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feat: v0 Etherpad Desktop — Linux + Windows MVP#1

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chore: initialise package.json and ignore files
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docs(plan): bump Electron to ^35; harden package.json + .npmrc
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chore(deps): apply Task 1.1 review fixes
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docs(plan): add *.tsbuildinfo step to Task 1.2
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chore: TypeScript configs (main, preload, renderer, shared)
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docs(plan): Task 1.2 review fixes — composite project hygiene
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chore(deps): apply Task 1.2 review fixes

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chore: electron-vite build config + renderer entry HTML
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docs(plan): Task 1.3 CSP — allow unsafe-eval + ws connect-src for HMR
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chore(renderer): allow unsafe-eval + ws connect-src in shell CSP
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chore: ESLint + Prettier config
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chore: Vitest config with main/renderer projects + sanity test
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chore: Playwright config + skipped placeholder
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docs: LICENSE (Apache-2.0), NOTICE, README, AGENTS
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docs(plan): reflect Tasks 1.4-1.5 implementer adaptations
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feat: minimal Electron entry that opens an empty window
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ci: lint + typecheck + unit + E2E (xvfb)
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docs(plan): add baseUrl to leaf tsconfigs (required for non-relative paths)
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feat(shared): URL normalisation + padUrl helper
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feat(shared): Workspace type + Zod schema
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feat(shared): PadHistory type + Zod schema
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feat(shared): Settings type + Zod schema + defaults
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feat(shared): WindowState type + Zod schema
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feat(shared): Tab + AppError typed error hierarchy
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feat(shared): IPC channel constants + payload schemas + result types
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feat(main): storage paths helper
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feat(main): VersionedStore (atomic write + validation + broken-rename + version guard)
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feat(main): logger with redaction + electron-log file rotation
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docs(plan): logger async signatures (M3) + await in lifecycle (M6)
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feat(main): WorkspaceStore with snapshot/restore for transactional removal
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feat(main): partition naming + clearWorkspaceStorage helper
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feat(main): PadHistoryStore with FIFO eviction and pin/unpin
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feat(main): SettingsStore
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feat(main): WindowStateStore
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fix(main): cast padHistoryFileSchema to satisfy exactOptionalPropertyTypes
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feat(main): PadSyncService.resolveSrc passthrough (with seam for Spec 5/6)
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feat(main): PadViewFactory — single seam for WebContentsView creation
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feat(main): TabManager — open/close/focus/visibility per active workspace
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fix(main): restore conditional activeTabId in TabManager.open
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feat(main): native menu template with File/Edit/View/Window/Help
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feat(main): register etherpad-app:// privileged scheme (no handlers v1)
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feat(main): AppWindow wires BaseWindow + shell view + TabManager
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feat(main): WindowManager — generic over managed window type
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feat(main): lifecycle (single-instance, stores, native menu, layout restore)
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feat(main): IPC dispatcher with Zod validation and typed result
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feat(main): workspace IPC handlers with probe + transactional remove
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feat(main): tab IPC handlers (open/close/focus/reload)
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feat(main): window/settings/state/padHistory IPC handlers
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feat(main): wire IPC handlers + emitters + HTTP login bridge
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feat(preload): typed contextBridge API over all IPC channels
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feat(renderer): entry + base styles + global API typing
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feat(renderer): typed IPC wrapper that unwraps IpcResult
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feat(renderer): Zustand shell store + dialog actions
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feat(renderer): i18n scaffold (English locale only at launch)
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feat(renderer): ErrorBoundary with reload + details toggle
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feat(renderer): App scaffold with hydration + dialog routing (components stubbed; M9 replaces)
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fix(renderer): add override modifier to ErrorBoundary.state for strict TS
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feat(renderer): EmptyState
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feat(renderer): WorkspaceRail (rail with + add and settings)
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feat(renderer): PadSidebar with pinned + recent + new pad
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feat(renderer): TabStrip with focus, close, error indicator
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feat(renderer): AddWorkspaceDialog (probe + error mapping + first-run modal)
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feat(renderer): OpenPadDialog with autocomplete + create mode
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feat(renderer): SettingsDialog, RemoveWorkspaceDialog, HttpAuthDialog, TabErrorOverlay
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fix(renderer): typecheck: exactOptionalPropertyTypes + getInitialState cast
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test(e2e): Etherpad fixture on :9003 with global setup/teardown
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test(e2e): isolated userData per test + Electron launcher fixture
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test(e2e): first-launch flow
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test(e2e): add-workspace happy path + unreachable error
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test(e2e): open-pad flow with real Etherpad fixture
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test(e2e): switch workspace hides/shows correct tabs
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test(e2e): remove workspace flow
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test(e2e): restore workspaces and open tabs across relaunch
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test(e2e) + feat(renderer): tab error overlay drives Retry/Close + E2E test seam

