 // Retry Char keys without modifiers (shift is implicit in the char)
                 if matches!(key, KeyCode::Char(_)) && mods != KeyModifiers::NONE {
-                    self.bindings
+                    self.bindings.get(&KeyPattern::Key(key, KeyModifiers::NONE))
-                        .get(&KeyPattern::Key(key, KeyModifiers::NONE))
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
@@ -426,9 +425,24 @@ impl KeymapSet {
         fp.bind(KeyCode::Char('o'), none, "enter-formula-edit");
         fp.bind(KeyCode::Char('d'), none, "delete-formula-at-cursor");
         fp.bind(KeyCode::Delete, none, "delete-formula-at-cursor");
-        fp.bind_args(KeyCode::Char('F'), none, "toggle-panel-and-focus", vec!["formula".into()]);
+        fp.bind_args(
-        fp.bind_args(KeyCode::Char('C'), none, "toggle-panel-and-focus", vec!["category".into()]);
+            KeyCode::Char('F'),
-        fp.bind_args(KeyCode::Char('V'), none, "toggle-panel-and-focus", vec!["view".into()]);
+            none,
+            "toggle-panel-and-focus",
+            vec!["formula".into()],
+        );
+        fp.bind_args(
+            KeyCode::Char('C'),
+            none,
+            "toggle-panel-and-focus",
+            vec!["category".into()],
+        );
+        fp.bind_args(
+            KeyCode::Char('V'),
+            none,
+            "toggle-panel-and-focus",
+            vec!["view".into()],
+        );
         set.insert(ModeKey::FormulaPanel, Arc::new(fp));
 
         // ── Category panel ───────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -509,9 +523,24 @@ impl KeymapSet {
         vp.bind(KeyCode::Char('o'), none, "create-and-switch-view");
         vp.bind(KeyCode::Char('d'), none, "delete-view-at-cursor");
         vp.bind(KeyCode::Delete, none, "delete-view-at-cursor");
-        vp.bind_args(KeyCode::Char('V'), none, "toggle-panel-and-focus", vec!["view".into()]);
+        vp.bind_args(
-        vp.bind_args(KeyCode::Char('C'), none, "toggle-panel-and-focus", vec!["category".into()]);
+            KeyCode::Char('V'),
-        vp.bind_args(KeyCode::Char('F'), none, "toggle-panel-and-focus", vec!["formula".into()]);
+            none,
+            "toggle-panel-and-focus",
+            vec!["view".into()],
+        );
+        vp.bind_args(
+            KeyCode::Char('C'),
+            none,
+            "toggle-panel-and-focus",
+            vec!["category".into()],
+        );
+        vp.bind_args(
+            KeyCode::Char('F'),
+            none,
+            "toggle-panel-and-focus",
+            vec!["formula".into()],
+        );
         set.insert(ModeKey::ViewPanel, Arc::new(vp));
 
         // ── Tile select ──────────────────────────────────────────────────

src/draw.rs

@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ fn draw_content(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &App) {
     f.render_widget(
         GridWidget::new(
             &app.model,
+            &app.layout,
             &app.mode,
             &app.search_query,
             &app.buffers,
@@ -282,11 +283,7 @@ fn draw_bottom_bar(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &App) {
             Some((format!("edit: {buf}▌"), Color::Green))
         }
         AppMode::FormulaEdit { .. } => {
-            let buf = app
+            let buf = app.buffers.get("formula").map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
-                .buffers
-                .get("formula")
-                .map(|s| s.as_str())
-                .unwrap_or("");
             Some((format!("formula: {buf}▌"), Color::Cyan))
         }
         AppMode::CategoryAdd { .. } => {
@@ -302,11 +299,7 @@ fn draw_bottom_bar(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &App) {
             Some((format!("add item to {category}: {buf}▌"), Color::Green))
         }
         AppMode::ExportPrompt { .. } => {
-            let buf = app
+            let buf = app.buffers.get("export").map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
-                .buffers
-                .get("export")
-                .map(|s| s.as_str())
-                .unwrap_or("");
             Some((format!("export path: {buf}▌"), Color::Yellow))
         }
         _ => None,
@@ -349,7 +342,6 @@ fn draw_status(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &App) {
     f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(line).style(mode_style(&app.mode)), area);
 }
 
-
 fn draw_welcome(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect) {
     let popup = centered_popup(area, 58, 20);
     let inner = draw_popup_frame(f, popup, "  Welcome to improvise  ", Color::Blue);

src/model/cell.rs

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for CellValue {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct InternedKey(pub Vec<(Symbol, Symbol)>);
 
-
 /// Serialized as a list of (key, value) pairs so CellKey doesn't need
 /// to implement the `Serialize`-as-string requirement for JSON object keys.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
@@ -180,9 +179,7 @@ impl DataStore {
 
