BE-023 MED: view semantics — multi-arg grep/spot drop args, theme bold sticks, pager escape-split leak

Five view-layer correctness gaps:

views/grep/grep.js:38 — multi-arg grep runs the FIRST arg's search N times; the OTHER search args are never searched.
views/spot/spot.js:26 — spot/regex plain-args conversion DROPS trail args, so the documented spot:#body .c form now throws SPOTNOEXT.
view/theme.js:123 — theme.reset() leaves BOLD enabled for combined colour+bold slots (dark/light N/C = "38;5;33;1") — subsequent output stays bold.
views/bro/pager.js:779 — _feed mishandles a mouse/paste escape sequence split 1-2 bytes before the read-buffer end → the tail bytes leak as literal keystrokes.
view/bro.js:220 — colorWhyHunk: a dead ternary and no newline between soft-wrapped rows, diverging from colorDiffHunk's row contract.

From the 2026-07-07 be/ review (BE/REVIEW), CONFIRMED. Method Issues.

Input

grep/spot both mis-handle the multi/trail-arg case — likely a shared arg-fanout helper is the fix.
theme.reset must clear ALL SGR attributes it set, bold included.
pager _feed must buffer a partial escape across reads (a classic terminal-input reassembly bug).

Every grep/spot search arg is searched; reset() clears bold; a split escape reassembles, never leaks; colorWhyHunk matches colorDiffHunk's row contract.

Repro-first per defect (multi-arg grep hits all patterns; spot:#body .c resolves; reset clears bold; a boundary-split paste reassembles).