The outer Box(direction=Column, gap=300) was a flex column with flex-shrink:1
on children. With maxHeight:480 + overflowY:auto, when total content exceeded
480px the flex children compressed into each other, making cells appear to
overlap regardless of the gap on the inner flex container.
Replace with:
- Plain div scroll container (display:flex flex-direction:column gap:24)
so children never shrink — they overflow into scroll area
- Plain div per category (gap:10 between label and grid)
- CSS grid (auto-fill, 72px columns, gap:20) for cells so row spacing is
explicit and cannot be affected by flex layout math
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The INSET overflow approach (position:absolute images extending beyond
52×52 buttons) was fundamentally broken: absolutely positioned children
don't contribute to flex row height, so rowGap controlled button-to-button
spacing but image pixels still painted into the gap, causing visual overlap
regardless of how large rowGap was set.
New approach: 72×72 circle cells, overflow:hidden, image fills the cell
via inset:0 with objectFit:contain. Gap of 16px is actual clear space
between cell edges — no math needed. Also bumped maxHeight 420→480.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
rowGap 36→52 (40px visual gap between image rows), columnGap separate at 28.
The 52×52 buttons have 8px image overflow on each side so row gap needed to
account for 8+visual+8 = actual gap. Previous 36→20px visual was still tight.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- chatBackground.ts: remove animRainGlowKeyframe and animGridBrightnessKeyframe
from LIGHT anim-rain and anim-pulse definitions (these were removed from the
import and from DARK variants in the previous session but the LIGHT variants
were missed, leaving stale references that would cause a build error)
- ProfileDecoration.tsx: increase decoration grid gap 20→36 (visual gap was
only 4px due to 8px image overflow beyond each 52×52 button), fix paddingBottom
4→8 and add paddingRight:8 to prevent edge clipping
- LOTUS_BUGS.md: correct bug #8 root cause (CSP, not lazy-loading), add
bugs #9 (grid spacing) and #10 (Windows taskbar badge)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Settings dropdowns (Bug #3):
- Add reusable SettingsSelect component using Menu+PopOut+FocusTrap — exact
same pattern as Message Layout, so all dropdowns look consistent
- Replace raw <select> for Seasonal Theme, UI Font, AFK Timeout, and
Join & Leave Sounds with SettingsSelect
Animated chat backgrounds bleeding onto content (Bug #6 / #7):
- Remove filter:brightness() and opacity animations from chatBackground.ts
(animRainGlowKeyframe, animGridBrightnessKeyframe, animFirefliesGlowKeyframe,
animFirefliesBlinkKeyframe). These were applied to the Page element which
caused ALL descendants (messages, composer) to flash in sync.
Also created a CSS stacking context on Page that pushed SeasonalEffect
(position:fixed; z-index:9997) behind the animated background layer.
- Only backgroundPosition / backgroundSize animations remain — safe, do not
affect descendants, and do not create stacking contexts.
- Remove now-unused animation keyframe imports from chatBackground.ts.
Voice ringing in persistent rooms (Bug #5):
- Narrow the ringing condition from (Invite|Knock|Restricted) to only Invite,
matching exactly the rooms where the call button is visible.
- Add room.isCallRoom() early-exit so m.join_rule:call rooms never ring.
Avatar decoration images not loading (Bug #8):
- Change loading="lazy" → loading="eager" in DecorationPreviewCell.
Lazy loading does not reliably trigger for images inside nested overflow
scroll containers (the settings panel scroll area), so images never loaded.
Docs: LOTUS_BUGS.md updated with root cause and resolution for all 5 new bugs.
Docs: LOTUS_TODO.md adds P5-35/P5-36 (deferred desktop notification/jump list).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
256×256 APNG overlays from avatardecoration.com (open CORS CDN).
Stored in the user's Matrix profile as io.lotus.avatar_decoration via
MSC4133 so all Lotus Chat users see each other's decorations.
- avatarDecorations.ts: curated catalog of 110 original-IP decorations
across 9 categories (Gaming, Cyber, Space, Fantasy, Elements,
Japanese, Nature, Spooky, Cozy)
- useAvatarDecoration: per-user profile fetch with module-level cache
and in-flight deduplication so concurrent renders for the same userId
share one HTTP request
- AvatarDecoration: position:relative wrapper that overlays the APNG
8px beyond the avatar on all sides; renders nothing when no decoration
is set (zero cost for undecorated users)
- ProfileDecoration: scrollable grid picker in Settings → Profile,
grouped by category with live preview; Save button appears only when
the selection differs from what's saved
- Applied at all five avatar display sites: message timeline, members
drawer, knock list, @mention autocomplete, notifications inbox
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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