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馃帹 Palette: Improve Scratchpad Footer UX & Accessibility - #13

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This PR implements several micro-UX improvements for the Scratchpad feature:

  1. Line Count: The footer now displays the number of lines in addition to the character count, providing better context for code snippets.
  2. Accessibility (Screen Reader): Removed aria-live="polite" from the character count. Previously, screen readers would announce the character count on every keystroke, which is excessive noise. Users can now check the count on demand.
  3. Accessibility (Focus Management): Removed the forced focus return to the textarea after clicking "Copy" or "Remove Empty Lines". Keeping focus on the button allows screen reader users to hear the status update (e.g., "Copied!") and prevents unexpected context switches for keyboard users.
  4. Documentation: Added a new entry to .Jules/palette.md regarding Webview focus management best practices.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 8124752611554394791 started by @Sisyphean-a

- Add line count to the scratchpad footer ("X chars, Y lines").
- Remove `aria-live` from character count to prevent screen reader spam.
- Fix focus management: keep focus on "Copy" and "Remove Empty Lines" buttons after click to allow status updates to be announced and prevent disorienting focus jumps.
- Update `.Jules/palette.md` with focus management learning.
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