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Copilot AI commented Sep 29, 2025

Fixes the Notepad UI layout issues where the menu bar had an unwanted gap below the title bar, the text area height was incorrectly calculated, and the title bar was being hidden by overlapping elements.

Problem

The Notepad window had three visual issues:

  1. Unwanted gap: There was an 18px gap between the title bar and menu bar due to margin-top: 18px in the menu bar styling
  2. Incorrect text area sizing: The window body height calculation (calc(100% - 48px)) didn't properly account for both the title bar and menu bar heights
  3. Hidden title bar: After initial fix, the title bar was being hidden because the menu bar was overlapping it at the same Y position

Solution

Made minimal changes to fix the layout:

  • Removed margin-top: 18px from the .notepad-menubar styling
  • Updated window body height from calc(100% - 48px) to calc(100% - 50px) to properly account for:
    • Title bar: ~30px
    • Menu bar: ~20px
    • Total: ~50px
  • Fixed title bar visibility by positioning menu bar with top: 20px to place it properly below the title bar instead of overlapping

Changes were applied consistently to both build.js and public/index.html.

Screenshots

Before (title bar hidden by overlapping menu bar):
Before - title bar hidden

After (title bar visible and properly positioned):
After - proper Windows 98 Notepad layout

Final verification with functionality:
Working Notepad with visible title bar and text input

Result

The Notepad now displays with the correct Windows 98 appearance:

  • Title bar is fully visible with "📝 Notepad" text and window controls
  • Menu bar sits properly below the title bar with no gap or overlap
  • Text area properly fills the remaining window space
  • All functionality (typing, menus, window controls) works correctly
  • Matches the expected classic Windows Notepad layout perfectly

Fixes #43

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Fixes #43

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits September 29, 2025 03:49
Co-authored-by: jcleigh <12815554+jcleigh@users.noreply.github.com>
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Co-authored-by: jcleigh <12815554+jcleigh@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Notepad UI is not correct Fix Notepad UI layout - remove unwanted menu bar gap and correct height calculation Sep 29, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from jcleigh September 29, 2025 03:53
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jcleigh commented Sep 29, 2025

@copilot in your screenshots, the title bar is missing from the Notepad window

…instead of overlapping

Co-authored-by: jcleigh <12815554+jcleigh@users.noreply.github.com>
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Copilot AI commented Sep 29, 2025

@copilot in your screenshots, the title bar is missing from the Notepad window

You're absolutely right! The title bar was being hidden by the menu bar overlapping it. The issue was that when I removed margin-top: 18px, both elements ended up at the same Y position. Fixed in commit d2df736 by positioning the menu bar with top: 20px to place it properly below the title bar.

Title bar now visible and working correctly

Copilot AI changed the title Fix Notepad UI layout - remove unwanted menu bar gap and correct height calculation Fix Notepad UI layout - remove unwanted menu bar gap, correct height calculation, and fix title bar visibility Sep 29, 2025
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