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Problem

Portrait floating previews stop at 240 pixels wide. Starting a drag after resizing changes placement policy, reopening details and moving the preview away from the pointer.

Change

Use the existing 150-pixel minimum height and source aspect ratio for sizing. Derive placement from explicit size and position so dragging preserves the chosen frame and folds details; compact chat stays an overlay and wide chat still reflows. Production changes stay in two layout files; the store and gesture controller remain intact.

Verification

Blacksmith vp run check:changed passed on the current head, which merges main and keeps #26027's inward-resize minimum (now height-based only). In the real web client with a live 390×844 browser stream, a 140-pixel resize gives 140×303 instead of 240×519, and after resizing to 340×736 a 12-pixel left drag moves 12 pixels instead of jumping 292 pixels; details stay folded. Unverified: Electron compositing, native mobile, and relay/tunnel paths. The browser control footer can overflow very narrow thumbnails; that layout is outside this fix.

Before: the portrait preview remains 240 pixels wide.

before: portrait preview remains 240 pixels wide

After: the same preview shrinks to 140 pixels wide.

after: portrait preview shrinks to 140 pixels wide

before: resize then drag jumps left and reopens details

after: resize then drag follows the pointer and keeps details folded

current head: a resized portrait browser follows a 12-pixel drag

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Replaces https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/pulls/24950, with thanks to @PixPMusic for the original implementation.

Built with GPT-6.1-Sol in the Codex harness on T3 Code.

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Preview state no longer tracks whether the last interaction was a drag or resize. Preview frames can use narrower widths while preserving their aspect ratio. Canvas layout uses preview size and position to determine chat reflow, preview placement, and details-card overlap.

Changes: Preview layout

Layer / File(s) Summary
Preview state without interaction tracking
apps/web/src/previewMiniPlayerStore.ts, apps/web/src/previewMiniPlayerStore.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/preview/ThreadPreviewMiniPlayer.tsx
The preview state and canvas source no longer include lastInteraction. Store updates compare width and position without interaction state.
Preview frame minimum sizing
apps/web/src/components/preview/previewMiniPlayerLayout.ts, apps/web/src/components/preview/previewMiniPlayerLayout.test.ts
The minimum preview width is based on the width needed to preserve the source aspect ratio at the minimum height. Tests cover default sizing and narrower widths during frame resolution and resizing.
Canvas layout and preview placement
apps/web/src/components/chat/chatCanvasLayout.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/chatCanvasLayout.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/canvasStore.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/preview/previewMiniPlayerGesture.test.ts
Chat reflow and preview placement use preview size, position, and available width. Tests cover chat overlap, details-card folding, find-bar placement, and preview movement.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Low · up to 43a51

This PR fixes narrow portrait floating previews so they shrink below 240 pixels and stay under the pointer when dragged after resizing. One narrow layout edge case remains deferred: with the find bar open, a very tall preview can partly cover the composer. It is low impact and does not block merging.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4

Check name Status Explanation
Title check Passed The title "fix(web): keep floating previews stable after resizing" matches the main change: floating preview placement and sizing after resize. The changeset removes lastInteraction, allows portrait p…
Description check Passed The description follows the template sections: Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification. It explains the 240-pixel minimum bug, the sizing and placement change, and the browser-based verification with…
Linked Issues check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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The title "fix(web): keep floating previews stable after resizing" matches the main change: floating preview placement and sizing after resize. The changeset removes lastInteraction, allows portrait previews below 240px, and derives placement from explicit size and position. The title names the area and the outcome, so it is a clear summary of the primary change.

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The description follows the template sections: Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification. It explains the 240-pixel minimum bug, the sizing and placement change, and the browser-based verification with before/after evidence and listed unverified areas. The Scope section does not link an issue or explain why no issue is needed, and it does not link the original PR as a maintainer request. The description also says the change replaces PR #24950 but the objectives cite PR #25029 under the same title, which is a discrepancy the author should resolve. The description does not state the model and harness in the required closing line in the template, but it does include 'Built with GPT-6.1-Sol in the Codex harness on T3 Code.'

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  • apps/web/src/components/chat/canvasStore.test.ts
  • apps/web/src/components/chat/chatCanvasLayout.test.ts
  • apps/web/src/components/chat/chatCanvasLayout.ts
  • apps/web/src/components/preview/ThreadPreviewMiniPlayer.tsx
  • apps/web/src/components/preview/previewMiniPlayerGesture.test.ts
  • apps/web/src/components/preview/previewMiniPlayerLayout.test.ts
  • apps/web/src/previewMiniPlayerStore.test.ts
  • apps/web/src/previewMiniPlayerStore.ts
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  • apps/web/src/components/preview/ThreadPreviewMiniPlayer.tsx
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Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — The layout changes preserve explicitly resized previews across subsequent dragging. Removing the minimum-width floor also makes portrait previews open substantially narrower by default; that initial sizing change needs human confirmation.

