feat: Y2K dither theme, filter toolbars, chat bubble widget; fix alignment root causes

- theme rework (user request): white paper bg, brown ink, ordered-dither
  halftone textures, hard offset Y2K shadows, dithered masthead bands;
  dark theme matched; token test + DECISIONS updated
- fix: .card + .card stacking margin leaked into grid layouts, shifting
  every card except the first (the 'always the first item' reports)
- fix: CSP style-src 'self' silently dropped every inline style attribute
  (misaligned save button, stat values, editor attach button, bell badge);
  styles now allow inline, scripts remain strict per §12
- fix: [hidden] is now display:none !important so flex containers cannot
  defeat it (chat panel/footers)
- board + metrics filters live in boxed .toolbar rows with baseline-aligned
  controls; metric stat cards use a uniform .stat layout
- new-conversation dialog: fixed 440px width and 180px results list (no
  more resizing while searching), full-width result rows, picked people
  drop out of the list
- floating messages bubble bottom-right on all pages (except /messages):
  unread badge, mini panel with conversation list, thread view, quick
  composer, live WS updates; toasts moved up to clear it

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

web/static/css/app.css

@@ -24,15 +24,17 @@
   font-display: swap;
 }
 
-/* ---- §10 design tokens (exact) ---- */
+/* ---- design tokens — "Y2K dither" rework (user-requested deviation from
+   the §10 beige): paper-white ground, brown ink everywhere, ordered-dither
+   halftone textures, hard offset shadows. Structure and radius unchanged. */
 :root[data-theme=light] {
-  --bg:#f3ead9; --surface:#faf5ea; --surface2:#efe5d0; --border:#d8cbb0;
-  --text:#2b2620; --muted:#6f6353; --accent:#8a5a2b; --accent-contrast:#fff;
-  --ok:#3c6e47; --warn:#a06a1f; --err:#9c3a2e; --radius:2px;
+  --bg:#ffffff; --surface:#fdfbf6; --surface2:#f2e9d8; --border:#a88452;
+  --text:#33230e; --muted:#7c6647; --accent:#7a4a14; --accent-contrast:#fff;
+  --ok:#2e6b3c; --warn:#955d0e; --err:#9c3a2e; --radius:2px;
 }
 :root[data-theme=dark] {
-  --bg:#191714; --surface:#221f1b; --surface2:#2b2722; --border:#3a342c;
-  --text:#ece5d8; --muted:#a59a87; --accent:#caa15e; --accent-contrast:#1a160f;
+  --bg:#171209; --surface:#221a0e; --surface2:#2e2414; --border:#7c5f33;
+  --text:#f3e8d2; --muted:#b59c74; --accent:#d9a548; --accent-contrast:#241606;
   --ok:#7fb78a; --warn:#d9a44a; --err:#d97b6c; --radius:2px;
 }
 
@@ -42,34 +44,45 @@
   --font-body: "Schibsted Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif;
   --font-mono: "Spline Sans Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
   --hairline: 1px solid var(--border);
-  --ink-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--border), 0 6px 18px -10px rgba(43, 38, 32, 0.45);
-  --rule: linear-gradient(var(--border), var(--border));
+}
+:root[data-theme=light] {
+  /* Y2K hard offset shadow, no blur */
+  --ink-shadow: 3px 3px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--border) 45%, transparent);
+  --ink-shadow-lift: 5px 5px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--border) 55%, transparent);
+  /* ordered-dither tile: sparse diagonal brown pixels on transparent */
+  --dither: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='4' height='4'%3E%3Crect width='1' height='1' x='0' y='0' fill='%237a4a14'/%3E%3Crect width='1' height='1' x='2' y='2' fill='%237a4a14'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+  --dither-dense: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='2' height='2'%3E%3Crect width='1' height='1' x='0' y='0' fill='%237a4a14'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
 }
 :root[data-theme=dark] {
-  --ink-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 8px 22px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+  --ink-shadow: 3px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
+  --ink-shadow-lift: 5px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
+  --dither: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='4' height='4'%3E%3Crect width='1' height='1' x='0' y='0' fill='%23d9a548'/%3E%3Crect width='1' height='1' x='2' y='2' fill='%23d9a548'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+  --dither-dense: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='2' height='2'%3E%3Crect width='1' height='1' x='0' y='0' fill='%23d9a548'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
 }
 
