[FEATURE]: configurable TUI padding

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The main content area, sidebar, and dialogs all use hardcoded padding values (e.g. paddingLeft={2}, paddingRight={2} in the session layout). There is no way to reduce this through tui.json.

On narrow terminals or tmux splits, the fixed 2-column padding on each side eats into usable width noticeably.

Would it be possible to expose a padding option in tui.json, similar to how scroll_speed is already configurable? Even a single integer value controlling horizontal padding would be enough.

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TUI has too much padding everywhere and unnecessary large height elements #9955: Also requests reduced/customizable TUI padding and a condensed layout option

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I’m running into a related but slightly different case: the prompt/composer also has hardcoded vertical spacing around the textarea, which eats up valuable vertical real estate.

Would you prefer this to be covered by this issue as part of a general TUI padding/density option, or should I open a separate issue specifically for compact vertical prompt/composer spacing?

I’ve attached a screenshot showing the prompt/composer area I mean.

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