# PaneInformation

The `PaneInformation` struct describes a pane.  Unlike [the Pane
object](pane/index.md), `PaneInformation` is a snapshot of some of
the key characteristics of the pane, intended for use in synchronous, fast,
event callbacks that format GUI elements such as the window and tab title bars.

The `PaneInformation` struct contains the following fields:

* `pane_id` - the pane identifier number
* `pane_index` - the logical position of the pane within its containing layout
* `is_active` - is true if the pane is the active pane within its containing tab
* `is_zoomed` - is true if the pane is in the zoomed state
* `left` - the cell x coordinate of the left edge of the pane
* `top` - the cell y coordinate of the top edge of the pane
* `width` - the width of the pane in cells
* `height` - the height of the pane in cells
* `pixel_width` - the width of the pane in pixels
* `pixel_height` - the height of the pane in pixels
* `title` - the title of the pane, per [pane:get_title()](pane/get_title.md) at the time the pane information was captured
* `user_vars` - the user variables defined for the pane, per [pane:get_user_vars()](pane/get_user_vars.md) at the time the pane information was captured.

*Since: 20220101-133340-7edc5b5a*

Additional fields are available; note that accessing these may not be cheap to
compute and may slow down wezterm.  Unlike the fields listed above, these are
not pre-computed snapshots of information, so if you don't use them, you won't
pay the cost of computing them.

* `foreground_process_name` - the path to the executable image per [pane:get_foreground_process_name()](pane/get_foreground_process_name.md), or an empty string if unavailable.
* `current_working_dir` - the current working directory, per [pane:get_current_working_dir()](pane/get_current_working_dir.md). 

This example places the executable name in the tab titles:

```lua
local wezterm = require 'wezterm'

-- Equivalent to POSIX basename(3)
-- Given "/foo/bar" returns "bar"
-- Given "c:\\foo\\bar" returns "bar"
function basename(s)
  return string.gsub(s, "(.*[/\\])(.*)", "%2")
end

wezterm.on("format-tab-title", function(tab, tabs, panes, config, hover, max_width)
  local pane = tab.active_pane
  local title = basename(pane.foreground_process_name) .. " " .. pane.pane_id
  local color = "navy"
  if tab.is_active then
    color = "blue"
  end
  return {
    {Background={Color=color}},
    {Text=" " .. title .. " "},
  }
end)

return {
}
```

*Since: nightly builds only*

The `has_unseen_output` field returns true if the there has been output
in the pane since the last time it was focused.

This example shows how to use this event to change the color of the
tab in the tab bar when there is unseen output.

```lua
local wezterm = require 'wezterm'

wezterm.on("format-tab-title", function(tab, tabs, panes, config, hover, max_width)
  if tab.is_active then
    return {
      {Background={Color="blue"}},
      {Text=" " .. tab.active_pane.title .. " "},
    }
  end
  local has_unseen_output = false
  for _, pane in ipairs(tab.panes) do
    if pane.has_unseen_output then
      has_unseen_output = true
      break;
    end
  end
  if has_unseen_output then
    return {
      {Background={Color="Orange"}},
      {Text=" " .. tab.active_pane.title .. " "},
    }
  end
  return tab.active_pane.title
end)

return {
}
```