 /* ---- base ---- */
 * { box-sizing: border-box; }
+/* author display rules (flex etc.) must never defeat the hidden attribute */
+[hidden] { display: none !important; }
 html { font-size: 16px; }
 body {
   margin: 0;
-  background:
-    radial-gradient(1200px 480px at 50% -240px, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 7%, transparent), transparent 70%),
-    var(--bg);
+  background: var(--bg);
   color: var(--text);
   font-family: var(--font-body);
   line-height: 1.55;
   letter-spacing: 0.005em;
 }
-/* paper grain over everything, including dialogs */
-body::after {
+/* dithered poster band fading from the masthead into the white page */
+body::before {
   content: "";
-  position: fixed; inset: 0;
-  z-index: 2147483646;
+  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 220px;
+  z-index: -1;
   pointer-events: none;
-  opacity: 0.05;
-  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='160' height='160' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+  background-image: var(--dither);
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(#000, transparent);
+  mask-image: linear-gradient(#000, transparent);
 }
 ::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-contrast); }
 
@@ -87,10 +100,10 @@ h1 { font-size: 2.1rem; }
 h1::after {
   content: "";
   display: block;
-  width: 56px; height: 4px;
+  width: 88px; height: 8px;
   margin-top: 10px;
-  border-top: var(--hairline);
-  border-bottom: var(--hairline);
+  background-image: var(--dither-dense);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent);
 }
 h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; }
 h3 { font-size: 1.02rem; }
@@ -125,15 +138,25 @@ table, .badge, input[type=number] { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
   to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
 }
 
-/* ---- top navigation: a masthead rule ---- */
+/* ---- top navigation: dithered masthead bar ---- */
 .topnav {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px;
-  background: var(--surface);
-  border-bottom: 3px double var(--border);
-  box-shadow: inset 0 -8px 14px -14px rgba(43,38,32,0.5);
+  background-color: var(--surface2);
+  background-image: var(--dither);
+  background-blend-mode: normal;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border);
   padding: 10px 20px;
   position: relative;
 }
+:root[data-theme=light] .topnav { background-image: none; background-color: var(--surface2); }
+.topnav::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute; bottom: -10px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 8px;
+  background-image: var(--dither);
+  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(#000, transparent);
+  mask-image: linear-gradient(#000, transparent);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
 .topnav::before {
   content: "";
   position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
@@ -173,29 +196,33 @@ table, .badge, input[type=number] { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
 }
 .topnav .right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
 
-/* ---- cards: printed stock ---- */
+/* ---- cards: printed stock with hard Y2K shadows ---- */
 .card {
   background: var(--surface);
   border: var(--hairline);
   border-radius: var(--radius);
   box-shadow: var(--ink-shadow);
   padding: 24px;
-  transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease;
+  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
 }
 .card + .card { margin-top: 16px; }
+/* the stacking margin must never leak into grid/flex layouts — it shifted
+   every card except the first one ("always the first item" bug) */
+.grid > .card, .kanban .card, .row > .card { margin-top: 0; }
 .grid > .card { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
 .grid > .card::before {
   content: "";
-  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 2px;
-  background: var(--accent);
-  opacity: 0.55;
+  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 6px;
+  background-image: var(--dither-dense);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent);
+  opacity: 0.8;
 }
 .grid > .card:hover {
-  transform: translateY(-3px);
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--border), 0 16px 28px -14px rgba(43,38,32,0.5);
+  transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
+  box-shadow: var(--ink-shadow-lift);
 }
 
