Disable help menu keyboard shortcut when typing and expand terminal on chat focus

[Copilot]

Pressing "?" to open help interrupts users typing in Ship AI chat. Terminal size is too constrained for comfortable conversation reading.

Changes

components/ui/HelpButton.tsx

Check active element type before triggering help menu:

if ((e.key === '?' || e.key === 'F1') && !isOpen) {
  const target = e.target as HTMLElement;
  const isTyping = 
    target.tagName === 'INPUT' || 
    target.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || 
    target.isContentEditable;
  
  if (!isTyping) {
    e.preventDefault();
    setIsOpen(true);
  }
}

components/overlays/TerminalInterface.tsx

Expand terminal dimensions on chat input focus:

const [isChatFocused, setIsChatFocused] = useState(false);

const isExpanded = isChatFocused && viewMode === 'chat';
const terminalWidth = isMobile ? '100%' : isExpanded ? 'min(95vw, 900px)' : 'min(95vw, 600px)';
const terminalHeight = isMobile ? (isExpanded ? '85vh' : '70vh') : (isExpanded ? '80vh' : '65vh');

State	Desktop Width	Desktop Height	Mobile Height
Normal	600px	65vh	70vh
Expanded	900px	80vh	85vh

Transition: 0.3s ease-in-out

Screenshots

Typing "?" no longer opens help menu:

Terminal expands on chat focus:

Terminal returns to normal size on blur:

Original prompt

disable the keyboard shortcut where ? opens the help menu if the user is typing with the ship AI. Also, when the user focuses on conversation with the ship ai, expand the terminal in a way that makes the text really easy to ready and maximizes the space desktop or mobile.

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