Fix NUX UI

codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs

@@ -327,13 +327,15 @@ impl App {
     fn show_model_save_hint(&mut self) {
         let model = self.config.model.clone();
         if self.active_profile.is_some() {
-            self.chat_widget.add_info_message(format!(
-                "Model switched to {model}. Press Ctrl+S to save it for this profile, then press Ctrl+S again to set it as your global default."
-            ));
+            self.chat_widget.add_info_message(
+                format!("Model changed to {model} for the current session"),
+                Some("(ctrl+s to set as profile default)".to_string()),
+            );
         } else {
-            self.chat_widget.add_info_message(format!(
-                "Model switched to {model}. Press Ctrl+S to save it as your global default."
-            ));
+            self.chat_widget.add_info_message(
+                format!("Model changed to {model} for the current session"),
+                Some("(ctrl+s to set as default)".to_string()),
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -372,19 +374,17 @@ impl App {
 
         let model = self.config.model.clone();
         let effort = self.config.model_reasoning_effort;
-        let effort_label = effort
-            .map(|effort| effort.to_string())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| "none".to_string());
         let codex_home = self.config.codex_home.clone();
 
         match scope {
             SaveScope::Profile(profile) => {
                 match persist_model_selection(&codex_home, Some(profile), &model, effort).await {
                     Ok(()) => {
                         self.model_saved_to_profile = true;
-                        self.chat_widget.add_info_message(format!(
-                            "Saved model {model} ({effort_label}) for profile `{profile}`. Press Ctrl+S again to make this your global default."
-                        ));
+                        self.chat_widget.add_info_message(
+                            format!("Profile model changed to {model} for all sessions"),
+                            Some("(view global config in config.toml)".to_string()),
+                        );
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
                         tracing::error!(
@@ -401,9 +401,10 @@ impl App {
                 match persist_model_selection(&codex_home, None, &model, effort).await {
                     Ok(()) => {
                         self.model_saved_to_global = true;
-                        self.chat_widget.add_info_message(format!(
-                            "Saved model {model} ({effort_label}) as your global default."
-                        ));
+                        self.chat_widget.add_info_message(
+                            format!("Default model changed to {model} for all sessions"),
+                            Some("(view global config in config.toml)".to_string()),
+                        )
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
                         tracing::error!(
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ impl App {
                 self.chat_widget.add_info_message(
                     "Model preference already saved globally; no further action needed."
                         .to_string(),
+                    None,
                 );
             }
         }

codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs

@@ -1277,8 +1277,8 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         self.config.model = model;
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn add_info_message(&mut self, message: String) {
-        self.add_to_history(history_cell::new_info_event(message));
+    pub(crate) fn add_info_message(&mut self, message: String, hint: Option<String>) {
+        self.add_to_history(history_cell::new_info_event(message, hint));
         self.request_redraw();
     }
 

codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs

@@ -1053,9 +1053,13 @@ pub(crate) fn new_mcp_tools_output(
     PlainHistoryCell { lines }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn new_info_event(message: String) -> PlainHistoryCell {
-    let lines: Vec<Line<'static>> =
-        vec![vec![padded_emoji("💾").green(), " ".into(), message.into()].into()];
+pub(crate) fn new_info_event(message: String, hint: Option<String>) -> PlainHistoryCell {
+    let mut line = vec!["> ".into(), message.into()];
+    if let Some(hint) = hint {
+        line.push(" ".into());
+        line.push(hint.dark_gray());
+    }
+    let lines: Vec<Line<'static>> = vec![line.into()];
     PlainHistoryCell { lines }
 }
 

codex-rs/tui/src/new_model_popup.rs

@@ -82,12 +82,14 @@ impl WidgetRef for &ModelUpgradePopup {
         Clear.render(area, buf);
 
         let mut lines: Vec<Line> = vec![
+            String::new().into(),
+            format!("   Codex is now powered by {GPT5_HIGH_MODEL}, a new model that is").into(),
             Line::from(vec![
-                "> ".into(),
-                format!("Try {GPT5_HIGH_MODEL} as your default model").bold(),
+                "   ".into(),
+                "faster, a better collaborator, ".bold(),
+                "and ".into(),
+                "more steerable.".bold(),
             ]),
-            format!("  {GPT5_HIGH_MODEL} is our latest model tuned for coding workflows.").into(),
-            "  Switch now or keep your current default – you can change models any time.".into(),
             "".into(),
         ];