-/* ---- buttons: letterpress ---- */
+/* ---- buttons: Y2K hard-shadow chips ---- */
 .btn {
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px;
   font-family: var(--font-body);
@@ -205,26 +232,27 @@ table, .badge, input[type=number] { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
   text-transform: uppercase;
   cursor: pointer;
   white-space: nowrap;
-  padding: 9px 16px 8px;
+  margin: 0; /* label-as-button must not inherit label margins */
+  padding: 8px 16px;
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-bottom-width: 2px;
   border-radius: var(--radius);
   background: var(--surface2);
   color: var(--text);
-  transition: transform 0.08s ease, filter 0.12s ease;
+  box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--border) 60%, transparent);
+  transition: transform 0.07s ease, box-shadow 0.07s ease, filter 0.12s ease;
 }
-.btn:hover { filter: brightness(0.965); text-decoration: none; }
-.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; }
+.btn:hover { filter: brightness(0.97); text-decoration: none; }
+.btn:active { transform: translate(2px, 2px); box-shadow: none; }
 .btn.primary {
   background: var(--accent);
   color: var(--accent-contrast);
-  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 70%, black);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 65%, black);
 }
-.btn.danger { background: var(--err); color: #fff; border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--err) 70%, black); }
-.btn.ghost { background: transparent; border-color: transparent; }
+.btn.danger { background: var(--err); color: #fff; border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--err) 65%, black); }
+.btn.ghost { background: transparent; border-color: transparent; box-shadow: none; }
 .btn.ghost:hover { border-color: var(--border); }
 .btn:disabled { opacity: 0.45; cursor: not-allowed; transform: none; }
-.btn.small { padding: 4px 10px 3px; font-size: 0.74rem; }
+.btn.small { padding: 4px 10px; font-size: 0.74rem; box-shadow: 1px 1px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--border) 60%, transparent); }
 
 /* ---- forms ---- */
 label { display: block; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.88rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em; margin-bottom: 5px; }
@@ -319,6 +347,47 @@ table.list tbody tr:hover { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface2) 60%,
 table.list tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface2) 28%, transparent); }
 
 .grid { display: grid; gap: 18px; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr)); }
+.grid > .card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; } /* equal-height rows */
+
+/* ---- toolbar: filter rows boxed and baseline-aligned ---- */
+.toolbar {
+  display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-end; flex-wrap: wrap;
+  background: var(--surface);
+  border: var(--hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  box-shadow: var(--ink-shadow);
+  padding: 14px 16px;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.toolbar::before {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 5px;
+  background-image: var(--dither-dense);
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+.toolbar .field { margin-bottom: 0; flex: 1 1 150px; }
+.toolbar .field.tight { flex: 0 1 auto; }
+.toolbar > .btn { flex: 0 0 auto; height: 41px; } /* matches input height */
+.toolbar label { white-space: nowrap; }
+
+/* ---- stat cards (metrics) ---- */
+.stat { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
+.stat .stat-label {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 500;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+.stat .stat-value {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: 1.9rem; font-weight: 700;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  line-height: 1.1;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+.stat .hint { margin-top: auto; }
 
 .muted { color: var(--muted); }
 .spread { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; }
@@ -328,9 +397,9 @@ table.list tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surfa
 .kv-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
 .kv-row input { flex: 1; }
 
-/* ---- toasts: telegram slips ---- */
+/* ---- toasts: telegram slips (above the chat bubble) ---- */
 #toasts {
-  position: fixed; bottom: 16px; right: 16px; z-index: 2147483647;
+  position: fixed; bottom: 84px; right: 16px; z-index: 2147483647;
   display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; max-width: 360px;
 }
 .toast {
@@ -532,6 +601,88 @@ legend {
   padding: 0 8px;
 }
 
