fix(desktop): preserve TUI state when switching terminal tabs

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Summary

• Include alternate screen buffer in terminal serialization so TUI apps restore their display when switching tabs
• Preserve terminal modes (alt screen, cursor visibility, mouse reporting) across tab switches
• Fixes issue where TUI apps like opencode, vim, htop would show blank/corrupted state after switching away and back

Test plan

• Open a terminal and run a TUI app (e.g., htop, vim, or opencode)
• Switch to a different tab
• Switch back to the terminal tab
• Verify the TUI app display is preserved correctly

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved terminal state restoration by using the default serialization behavior, preserving alternate buffer, terminal modes, and scrollback so terminal UI apps (vim, system monitors) display correctly when reopening terminals.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Replace explicit serialize call with addon-based serialization: serialize({ excludeAltBuffer: true, excludeModes: true, scrollback: 1000 }) was removed and replaced by serializeAddon.serialize() (no arguments), changing the source of terminal serializedState.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Terminal serialization change apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/Terminal.tsx	Replaced explicit serialize(...) call and its options with serializeAddon.serialize() (no args). Only the serialization invocation/source changed; detachment/reattach flow remains otherwise unchanged.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~8 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• refactor(desktop): use serialize addon to serialize/restore for terminal tab switching #656 — Introduces SerializeAddon usage and changes in serializedState handling for terminal detach/reattach paths; touches the same Terminal.tsx serialization logic.

Poem

🐇 I nibble bytes from silvered keys,

Alt buffers kept with gentle ease,
Modes and scroll preserved in line,
Reattached shells resume just fine,
A tiny hop for terminal peace.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title directly and accurately describes the main change: preserving terminal UI (TUI) state when switching between terminal tabs, which aligns with the code modification removing serialization constraints.
Description check	✅ Passed	The PR description provides a clear summary of changes and test plan, but deviates from the template structure by omitting standard sections like 'Related Issues', 'Type of Change', and 'Screenshots'.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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📒 Files selected for processing (1)

• apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/Terminal.tsx

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• apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/Terminal.tsx

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