1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/Presentation.zig b/src/Presentation.zig
index fe8317dd..45b196c8 100644
--- a/src/Presentation.zig
+++ b/src/Presentation.zig
@@ -295,11 +295,18 @@ pub fn acknowledge(self: *Presentation, p: *Pardes, tracks: []const Track) void
         self.tracks = @splat(null);
         self.closing_len = 0;
         self.diff_state = .none;
-        self.capturePrevious(p.gpa, &p.surface);
+        // The frozen grid exists for transitions alone: with them off, an
+        // idle frame copies nothing.
+        if (p.settings.panel_transition != .off) {
+            self.capturePrevious(p.gpa, &p.surface);
+        } else {
+            self.previous_valid = false;
+            self.previous_layout = @splat(null);
+        }
     }
 }
 
-fn capturePrevious(self: *Presentation, gpa: std.mem.Allocator, surface: *const pardes.Surface) void {
+pub fn capturePrevious(self: *Presentation, gpa: std.mem.Allocator, surface: *const pardes.Surface) void {
     self.diff_state = .none;
     const cells = surface.cells;
     if (cells.len == 0) {
@@ -651,6 +658,8 @@ test "presentation submission failure preserves shown geometry until retry is ac
     defer p.deinit();
     var frame: std.heap.ArenaAllocator = .init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer frame.deinit();
+    // The frozen grid is kept only while a transition is chosen.
+    p.settings.panel_transition = .slide;
     _ = try p.render(frame.allocator());
     p.acknowledgePanelPresentation(&.{});
     const shown = p.presentation.shown;