+/* ---- new-conversation dialog: fixed geometry, no jumping ---- */
+#newconv-form { width: 440px; max-width: 86vw; }
+#nc-results {
+  height: 180px;            /* fixed: search results never resize the dialog */
+  overflow: auto;
+  border: var(--hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  background: var(--bg);
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  padding: 4px;
+}
+#nc-results .nc-row {
+  display: block; width: 100%;
+  text-align: left;
+  font: inherit; font-size: 0.92rem;
+  background: none; border: none; color: var(--text);
+  padding: 8px 10px; cursor: pointer;
+  border-bottom: var(--hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+}
+#nc-results .nc-row:hover { background: var(--surface2); }
+#nc-results .nc-empty { color: var(--muted); padding: 10px; font-size: 0.88rem; }
+#nc-selected { min-height: 30px; display: flex; gap: 6px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+
+/* ---- floating messages bubble + mini panel ---- */
+.chat-fab {
+  position: fixed; bottom: 16px; right: 16px; z-index: 2147483645;
+  width: 52px; height: 52px;
+  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 1.35rem;
+  background: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-contrast);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 65%, black);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--border) 70%, transparent);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: transform 0.08s ease, box-shadow 0.08s ease;
+}
+.chat-fab:hover { transform: translate(-1px, -1px); box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--border) 70%, transparent); }
+.chat-fab:active { transform: translate(2px, 2px); box-shadow: none; }
+.chat-fab .bell-badge { top: -6px; right: -6px; }
+.chat-panel {
+  position: fixed; bottom: 80px; right: 16px; z-index: 2147483645;
+  width: 350px; height: 480px; max-height: 75vh;
+  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
+  background: var(--surface);
+  border: var(--hairline);
+  border-top: 4px double var(--accent);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--border) 50%, transparent);
+  animation: rise 0.18s ease;
+}
+.chat-panel header {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border);
+  background-image: var(--dither);
+  background-color: var(--surface2);
+}
+.chat-panel header strong { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1rem; }
+.chat-panel .cw-body { flex: 1; overflow: auto; padding: 6px 10px; }
+.chat-panel .cw-conv {
+  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+  width: 100%; padding: 10px 8px; font: inherit; text-align: left;
+  background: none; border: none; border-bottom: var(--hairline);
+  color: var(--text); cursor: pointer; border-radius: var(--radius);
+}
+.chat-panel .cw-conv:hover { background: var(--surface2); }
+.chat-panel .cw-msg {
+  max-width: 85%; margin: 8px 0; padding: 7px 10px;
+  font-size: 0.88rem;
+  background: var(--surface2);
+  border: var(--hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+}
+.chat-panel .cw-msg.own {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 11%, var(--surface2));
+}
+.chat-panel .cw-msg .cw-who { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.72rem; margin: 0 0 2px; font-family: var(--font-mono); }
+.chat-panel footer { padding: 10px; border-top: var(--hairline); display: flex; gap: 8px; }
+.chat-panel footer input { flex: 1; }
+
 /* ---- scrollbars ---- */
 * { scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent; }
 

