From 867261d74e191bac352f5c1b3f2f9238eee46ee3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ed Page <eopage@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 20:05:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] test: Show multi-group inconsistency

---
 tests/formatter.rs | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/formatter.rs b/tests/formatter.rs
index 87334091..4dd9b3cd 100644
--- a/tests/formatter.rs
+++ b/tests/formatter.rs
@@ -315,6 +315,58 @@ error:
     assert_data_eq!(renderer.render(input), expected_unicode);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_multi_group_no_snippet() {
+    let input = &[
+        Group::with_title(Level::ERROR.primary_title("the core problem")),
+        Group::with_title(Level::NOTE.secondary_title("more information")),
+        Group::with_title(Level::HELP.secondary_title("a way to fix this")),
+    ];
+    let expected_ascii = str![[r#"
+error: the core problem
+  |
+note: more information
+help: a way to fix this
+"#]];
+    let renderer = Renderer::plain();
+    assert_data_eq!(renderer.render(input), expected_ascii);
+
+    let expected_unicode = str![[r#"
+error: the core problem
+  ╰╴
+note: more information
+help: a way to fix this
+"#]];
+    let renderer = renderer.decor_style(DecorStyle::Unicode);
+    assert_data_eq!(renderer.render(input), expected_unicode);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_multi_secondary_group_no_snippet() {
+    let input = &[
+        Group::with_title(Level::ERROR.secondary_title("the core problem")),
+        Group::with_title(Level::NOTE.secondary_title("more information")),
+        Group::with_title(Level::HELP.secondary_title("a way to fix this")),
+    ];
+    let expected_ascii = str![[r#"
+error: the core problem
+  |
+note: more information
+help: a way to fix this
+"#]];
+    let renderer = Renderer::plain();
+    assert_data_eq!(renderer.render(input), expected_ascii);
+
+    let expected_unicode = str![[r#"
+error: the core problem
+  ╰╴
+note: more information
+help: a way to fix this
+"#]];
+    let renderer = renderer.decor_style(DecorStyle::Unicode);
+    assert_data_eq!(renderer.render(input), expected_unicode);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[should_panic]
 fn test_i26() {

From 2c36f344e668b986d15b62bdaf6d69956c8fc1c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ed Page <eopage@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 20:33:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix(render): No implicit padding with starting secondary
 groups

Workaround for #309
---
 src/renderer/render.rs | 6 +++++-
 tests/formatter.rs     | 2 --
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/renderer/render.rs b/src/renderer/render.rs
index 042c6e02..e8cb5fa4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/render.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/render.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ pub(crate) fn render(renderer: &Renderer, groups: Report<'_>) -> String {
                         max_line_num_len + 1,
                     );
                 }
-                if peek.is_none() && g == 0 && group_len > 1 {
+                if peek.is_none()
+                    && title_style == TitleStyle::MainHeader
+                    && g == 0
+                    && group_len > 1
+                {
                     draw_col_separator_end(
                         renderer,
                         &mut buffer,
diff --git a/tests/formatter.rs b/tests/formatter.rs
index 4dd9b3cd..64e96b69 100644
--- a/tests/formatter.rs
+++ b/tests/formatter.rs
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ fn test_multi_secondary_group_no_snippet() {
     ];
     let expected_ascii = str![[r#"
 error: the core problem
-  |
 note: more information
 help: a way to fix this
 "#]];
@@ -359,7 +358,6 @@ help: a way to fix this
 
     let expected_unicode = str![[r#"
 error: the core problem
-  ╰╴
 note: more information
 help: a way to fix this
 "#]];