Mail Morph: switching messages leaves an oversized, clipped tab chip #1104

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opened 2026-10-05 06:15:30 +00:00 by kayg · 3 comments
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Owner report (2026-10-05, production 7c, Mail Morph layout)

"With the tab morph view, if I switch the active email while a tab is open, it becomes smaller into a tab and then shows up like this." Screenshot: the morphed tab chip renders as a large dark rounded rectangle with the subject "Transaction Alert from CASHBACK" clipped at the right edge, with no padding on the right and an oversized chip.

Expected: switching the active message in Morph layout morphs the previous reader into a compact tab chip (title truncated with an ellipsis inside the chip padding, correct chip height from tokens) and the new message opens without a broken intermediate frame. The shared spring is used; reduced motion gives a cross-fade. Check Morph at 1440 and 820, light and dark, switching messages quickly several times.

## Owner report (2026-10-05, production 7c, Mail Morph layout) "With the tab morph view, if I switch the active email while a tab is open, it becomes smaller into a tab and then shows up like this." Screenshot: the morphed tab chip renders as a large dark rounded rectangle with the subject "Transaction Alert from CASHBACK" clipped at the right edge, with no padding on the right and an oversized chip. Expected: switching the active message in Morph layout morphs the previous reader into a compact tab chip (title truncated with an ellipsis inside the chip padding, correct chip height from tokens) and the new message opens without a broken intermediate frame. The shared spring is used; reduced motion gives a cross-fade. Check Morph at 1440 and 820, light and dark, switching messages quickly several times.
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Note: there is no owner screenshot file for this issue in the worktree (a wrong image was briefly copied and removed). Use the issue description: the chip is a large dark rounded rectangle showing "Transaction Alert from CASHBACK" clipped at the right edge.

Note: there is no owner screenshot file for this issue in the worktree (a wrong image was briefly copied and removed). Use the issue description: the chip is a large dark rounded rectangle showing "Transaction Alert from CASHBACK" clipped at the right edge.
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Starting #1104 on job/morph-1104, based at df92d4da129bfead879d417aef6e0514fc56ee96 (the production base named in the job). I have read CLAUDE.md, CONTEXT.md, and the Mail Morph / Tab Bar motion sections in docs/DESIGN.md. I am locating the real Mail fixture and current chip/morph implementation before reproducing the switch.

Starting #1104 on `job/morph-1104`, based at `df92d4da129bfead879d417aef6e0514fc56ee96` (the production base named in the job). I have read `CLAUDE.md`, `CONTEXT.md`, and the Mail Morph / Tab Bar motion sections in `docs/DESIGN.md`. I am locating the real Mail fixture and current chip/morph implementation before reproducing the switch.
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Superseded by owner decision 2026-10-07: switching messages in Morph replaces the reader in place; chips only on explicit keep. Tracked in the new Mail Morph issue.

Superseded by owner decision 2026-10-07: switching messages in Morph replaces the reader in place; chips only on explicit keep. Tracked in the new Mail Morph issue.
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