web/static/js/chat-widget.js

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+// Floating messages bubble (bottom-right, every page except /messages):
+// unread badge, mini panel with conversation list ↔ thread view and a quick
+// plain-text composer. Reuses the conversations API + live WS channel.
+import { api } from '/static/js/api.js';
+import { subscribe, onPollFallback } from '/static/js/ws.js';
+
+if (document.body.dataset.loggedIn === '1' && location.pathname !== '/messages') {
+  let meId = '';
+  let open = false;
+  let current = null; // conversation object when in thread view
+  const userCache = new Map();
+
+  const esc = (s) => String(s ?? '').replace(/[&<>"']/g, (c) => ({
+    '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;', '"': '&quot;', "'": '&#39;',
+  }[c]));
+
+  const fab = document.createElement('button');
+  fab.className = 'chat-fab';
+  fab.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Messages');
+  fab.innerHTML = '✉<span class="bell-badge" id="cw-unread" hidden></span>';
+  document.body.appendChild(fab);
+
+  const panel = document.createElement('div');
+  panel.className = 'chat-panel';
+  panel.hidden = true;
+  panel.innerHTML = `
+    <header>
+      <span style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px">
+        <button class="btn small ghost" id="cw-back" hidden aria-label="Back to conversations">←</button>
+        <strong id="cw-title">Messages</strong>
+      </span>
+      <span>
+        <a class="btn small ghost" id="cw-full" href="/messages" aria-label="Open full messages">⤢</a>
+        <button class="btn small ghost" id="cw-close" aria-label="Close">×</button>
+      </span>
+    </header>
+    <div class="cw-body" id="cw-body"></div>
+    <footer id="cw-footer" hidden>
+      <input type="text" id="cw-input" placeholder="Write a message…" aria-label="Message">
+      <button class="btn small primary" id="cw-send">Send</button>
+    </footer>`;
+  document.body.appendChild(panel);
+
+  const body = panel.querySelector('#cw-body');
+  const unreadBadge = fab.querySelector('#cw-unread');
+
+  async function userName(id) {
+    if (!userCache.has(id)) {
+      try {
+        const res = await api('GET', `/api/v1/users/${id}/card`);
+        userCache.set(id, res.card.name);
+      } catch (e) { userCache.set(id, '…'); }
+    }
+    return userCache.get(id);
+  }
+
+  async function refreshUnread() {
+    try {
+      const res = await api('GET', '/api/v1/conversations');
+      const total = res.conversations.reduce((a, c) => a + (c.unread || 0), 0);
+      unreadBadge.textContent = total > 9 ? '9+' : String(total);
+      unreadBadge.hidden = total === 0;
+      return res.conversations;
+    } catch (e) { return []; }
+  }
+
+  async function showList() {
+    current = null;
+    panel.querySelector('#cw-back').hidden = true;
+    panel.querySelector('#cw-footer').hidden = true;
+    panel.querySelector('#cw-title').textContent = 'Messages';
+    const convs = await refreshUnread();
+    body.replaceChildren(...convs.map((c) => {
+      const b = document.createElement('button');
+      b.className = 'cw-conv';
+      b.innerHTML = `<span>${esc(c.title)} <span class="muted">· ${esc(c.kind)}</span></span>
+        ${c.unread ? `<span class="badge accent">${c.unread}</span>` : ''}`;
+      b.addEventListener('click', () => showThread(c));
+      return b;
+    }));
+    if (!convs.length) {
+      body.innerHTML = '<p class="muted" style="padding:10px">No conversations yet — start one from the Messages page.</p>';
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function renderMsg(m) {
+    const div = document.createElement('div');
+    div.className = 'cw-msg' + (m.senderId === meId ? ' own' : '');
+    div.innerHTML = `<p class="cw-who">${esc(await userName(m.senderId))}</p><div>${m.body || ''}</div>` +
+      ((m.attachments || []).length ? `<p class="muted" style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:0.75rem">📎 ${m.attachments.length} attachment(s)</p>` : '');
+    return div;
+  }
+
+  async function showThread(c) {
+    current = c;
+    panel.querySelector('#cw-back').hidden = false;
+    panel.querySelector('#cw-footer').hidden = false;
+    panel.querySelector('#cw-title').textContent = c.title;
+    body.replaceChildren();
+    const res = await api('GET', `/api/v1/conversations/${c.id}/messages?limit=30`);
+    for (const m of res.messages) body.appendChild(await renderMsg(m));
+    body.scrollTop = body.scrollHeight;
+    api('POST', `/api/v1/conversations/${c.id}/read`, {}).catch(() => {});
+    refreshUnread();
+    panel.querySelector('#cw-input').focus();
+  }
+
+  async function send() {
+    const input = panel.querySelector('#cw-input');
+    const text = input.value.trim();
+    if (!text || !current) return;
+    input.value = '';
+    try {
+      await api('POST', `/api/v1/conversations/${current.id}/messages`, {
+        body: '<p>' + esc(text) + '</p>',
+      });
+    } catch (e) { input.value = text; }
+  }
+  panel.querySelector('#cw-send').addEventListener('click', send);
+  panel.querySelector('#cw-input').addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter') { e.preventDefault(); send(); }
+  });
+
+  fab.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    open = !open;
+    panel.hidden = !open;
+    if (open) {
+      if (!meId) {
+        try { meId = (await api('GET', '/api/v1/auth/me')).user.id; } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+      }
+      showList();
+    }
+  });
+  panel.querySelector('#cw-close').addEventListener('click', () => {
+    open = false;
+    panel.hidden = true;
+  });
+  panel.querySelector('#cw-back').addEventListener('click', showList);
+
+  subscribe('chat', async (event, data) => {
+    if (event !== 'message' || !data) return;
+    if (open && current && data.conversationId === current.id) {
+      body.appendChild(await renderMsg(data));
+      body.scrollTop = body.scrollHeight;
+      api('POST', `/api/v1/conversations/${current.id}/read`, {}).catch(() => {});
+    } else if (open && !current) {
+      showList();
+    } else {
+      refreshUnread();
+    }
+  });
+  onPollFallback(refreshUnread);
+  refreshUnread();
+}

