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More compact email notification design

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0. Needs triage design enhancement feature: activity and notification feature: emails
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Feature request

I'd like to propose a more compact design for the email notifications that Nextcloud sends.

In my regular window size all relevant info is outside of the visible area. It feels a bit wasteful of the screen real estate. And I prefer to not have to scroll to be able to read the message content.

I'm no designer, but I've used my best Gimp skills to create a mockup of what I think would be an improvement.

(Moved from https://github.com/nextcloud/notifications/issues/2101)

**Which Nextcloud Version are you currently using: 30.0.2

Describe the solution you'd like

Would be nice if the mail templates could be updated to have a more compact layout.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I could resize the window, but then it would be too big for most of the other mails.

Additional context
Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

As it is now:
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As I'd like to see it:
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Research direction

Start with the issue's two mockups and the existing email notification templates in the Nextcloud server. Compare the current layout with the proposed compact arrangement, then verify that relevant notification content remains readable without requiring normal-window scrolling.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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