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Merged main (becf853defb6) into this head without rebasing. Resolved the adjacent test conflict by retaining main's chat-centering cases and this PR's find-bar cases. The scoped diff remains five files, 216 insertions and 34 deletions.

Blacksmith vp run check:changed passed format, lint, both knip passes, affected typechecks and all 54 focused tests. Two independent scoped reviews approved 345f1ff63036 with no findings.

Scope and approval: this is Maria's requested takeover of https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/pulls/24950. The floating-preview sizing and placement fix remains unchanged. Macroscope's requested human review remains Maria's decision. Existing before/after evidence stays in the PR body. Post-merge browser interaction is unverified: the client opened, but its browser surface remained connecting during this attempt.

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

verified as-is at 345f1ff63036168d7c3159e8f24e94789ec3a0d9 on a disposable linux boat vm. no source changes or pushes were needed.

  • reproduced both bugs on github/main at c677d5fc45e6d585e52bca03244a0870c588a555 in a separate worktree, then stopped its captured dev process before starting this exact pr head. ran vp i in both checkouts and vp run dev in the background with isolated, unseeded state.
  • used the repo's playwright with /usr/bin/google-chrome. created the project and thread through the web app against a real git repository. real codex gpt-6.1-sol turns completed on both branches. a follow-up turn on the pr called preview_status and reported the actual browser tab, https://example.com/, at 390×844.
  • opened that live server-browser stream through the browser panel, entered portrait dimensions, floated it over chat, and used actual mouse resize/drag gestures. matched full-window captures use the same project, prompt, response, page, viewport, and 1840×1000 client size.
main: request 140px width -> 240×519
pr:   request 140px width -> 140×303
main: resize to 340×736, drag left 12px -> x 1488 -> 1196 (-292)
pr:   resize to 340×736, drag left 12px -> x 1488 -> 1476 (-12)
pr:   details density stays compact across drag; moving away restores full
pr:   at 1000×900, resize 340 -> 260; composer stays {x:317,y:779,w:622,h:48}

neighboring behavior: wide chat reflow remained usable; compact chat stayed an overlay without moving the composer. docking back into the panel retained the url, and closing removed the floating player, exercised with keyboard activation. also inspected the compact client in dark mode.

blacksmith vp run check:changed passed format, lint, both knip passes, affected typechecks, and all 54 focused tests. the worker needed its shallow history deepened and origin/main set to the recorded pr base, becf853defb6, before that check could run. cafe reports all 30 head checks successful.

before: main remains 240 pixels wide.

main: portrait preview cannot shrink below 240 pixels

same request on the pr produces 140 pixels.

pr: portrait preview shrinks to 140 pixels

main recording: resize then a 12-pixel drag jumps 292 pixels and unfolds details

pr recording: resize then a 12-pixel drag follows the pointer and keeps details compact

inspected the captures and recordings. uploaded mp4 versions also played through and sought successfully in t3's browser player.

Not verified

native ios/android device streams, electron compositing, macos/windows, and relay/tunnel/multi-environment connections were not exercised on this linux vm. other provider adapters were not exercised; this change is client layout logic.

mouse activation of the hover-only docking/close pill is unverified: this headless chrome reports hover: none and pointer: none, so mouse clicks on its hidden controls timed out. keyboard activation passed; mouse resizing and dragging passed.

the existing browser control footer still overflows the 140-pixel thumbnail, as already documented in the pr. this verification does not claim that footer layout is fixed. no provider turn or app stall exceeded ten minutes.

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juliusmarminge and others added 2 commits November 14, 2026 08:55
Placement now follows the preview's explicit size and position, so
nothing reads which gesture came last. Remove the field from the store
and the canvas preview, and drop tests the layout cases already cover.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@github-actions github-actions Bot added size:M 30-99 changed lines (additions + deletions). and removed size:S 10-29 changed lines (additions + deletions). labels Nov 14, 2026
@juliusmarminge juliusmarminge added takeover:needs-julius Takeover done; route gate says Julius decides and removed takeover:in-progress A takeover lead is working on this PR labels Nov 14, 2026

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