diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/inlineDiffsService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/inlineDiffsService.ts
index 0422f5df..4d802909 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/inlineDiffsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/inlineDiffsService.ts
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ class InlineDiffsService extends Disposable implements IInlineDiffsService {
 						}
 					},
 					onChangeHeight(height) {
+						if (height === 0) return // the viewZone sets this height to the container if it's out of view, ignore it
 						viewZone.heightInPx = height
 						// re-render with this new height
 						editor.changeViewZones(accessor => {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/quick-edit-tsx/QuickEditChat.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/quick-edit-tsx/QuickEditChat.tsx
index 755c3dec..b037c71b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/quick-edit-tsx/QuickEditChat.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/quick-edit-tsx/QuickEditChat.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const QuickEditChat = ({
 
 	const keybindingString = accessor.get('IKeybindingService').lookupKeybinding(VOID_CTRL_K_ACTION_ID)?.getLabel()
 
-	return <div ref={sizerRef} className='py-2 w-full max-w-xl'>
+	return <div ref={sizerRef} style={{ maxWidth: 500 }} className='py-2 pl-4 w-full'>
 		<form
 			// copied from SidebarChat.tsx
 			className={`
@@ -92,27 +92,17 @@ export const QuickEditChat = ({
 
 			{/* // this div is used to position the input box properly */}
 			<div
-				className={`w-full z-[999] relative
-					@@[&_textarea]:!void-bg-transparent
-					@@[&_textarea]:!void-outline-none
-					@@[&_textarea]:!void-text-vscode-input-fg
-					@@[&_div.monaco-inputbox]:!void-border-none
-					@@[&_div.monaco-inputbox]:!void-outline-none`}
+				className={`w-full z-[999] relative`}
 			>
 				<div className='flex flex-row items-center justify-between items-end gap-1'>
 
 					{/* input */}
 					<div // copied from SidebarChat.tsx
-						className={`w-full
-							@@[&_textarea]:!void-bg-transparent
-							@@[&_textarea]:!void-outline-none
-							@@[&_textarea]:!void-text-vscode-input-fg
-							@@[&_div.monaco-inputbox]:!void-outline-none
-						`}
+						className={`w-full`}
 					>
 						{/* text input */}
 						<VoidInputBox2
-
+							className='px-1'
 							initValue={initText}
 
 							ref={useCallback((r: HTMLTextAreaElement | null) => {
@@ -129,7 +119,8 @@ export const QuickEditChat = ({
 
 							fnsRef={textAreaFnsRef}
 
-							placeholder={`${keybindingString} to select`}
+							placeholder={`Enter instructions...`}
+							// ${keybindingString} to select.
 
 							onChangeText={useCallback((newStr: string) => {
 								setInstructionsAreEmpty(!newStr)
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
index de424fe3..83267d0f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ export const ButtonSubmit = ({ className, disabled, ...props }: ButtonProps & Re
 
 	return <button
 		type='button'
-		className={`rounded-full flex-shrink-0 flex-grow-0 cursor-pointer flex items-center justify-center
-			${disabled ? 'bg-vscode-disabled-fg' : 'bg-white'}
+		className={`rounded-full flex-shrink-0 flex-grow-0 flex items-center justify-center
+			${disabled ? 'bg-vscode-disabled-fg cursor-default' : 'bg-white cursor-pointer'}
 			${className}
 		`}
 		{...props}
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export const SelectedFiles = (
 									select-none
 									bg-void-bg-3 hover:brightness-95
 									text-void-fg-1 text-xs text-nowrap
-									border rounded-xs ${isClearHovered ? 'border-void-border-1' : 'border-void-border-2'}
+									border rounded-xs ${isClearHovered ? 'border-void-border-1' : 'border-void-border-2'} hover:border-void-border-1
 									transition-all duration-150`}
 								onClick={() => {
 									// open the file if it is a file
@@ -712,30 +712,12 @@ export const SidebarChat = () => {
 				</>
 
 				{/* middle row */}
-				<div
-					className={
-						// // hack to overwrite vscode styles (generated with this code):
-						//   `bg-transparent outline-none text-vscode-input-fg min-h-[81px] max-h-[500px]`
-						//     .split(' ')
-						//     .map(style => `@@[&_textarea]:!void-${style}`) // apply styles to ancestor textarea elements
-						//     .join(' ') +
-						//   ` outline-none border-none`
-						//     .split(' ')
-						//     .map(style => `@@[&_div.monaco-inputbox]:!void-${style}`)
-						//     .join(' ');
-						`
-						@@[&_textarea]:!void-outline-none
-						@@[&_textarea]:!void-min-h-[81px]
-						@@[&_textarea]:!void-max-h-[500px]
-						@@[&_div.monaco-inputbox]:!void-border-none
-						@@[&_div.monaco-inputbox]:!void-outline-none
-						`
-					}
-				>
+				<div>
 
 					{/* text input */}
 					<VoidInputBox2
-						placeholder={`${keybindingString} to select`}
+						className='min-h-[81px]'
+						placeholder={`${keybindingString} to select. Enter instructions...`}
 						onChangeText={useCallback((newStr: string) => { setInstructionsAreEmpty(!newStr) }, [setInstructionsAreEmpty])}
 						onKeyDown={(e) => {
 							if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
index b481b623..966ab5b9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ type InputBox2Props = {
 	placeholder: string;
 	multiline: boolean;
 	fnsRef?: { current: null | TextAreaFns };
+	className?: string;
 	onChangeText?: (value: string) => void;
 	onKeyDown?: (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => void;
 	onChangeHeight?: (newHeight: number) => void;
 }
-export const VoidInputBox2 = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, InputBox2Props>(function X({ initValue, placeholder, multiline, fnsRef, onKeyDown, onChangeText }, ref) {
+export const VoidInputBox2 = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, InputBox2Props>(function X({ initValue, placeholder, multiline, fnsRef, className, onKeyDown, onChangeText }, ref) {
 
 	// mirrors whatever is in ref
 	const textAreaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null)
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export const VoidInputBox2 = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, InputBox2Props>(fun
 
 			disabled={!isEnabled}
 
-			className="w-full resize-none max-h-[500px] overflow-y-auto"
+			className={`w-full resize-none overflow-y-auto ${className}`}
 			style={{
 				// defaultInputBoxStyles
 				background: asCssVariable(inputBackground),