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feat(main): renderer crash-loop guard (3 crashes/60s → quit with dialog)

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test(e2e) + feat(renderer): HTTP auth dialog seam + smoke test

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build: placeholder app icon set (1024 → 16)
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build: electron-builder config (AppImage + deb + latest-linux.yml)
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ci: release workflow (tag → AppImage + deb + latest-linux.yml to GH Releases)
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docs: manual smoke checklist for Linux release
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docs: README install + develop sections
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chore: fix all pre-existing lint errors (no-unused-vars, prefer-const, ban-ts-comment)

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feat(main): TabManager.setPadViewsHidden for dialog overlay fix

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feat(main): window.setPadViewsHidden IPC channel

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feat(preload+renderer): expose window.setPadViewsHidden

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fix(renderer): hide pad views while dialogs are open

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test(e2e): dialog visibility regression — clicking +New Pad while pad is open

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test(e2e): stress-flow tests (rapid dialogs, many pads, edge cases)

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test(e2e): settings-flow (open/save/clear history/remove workspace)

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test(e2e): keyboard-shortcuts (Ctrl+T, +W, +,, +R)

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test(e2e): partition-isolation (per-workspace pad/history)

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test(e2e): url-validation (empty/malformed/not-etherpad/unreachable)

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test(e2e): long-input (long pad names, special chars, emoji)

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fix(main+renderer): wire Ctrl+R (menu.reload) and emit activeTabId via tabs-changed event

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fix(main): apply per-tab visibility on focus/open/close/switch (single visible pad invariant)

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test(e2e): tab-switch regression — clicking a tab actually switches the visible pad

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style(renderer): adopt Etherpad brand palette + Quicksand font

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feat(renderer): OS-following dark mode (prefers-color-scheme)

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fix(settings): persist + apply language change end-to-end

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test(e2e): real native-menu click coverage for File menu items

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feat(renderer): About dialog + wire Help > About Etherpad Desktop

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test(unit): comprehensive component event coverage

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test(unit): comprehensive dialog event coverage

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test(unit): IPC handler error-path coverage

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test(unit+e2e): expand menu coverage to all callbacks and role items

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docs: test coverage audit at docs/test-coverage-audit.md

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ci: drop redundant pnpm version from action-setup (packageManager is canonical)

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fix(main): defensive serialisation on app quit (skip destroyed windows)

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docs(agents): comprehensive guide of architecture, conventions, gotchas

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feat(renderer): pin/unpin pads via star button in sidebar

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build(icons): use Etherpad's official logo as the app icon

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docs(audit): mark pin/unpin sidebar surface as covered

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fix(e2e): tighten selectors after pin/unpin button addition

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chore(e2e): auto-run under xvfb-run when available

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chore(deps): bump all deps to current stable (May 2026)

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chore(vitest): migrate workspace config to vitest 4 projects API

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fix(test): use constructable function mocks for Vitest 4

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fix(build): nest linux.desktop entries under entry key for electron-builder 26

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docs(agents): update TL;DR and gotcha #3 after dep modernization

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fix(zod): update wrapHandler generic for Zod 4 type inference

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fix(react19): replace JSX.Element with React.JSX.Element

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fix(ci): bump Node version 20 → 22 in CI and engines field

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ci: enable Dependabot for npm + GitHub Actions

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chore(eslint): migrate to ESLint 9 flat config

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ci: auto-merge Dependabot PRs after CI passes

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feat(main+renderer): system tray + minimise-to-tray setting

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feat(renderer): pad filter input in sidebar

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docs: update AGENTS.md + coverage audit for tray and sidebar filter

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fix(main): explicit .js extension on electron-log/main import

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fix(renderer): add 'unsafe-inline' to script-src CSP

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fix(preload): split channel names off from zod schemas

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ci: trigger on feat/* + fix/* branch pushes; add renderer-mount smoke

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feat(menu): grey out menu items when their action is N/A

