Fix desktop chat wrapping, character rendering, and unread alerts

desktop-client/chat_widgets.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, pyqtSignal
 class ChatBubble(QWidget):
     def __init__(self, author, text, time_str, is_self, on_link_clicked):
         super().__init__()
+        self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Policy.Fixed)
         layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
         layout.setContentsMargins(5, 2, 5, 2)
         
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class ChatBubble(QWidget):
         
         # Author
         author_lbl = QLabel("You" if is_self else author)
+        author_lbl.setTextFormat(Qt.TextFormat.PlainText)
         author_lbl.setStyleSheet(f"color: {author_color}; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; background: transparent;")
         bubble_layout.addWidget(author_lbl)
         
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ class ChatBubble(QWidget):
         # width of 0 lets the label wrap within whatever space the bubble
         # actually receives rather than expanding the bubble outward.
         self.text_lbl = QLabel(text)
+        self.text_lbl.setTextFormat(Qt.TextFormat.RichText)
         self.text_lbl.setWordWrap(True)
         self.text_lbl.setMinimumWidth(0)
         self.text_lbl.setSizePolicy(
@@ -71,6 +74,14 @@ class ChatBubble(QWidget):
             layout.addWidget(self.bubble)
             layout.addStretch()
 
+    def resizeEvent(self, event):
+        super().resizeEvent(event)
+        # Recalculate after the scrollbar or splitter changes the available width.
+        # A fixed row height prevents the scroll layout squeezing wrapped text.
+        height = self.layout().heightForWidth(event.size().width())
+        if height >= 0:
+            self.setFixedHeight(height)
+
 
 class SystemMessageWidget(QWidget):
     def __init__(self, text):