Subject not or barely visible in list view
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Switch from any split view to list view
Expected behavior
The subject is shown (at least the major part)
Actual behavior
The subjects gets shortened sometimes already after three characters.
Mail app version
latest (company instance)
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Additional info
I am wondering why we do not use the list from the horizontal split - this actually presents all information the best way (sender, subject and content preview have enough space even on small screens).
On small screens, the app is barely usable, because all split views take too much room so the email list only shows a few messages and the pure list view basically does not show any relevant information.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue by switching from any split view to list view on a small screen, then trace the list-view rendering and subject truncation behavior. Compare it with the horizontal split view, which the report says presents sender, subject, and content preview well. Done means the list view shows at least the major part of each subject without making the view unusable on small screens.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100