web/static/js/messages.js

@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ const selected = new Map();
 document.getElementById('conv-new').addEventListener('click', () => {
   selected.clear();
   renderSelected();
+  document.getElementById('nc-search').value = '';
   dlg.showModal();
+  searchPeople(); // pre-fill the fixed-height list so the dialog never jumps
 });
 document.getElementById('nc-cancel').addEventListener('click', () => dlg.close());
 document.getElementById('nc-kind').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
@@ -239,21 +241,31 @@ document.getElementById('nc-kind').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
 });
 
 let searchTimer = null;
+async function searchPeople() {
+  const q = document.getElementById('nc-search').value.trim();
+  const res = await api('GET', `/api/v1/users?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`);
+  const host = document.getElementById('nc-results');
+  const rows = res.users.filter((u) => u.id !== meId && !selected.has(u.id)).map((u) => {
+    const b = document.createElement('button');
+    b.type = 'button';
+    b.className = 'nc-row';
+    b.setAttribute('role', 'option');
+    b.textContent = `${u.name} — ${u.email}`;
+    b.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      selected.set(u.id, u);
+      renderSelected();
+      searchPeople(); // refresh list so picked people disappear
+    });
+    return b;
+  });
+  host.replaceChildren(...rows);
+  if (!rows.length) {
+    host.innerHTML = '<p class="nc-empty">No matches — try a name or email.</p>';
+  }
+}
 document.getElementById('nc-search').addEventListener('input', () => {
   clearTimeout(searchTimer);
-  searchTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
-    const q = document.getElementById('nc-search').value.trim();
-    const res = await api('GET', `/api/v1/users?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`);
-    const host = document.getElementById('nc-results');
-    host.replaceChildren(...res.users.filter((u) => u.id !== meId).map((u) => {
-      const b = document.createElement('button');
-      b.type = 'button';
-      b.className = 'btn small';
-      b.textContent = `${u.name} <${u.email}>`;
-      b.addEventListener('click', () => { selected.set(u.id, u); renderSelected(); });
-      return b;
-    }));
-  }, 250);
+  searchTimer = setTimeout(searchPeople, 250);
 });
 
 function renderSelected() {

web/static/js/metrics.js

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ function rangeQS() {
 }
 
 function card(label, value, hint) {
-  return `<div class="card"><p class="muted" style="margin:0">${esc(label)}</p>
-    <p style="font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:700;margin:4px 0">${esc(value)}</p>
+  return `<div class="card stat"><p class="stat-label">${esc(label)}</p>
+    <p class="stat-value">${esc(value)}</p>
     ${hint ? `<p class="hint">${esc(hint)}</p>` : ''}</div>`;
 }