cinny/LOTUS_BUGS.md

Lotus Chat — Bug Report & Technical Audit

Date: June 2026

This document tracks identified bugs, edge cases, and architectural discrepancies found during the audit of the Lotus Chat codebase. Recommended fixes are provided for each item.

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✅ Resolved Issues

• Ringing Modal Fires in Voice Rooms: Fixed in CallEmbedProvider.tsx — only notification_type === 'ring' events now trigger the modal.
• Avatar Decoration Displacement in Profile: Fixed in UserHero.tsx — UserAvatarContainer (position:absolute) now wraps AvatarDecoration as the outermost element, keeping the positioning context relative to UserHeroAvatarContainer.
• Export History Broken for E2EE: Fixed in ExportRoomHistory.tsx — addEvents is now async and calls mx.decryptEventIfNeeded() before inspecting event type/content.
• Privacy Leak in URL Previews (Google Favicon): Fixed in UrlPreviewCard.tsx — Google S2 favicon call removed; a generic folds Icons.Link icon is shown instead.
• Status Emoji Picker Doesn't Insert Emoji: Fixed in Profile.tsx — statusDirtyRef prevents the server-presence sync useEffect from overwriting in-flight user input (cleared on save/clear).
• Encrypted Search Misses Stickers and Polls: Fixed in useLocalMessageSearch.ts — m.sticker, m.poll.start, and org.matrix.msc3381.poll.start events now included; poll question and answer bodies are indexed.
• Seasonal Themes Display Behind Chat Background: Fixed in SeasonalEffect.tsx — z-index bumped from 9997 to 9999.
• Windows Taskbar Badge Black Square: Fixed in src-tauri/src/lib.rs — std::ptr::write_bytes zeros the DIB bits buffer immediately after CreateDIBSection; previously uninitialized bytes caused garbage pixels with alpha=255.

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🛡️ Pending — Critical Security & Logic

(none currently open)

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🚩 Pending — Functional & UI Bugs

1. Avatar Decoration Images Not Rendering

File: src/app/features/lotus/avatarDecorations.ts Status: OPEN — Blocked on infrastructure

• Issue: Decoration images in Settings do not load.
• Root Cause: The Nextcloud WebDAV URL (public.php/dav/files/…) returns Content-Disposition: attachment, which browsers refuse to render in <img> tags.
• Required Fix: Move decoration assets to a CDN or file host that returns Content-Type: image/png with Content-Disposition: inline. Options: Gitea LFS, Cloudflare R2, or a dedicated static file host. Alternatively, reconfigure the Nextcloud share to serve inline.
• Blocked by: Infrastructure change (not a code fix).

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🎨 Pending — UI/UX & Visual Consistency

1. Inconsistent Settings Dropdown Styling

Files: Profile.tsx, SystemNotification.tsx Status: OPEN — Low priority

• Issue: Dropdowns for Status Expiry and Notification Sounds use raw HTML <select> elements.
• Recommended Fix: Replace with the custom-styled Menu + PopOut pattern used in General.tsx.

2. Animations Flickering Content (Fireflies)

File: src/app/features/lotus/chatBackground.ts Status: OPEN — Low priority

• Issue: Complex radial-gradient animations cause flickering on some GPUs.
• Recommended Fix: Scope animations strictly to background properties and simplify heavy gradients.

3. No Camera Focus During Screenshare

File: src/app/features/call/CallControls.tsx Status: OPEN — Blocked on Element Call internals

• Issue: There is no way to focus a camera while screenshare is active.
• Recommended Fix: Implement a "Pin/Focus" toggle on participant tiles — requires Element Call iframe API support.