[DOCS] Queued-message docs omit attachment handling and focus-view visibility

Documentation Type

Missing documentation (feature not documented)

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode

Section/Topic

Prompt input while Claude is working, queued messages, attachment handling, and fullscreen focus-view behavior for queued prompts

Current Documentation

The docs currently describe image input and other while-Claude-is-working behavior separately:

Ctrl+V or Cmd+V (iTerm2) or Alt+V (Windows) | Paste image from clipboard | Inserts an [Image #N] chip at the cursor so you can reference it positionally in your prompt

* Available while Claude is working: you can run /btw even while Claude is processing a response. The side question runs independently and does not interrupt the main turn.

The Desktop docs also describe file attachments generally:

* Attach files: attach images, PDFs, and other files to your prompt using the attachment button, or drag and drop files directly into the prompt.

No documentation currently explains that normal prompts sent while Claude is already working are queued, that queued prompts can include image/file attachments, that pulling a queued message back for editing should preserve those attachments, or how queued prompts should remain visible in fullscreen focus view.

What's Wrong or Missing?

Changelog v2.1.105 includes these user-facing fixes:

Fixed images attached to queued messages (sent while Claude is working) being dropped

Fixed queued user prompts disappearing from focus mode

Those fixes confirm queued prompts are an intended user-facing workflow, not just an internal implementation detail. Current docs cover image attachments and some special actions that work while Claude is busy, but they do not document the queued-message workflow itself.

Users need to know that when they send a follow-up prompt during an active turn, the prompt can be queued with its attached images/files intact, that editing a queued prompt should not strip those attachments, and that switching into fullscreen focus view should not make queued prompts appear lost.

Suggested Improvement

Add a short subsection to interactive-mode for Queued messages while Claude is working and add a matching note to fullscreen.

• Pressing Enter during an active turn queues the next prompt instead of discarding it
• Queued prompts can include pasted images, dragged-in files, and other prompt attachments
• If a queued prompt is pulled back for editing, its attachments should remain associated with that prompt
• Fullscreen focus view should preserve/show queued prompts instead of making them appear lost while Claude is still responding
• A small example showing a queued follow-up prompt that includes an [Image #N] chip

Keep desktop wording consistent anywhere it describes attaching files while Claude is already working.

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

Affected Pages:

| Page | Context |
|------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode | Keyboard shortcuts and prompt behavior while Claude is working |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/fullscreen | Focus view / transcript mode behavior when a queued follow-up prompt exists |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop | Attachment button and prompt-box behavior for Desktop sessions |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/common-workflows | Image workflow examples that could cross-link to queued prompt behavior |

Total scope: 4 pages affected

Source: Changelog v2.1.105

Exact changelog entry:

Fixed images attached to queued messages (sent while Claude is working) being dropped

Fixed queued user prompts disappearing from focus mode

Supporting changelog context:

Hit Enter to queue up additional messages while Claude is working