fix: restore textarea resize handle visibility#12774
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What this PR does
Before this PR:
All
<textarea>elements had their resize handle (the drag indicator in the bottom-right corner) hidden by a global CSS ruletextarea::-webkit-resizer { display: none; }. The resize functionality itself still worked, but without the visual handle, users had no way to discover that textareas were resizable — a UX discoverability issue.After this PR:
The global WebKit resizer hiding rule is removed, restoring the native drag-to-resize handle on textareas (e.g., MCP Server Settings - Parameters/Environment Variables). Users can now clearly see the resize indicator and know they can drag to expand text boxes.
Fixes #11698
Why we need it and why it was done in this way
The global
textarea::-webkit-resizer { display: none; }rule inindex.csswas blanket-hiding all textarea resize handles across the app. Removing this single rule restores the native visual indicator for all textareas that haveresizeenabled.Components that intentionally disable resize (e.g., the main chat input in
InputbarCore.tsxandMessageEditor.tsx) already have their ownresize: none !importantstyles, so they are unaffected by this change.The following tradeoffs were made:
resize: nonewill now show the handle. This is the intended behavior per the issue request.The following alternatives were considered:
Breaking changes
None. Components that explicitly set
resize: noneare unaffected.Special notes for your reviewer
This is a CSS-only change — one rule removed from
src/renderer/src/assets/styles/index.css.Checklist
Release note