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Improve release notes readability in the update dialog

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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
66/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
swift
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Find the update dialog and its release notes text area in the Swift app, then read how the dialog currently displays changelog content. Start with word wrapping, the issue’s primary request, and check whether the release notes area can grow with a resizable dialog. Done when long lines wrap within the available width and the release notes remain readable while navigating vertically.

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Description

clawsweeper:source-repro impact:ux-friction issue-rating: 🦞 diamond lobster P2

Thank you for your work on CodexBar! I’d like to suggest a small improvement to the update dialog.

Currently, the release notes appear as plain Markdown in a text area without word wrapping. Longer lines extend beyond the visible area, requiring horizontal scrolling to read each entry, in addition to vertical scrolling to navigate the changelog.

As shown in the attached screenshot, this makes the release notes difficult to read even though the dialog itself is already quite wide.

Suggested improvements

Enable word wrapping so that each entry fits within the available width and only vertical scrolling is needed.

Render Markdown formatting, if possible, so that headings, bullet points, and inline code are easier to scan.

Consider allowing the dialog to be resized, with the release notes area expanding accordingly.

The main improvement would be word wrapping; that alone would make reading the changelog much more comfortable.

Environment

macOS 27.0.1

Installed CodexBar version: 0.79.0

Update offered in the screenshot: 0.80.0

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