#Mail Initial index sync prompt hides message action icons

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Since Oct 20, 2026.

  • #2020 by @LubuSeb — open

Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
angular, typescript
Domain
frontend

Research direction

Reproduce the issue with a new account, select a message, and inspect the message list action icons while the index sync prompt is visible. Use the screenshot and reproduction steps to locate the prompt and message action menu in the frontend. Done when the icons are visible enough for users to discover the available actions.

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Description

bug P1-urgent

Describe the bug
In a new account, the index sync prompt hides the message list action buttons which are then only available under the "more" menu to the far right.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Create a new account.
  2. Select a message in the list.
  3. Observe that the message action menu icons are hidden.

Expected behavior
The message action icons should be visible to a sufficient extent that the user understands how to see more/all of them.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: macOS
  • Browser: Firefox
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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