1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/Messages.zig b/src/Messages.zig
index b197e715..daf195bb 100644
--- a/src/Messages.zig
+++ b/src/Messages.zig
@@ -444,18 +444,23 @@ pub fn messageLog(m: *const Messages, i: usize) ?*const LoggedMessage {
     return &m.log[(first + i) % limits.message_log];
 }
 
-/// `<operation>: <the error in words>`: FileNotFound reads "file not found".
 /// What a route that would open a pane says when every slot is taken.
 /// "no space": 9ns's word for ENOSPC (it has none for ENFILE).
 pub const no_pane_slots = "no space for a pane: {d} max";
+/// ...and when the column it would go in has no rows for one.
+pub const no_pane_room = "no space for a pane in that column: each keeps its tag and {d} rows";
 
+/// `<operation>: <the error in words>`: FileNotFound reads "file not found".
 pub fn reportError(p: *Pardes, id: usize, operation: []const u8, err: anyerror) void {
     var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
     var w = std.Io.Writer.fixed(&buf);
     w.print("{s}: ", .{operation}) catch {};
     // Every route that opens a pane says the cap the same way.
-    if (err == error.NoPaneSlots) {
-        w.print(no_pane_slots, .{pardes.MAX_PANES}) catch {};
+    if (err == error.NoPaneSlots or err == error.NoPaneRoom) {
+        if (err == error.NoPaneSlots)
+            w.print(no_pane_slots, .{pardes.MAX_PANES}) catch {}
+        else
+            w.print(no_pane_room, .{pardes.layout.min_body_rows}) catch {};
         // A 9P look or exec that would open the pane fails with it too.
         p.fs.no_pane_slot = true;
         @memcpy(p.fs.ename[0..w.buffered().len], w.buffered());