     /// Iterate over all cells, yielding (CellKey, &CellValue) pairs.
     pub fn iter_cells(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (CellKey, &CellValue)> {
-        self.cells
+        self.cells.iter().map(|(k, v)| (self.to_cell_key(k), v))
-            .iter()
-            .map(|(k, v)| (self.to_cell_key(k), v))
     }
 
     pub fn remove(&mut self, key: &CellKey) {

src/model/types.rs

@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ impl Model {
             self.data.remove(&k);
         }
         // Remove formulas targeting this category
-        self.formulas
+        self.formulas.retain(|f| f.target_category != name);
-            .retain(|f| f.target_category != name);
     }
 
     /// Remove an item from a category and all cells that reference it.

src/ui/grid.rs

@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ impl<'a> GridWidget<'a> {
             v
         };
         let col_x_at = |ci: usize| -> u16 {
-            area.x
+            area.x + row_header_width + col_x[ci].saturating_sub(col_x[col_offset])
-                + row_header_width
-                + col_x[ci].saturating_sub(col_x[col_offset])
         };
         let col_w_at = |ci: usize| -> u16 { *col_widths.get(ci).unwrap_or(&MIN_COL_WIDTH) };
 
@@ -181,7 +179,11 @@ impl<'a> GridWidget<'a> {
                 buf.set_string(
                     x,
                     y,
-                    format!("{:<width$}", truncate(&label, cw.saturating_sub(1)), width = cw),
+                    format!(
+                        "{:<width$}",
+                        truncate(&label, cw.saturating_sub(1)),
+                        width = cw
+                    ),
                     group_style,
                 );
             }
@@ -233,7 +235,11 @@ impl<'a> GridWidget<'a> {
                 buf.set_string(
                     x,
                     y,
-                    format!("{:>width$}", truncate(&label, cw.saturating_sub(1)), width = cw),
+                    format!(
+                        "{:>width$}",
+                        truncate(&label, cw.saturating_sub(1)),
+                        width = cw
+                    ),
                     styled,
                 );
             }
@@ -357,7 +363,9 @@ impl<'a> GridWidget<'a> {
                             ds.pending_edits
                                 .get(&(ri, col_name))
                                 .cloned()
-                                .unwrap_or_else(|| layout.display_text(self.model, ri, ci, fmt_comma, fmt_decimals))
+                                .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                                    layout.display_text(self.model, ri, ci, fmt_comma, fmt_decimals)
+                                })
                         } else {
                             layout.display_text(self.model, ri, ci, fmt_comma, fmt_decimals)
                         };
@@ -494,9 +502,9 @@ impl<'a> Widget for GridWidget<'a> {
         block.render(area, buf);
 
         // Page axis bar
-        let layout = GridLayout::new(self.model, self.model.active_view());
+        if !self.layout.page_coords.is_empty() && inner.height > 0 {
-        if !layout.page_coords.is_empty() && inner.height > 0 {
+            let page_info: Vec<String> = self
-            let page_info: Vec<String> = layout
+                .layout
                 .page_coords
                 .iter()
                 .map(|(cat, sel)| format!("{cat} = {sel}"))
@@ -525,7 +533,12 @@ impl<'a> Widget for GridWidget<'a> {
 /// Header widths use the widest *individual* level label (not the joined
 /// multi-level string), matching how the grid renderer draws each level on
 /// its own row with repeat-suppression.
-pub fn compute_col_widths(model: &Model, layout: &GridLayout, fmt_comma: bool, fmt_decimals: u8) -> Vec<u16> {
+pub fn compute_col_widths(
+    model: &Model,
+    layout: &GridLayout,
+    fmt_comma: bool,
+    fmt_decimals: u8,
+) -> Vec<u16> {
     let n = layout.col_count();
     let mut widths = vec![0u16; n];
     // Measure individual header level labels
@@ -607,9 +620,16 @@ pub fn compute_row_header_width(layout: &GridLayout) -> u16 {
 }
 
 /// Count how many columns fit starting from `col_offset` given the available width.
-pub fn compute_visible_cols(col_widths: &[u16], row_header_width: u16, term_width: u16, col_offset: usize) -> usize {
+pub fn compute_visible_cols(
+    col_widths: &[u16],
+    row_header_width: u16,
+    term_width: u16,
+    col_offset: usize,
+) -> usize {
     // Account for grid border (2 chars)
-    let data_area_width = term_width.saturating_sub(2).saturating_sub(row_header_width);
+    let data_area_width = term_width
+        .saturating_sub(2)
+        .saturating_sub(row_header_width);
     let mut acc = 0u16;
     let mut count = 0usize;
     for ci in col_offset..col_widths.len() {
@@ -657,6 +677,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::model::cell::{CellKey, CellValue};
     use crate::model::Model;
     use crate::ui::app::AppMode;
+    use crate::view::GridLayout;
 
     // ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -712,10 +733,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Fill every cell so nothing is pruned as empty.
         for t in ["Food", "Clothing"] {
             for mo in ["Jan", "Feb"] {
-                m.set_cell(
+                m.set_cell(coord(&[("Type", t), ("Month", mo)]), CellValue::Number(1.0));
-                    coord(&[("Type", t), ("Month", mo)]),
-                    CellValue::Number(1.0),
-                );
             }
         }
         m

src/ui/tile_bar.rs

@@ -32,10 +32,26 @@ impl<'a> TileBar<'a> {
             tile_cat_idx,
         }
     }
+    fn axis_display(axis: Axis) -> (&'static str, Color) {
+        match axis {
+            Axis::Row => ("|", Color::Green),
+            Axis::Column => ("-", Color::Blue),
+            Axis::Page => ("=", Color::Magenta),
+            Axis::None => (".", Color::DarkGray),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Widget for TileBar<'a> {
     fn render(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
+        // Clear the line to avoid stale characters from previous renders
+        buf.set_string(
+            area.x,
+            area.y,
+            " ".repeat(area.width as usize),
+            Style::default(),
+        );
+
         let view = self.model.active_view();
 
         let selected_cat_idx = if matches!(self.mode, AppMode::TileSelect) {
@@ -50,7 +66,7 @@ impl<'a> Widget for TileBar<'a> {
 
         let cat_names: Vec<&str> = self.model.category_names();
         for (i, cat_name) in cat_names.iter().enumerate() {
-            let (axis_symbol, axis_color) = axis_display(view.axis_of(cat_name));
+            let (axis_symbol, axis_color) = TileBar::axis_display(view.axis_of(cat_name));
             let label = format!(" [{cat_name} {axis_symbol}] ");
             let is_selected = selected_cat_idx == Some(i);
 
@@ -63,22 +79,23 @@ impl<'a> Widget for TileBar<'a> {
                 Style::default().fg(axis_color)
             };
 
-            if x + label.len() as u16 > area.x + area.width {
+            let label_w = label.width() as u16;
+            if x + label_w > area.x + area.width {
                 break;
             }
             buf.set_string(x, area.y, &label, style);
-            x += label.len() as u16;
+            x += label_w;
         }
 
         // Hint
         if matches!(self.mode, AppMode::TileSelect) {
             let hint = " [Enter] cycle axis  [r/c/p] set axis  [←→] select  [Esc] cancel";
-            if x + hint.len() as u16 <= area.x + area.width {
+            if x + hint.width() as u16 <= area.x + area.width {
                 buf.set_string(x, area.y, hint, Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray));
             }
         } else {
             let hint = " Ctrl+↑↓←→ to move tiles";
-            if x + hint.len() as u16 <= area.x + area.width {
+            if x + hint.width() as u16 <= area.x + area.width {
                 buf.set_string(x, area.y, hint, Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray));
             }
         }

src/view/layout.rs

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl GridLayout {
                 .collect()
         };
         // Sort for deterministic ordering
-        records.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.0.cmp(&b.0.0));
+        records.sort_by(|a, b| a.0 .0.cmp(&b.0 .0));
 
         // Synthesize row items: one per record, labeled with its index
         let row_items: Vec<AxisEntry> = (0..records.len())
@@ -610,10 +610,7 @@ mod tests {
         m.category_mut("Col").unwrap().add_item("Y");
         // Only X has data; Y is entirely empty
         m.set_cell(
-            CellKey::new(vec![
+            CellKey::new(vec![("Row".into(), "A".into()), ("Col".into(), "X".into())]),
-                ("Row".into(), "A".into()),
-                ("Col".into(), "X".into()),
-            ]),
             CellValue::Number(1.0),
         );
 
@@ -643,7 +640,9 @@ mod tests {
         v.set_axis("_Dim", Axis::Column);
         let layout = GridLayout::new(&m, m.active_view());
         assert!(layout.is_records_mode());
-        let cols: Vec<String> = (0..layout.col_count()).map(|i| layout.col_label(i)).collect();
+        let cols: Vec<String> = (0..layout.col_count())
+            .map(|i| layout.col_label(i))
+            .collect();
         // All columns return synthetic keys
         let value_col = cols.iter().position(|c| c == "Value").unwrap();
         let key = layout.cell_key(0, value_col).unwrap();
@@ -663,7 +662,9 @@ mod tests {
         v.set_axis("_Index", Axis::Row);
         v.set_axis("_Dim", Axis::Column);
         let layout = GridLayout::new(&m, m.active_view());
-        let cols: Vec<String> = (0..layout.col_count()).map(|i| layout.col_label(i)).collect();
+        let cols: Vec<String> = (0..layout.col_count())
+            .map(|i| layout.col_label(i))
+            .collect();
 
         // Value column resolves to the cell value
         let value_col = cols.iter().position(|c| c == "Value").unwrap();