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feat(renderer): Ctrl+K quick switcher across workspaces and pads

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feat(updater): wire electron-updater for AppImage / .deb

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ci(snap): publish to Snap Store on tagged releases

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fix(e2e): bump Etherpad fixture readiness timeout to 4m

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feat(shared): add Workspace.kind discriminator

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feat(main): embedded Etherpad server controller

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feat(main): wire embedded server into lifecycle + workspace.add

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feat(renderer): AddWorkspaceDialog 'Use a local server' option

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test: embedded server unit tests, handler tests, dialog tests, E2E skeleton

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docs(agents): document embedded server (Spec 5 v1)

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fix(renderer): rail uses scrollable icon list with fixed-bottom cog + search

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feat(settings): light/dark/auto theme override

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feat(quick-switcher): index pad content for cross-workspace search

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fix(menu): File > Close Tab closes the active tab, not the app

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feat(sidebar): replace per-workspace filter with global search affordance

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fix(settings): apply accentColor as a CSS custom property override

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feat(settings): global userName — prefills workspace name + pad author

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feat(i18n): user-facing strings say "Pad" not "Tab"

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feat(menu): File > New Etherpad Server… opens AddWorkspaceDialog

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feat(a11y): tooltip titles on buttons across rail, sidebar, tabs, dialogs

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feat(main): permission handler — allow media/clipboard, deny others

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fix(renderer): all dialogs dismiss on Escape and overlay-click

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test(e2e): scroll regressions — 50 pads and 30 workspaces

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feat(settings): minimize-to-tray now defaults to true

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feat(quick-switcher): typo-tolerant pad content/name match

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feat(tray): black-and-white silhouette icon for the tray

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feat(rail): collapse/expand toggle for focused writing mode

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test(coverage): regression tests for last-batch features

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fix(ui): reposition rail handle and restyle sidebar action buttons

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fix(lifecycle): forward ?lang= and ?userName= to restored pad tabs

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feat(a11y, i18n): focus trap, html lang reactivity, translate aria-labels

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fix(lint): remove useless escapes in token-split regex

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feat(ci): release-please for auto bumps + unstick E2E in CI

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fix(embedded): surface startup failures and gate the toggle

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fix(ui): collapse handle moves to sidebar/pad boundary, hides both rail+sidebar

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feat(settings): per-workspace name + colour editing

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fix(window): re-layout pad views when the rail collapses

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fix(ui): make collapse handle clearly visible inside the sidebar

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fix(ui): remove the embedded-server toggle from AddWorkspace dialog

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fix(e2e): swap real-Etherpad fixture for an in-process mock + close-pad rename

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fix(window): reserve a left gutter when collapsed so the expand handle stays clickable

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feat(tray): switch to filled-Etherpad-icon source for B&W silhouette

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docs: add CLAUDE.md as a thin pointer to AGENTS.md + project gotchas

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test(e2e): pin pad localStorage persistence across reload + tab close/reopen

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fix(pnpm): allow electron + esbuild postinstall scripts

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fix(tray): white silhouette, larger canvas, fill the icon

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feat(settings): edit workspace serverUrl in-place

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fix(permissions): add check + device handlers so ep_webrtc actually works

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fix(e2e): skip shell.openPath under E2E so headless CI doesn't hang

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fix(state): bundle padHistory in getInitial so sidebar renders on first launch

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feat(shortcuts): Ctrl/Cmd+1..9 fast-switch to the Nth pad

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fix(ui): paint collapsed gutter, scroll dialog when window is small,

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docs: rewrite README — verbose feature list, shortcuts, roadmap

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fix: hide rail+sidebar wrappers in collapsed mode + Alt+1..9 binding

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fix(input): fast-switch + context-menu work when focus is in a pad view

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fix(ua): strip Electron tokens from pad UA so ep_webrtc enables A/V chat

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fix(focus): move keyboard focus into the newly-active pad view

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refactor(i18n): rename "workspace" → "Etherpad instance" in user-facing strings

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feat(ui): hard reload pad + tray-icon padding fix + README terminology pass

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feat(open-by-url): paste any pad URL → adds instance + opens pad

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fix(test): catch up stale e2e selectors after the workspace→instance rename

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fix(tabs): coalesce concurrent open() calls so rapid clicks don't duplicate

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feat(windows): add Windows build target alongside Linux for v0 beta

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