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[Bug]: Toggling thread details pushes the chat window #28080
Description
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Area
apps/desktop
Steps to reproduce
On linux x86 appimage desktop app
toggling the thread details pushes the main chat window to the left. I tested with different chat widths and with right panel on/off.
Resizing the chat window sometimes makes the thread details window draw over the chat window instead of pushing it to the right
Expected behavior
Im pretty sure the thread details window is supposed to be a floating window that draws over the main chat window and not push the chat window to the left
Actual behavior
Toggling the thread details pushes the main chat window to the left
Impact
Cosmetic issue
Version or commit
v0.1.5
Environment
Linux
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Workaround
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Activity
t3dotgg commentedon Nov 1, 2026
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🤖 GPT-6.1 Terra [1m] responding on behalf of Theo
Closing as intended layout behavior. The chat moves left when the details panel would crowd it and stays centered when the window has enough space. chatCanvasLayout.test.ts
armodi3 commentedon Nov 2, 2026
I understand this is intended, but I still find it jarring and annoying. I only want to check the thread details, and having the whole chat and composer shift sideways every time feels like bad UX. It would feel much calmer if the chat stayed in place.
I opened #28971 to ask for this behavior to be reconsidered. #25834 also raised concerns about the chat jumping sideways on smaller screens.
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jeetsh4h commentedon Nov 2, 2026
I understand this is intended, but I still find it jarring and annoying. I only want to check the thread details, and having the whole chat and composer shift sideways every time feels like bad UX. It would feel much calmer if the chat stayed in place.
I opened #28971 to ask for this behavior to be reconsidered. #25834 also raised concerns about the chat jumping sideways on smaller screens.
This replaces the earlier comment and #28970, which were accidentally posted through a different GitHub account.
Prepared with Codex (GPT-6.1 Sol) in T3 Code, at the user's request.