fix: kitty status bar clock — redraw via add_timer, drop bogus tab_bar_timeout

kitty has no tab_bar_timeout option (ignored with a warning), so the clock/CPU/mem
only refreshed on tab changes. tab_bar.py now registers a repeating 10s timer that
marks every tab bar dirty. Verified in Xvfb: idle window's clock ticked 16:21 -> 16:22.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Kitty-setup.md

@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ All read from `/proc` (no subprocess overhead except git):
 
 - **Colors**: Edit `_ORANGE`, `_DIM`, `_TAB_BG`, `_BAR_BG` in `tab_bar.py`
 - **Status items**: Add/remove cells in the `if is_last:` block in `tab_bar.py`
-- **Refresh rate**: Change `tab_bar_timeout` in `kitty-theme.conf` (seconds)
+- **Refresh rate**: Change `REFRESH_SECS` in `tab_bar.py` (seconds)
 - **User prefix**: The `_prefix` logic in `tab_bar.py` shows `user@` for non-seth users
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 - **Icons show as boxes**: Nerd Font not installed or kitty not using it. Check `font_family` in kitty.conf.
-- **Status bar not updating**: Ensure `tab_bar_timeout 60.0` is set in kitty-theme.conf.
+- **Status bar not updating**: `REFRESH_SECS` timer in `tab_bar.py` drives redraws (kitty has no `tab_bar_timeout` option); check `kitty` stderr for tab_bar.py errors.
 - **F12 does nothing**: Ensure `allow_remote_control yes` and `listen_on unix:/tmp/kitty-{kitty_pid}` are in config. Restart kitty (not just reload).
 - **CPU shows "..."**: Normal on first draw — needs two samples to compute delta.

kitty/kitty-theme.conf

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ inactive_tab_font_style normal
 tab_bar_background      #0d0d0d
 tab_bar_margin_height   2.0 0.0
 
-# Refresh tab bar for clock updates
-tab_bar_timeout 60.0
+# Clock/stats refresh: timer in tab_bar.py (REFRESH_SECS) — kitty has no tab_bar_timeout option
 
 # Toggle tab/status bar
 map f12 remote_control load-config --override tab_bar_min_tabs=999

kitty/tab_bar.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from kitty.fast_data_types import add_timer, get_boss
 from kitty.tab_bar import (
     DrawData,
     ExtraData,
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@ _DIM = as_rgb(0x666666)
 _TAB_BG = as_rgb(0x1A1A1A)
 _BAR_BG = as_rgb(0x0D0D0D)
 
+# kitty only redraws the tab bar on tab changes; this timer keeps the clock/stats live.
+# ponytail: 10s = clock lags <=10s; each redraw runs git on kitty's main thread, so don't go much lower.
+REFRESH_SECS = 10.0
+_timer_id = None
+
+
+def _refresh(_timer_id) -> None:
+    for tm in get_boss().all_tab_managers:
+        tm.mark_tab_bar_dirty()
+
 
 def _get_git_branch() -> str:
     try:
@@ -106,6 +117,10 @@ def draw_tab(
     is_last: bool,
     extra_data: ExtraData,
 ) -> int:
+    global _timer_id
+    if _timer_id is None:
+        _timer_id = add_timer(_refresh, REFRESH_SECS, True)
+
     # Build tab title
     title = tab.title
     if _prefix: