From ea604ab8a1a00857e590626ae64ff52a8a19b492 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Linus Rath <139418639+rathlinus@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:24:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: keep the open folder regular weight in mountain view so
 bold only means unread #1469

---
 app/globals.css                         |  6 ++--
 lib/__tests__/mv-nav-row-weight.test.ts | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 lib/__tests__/mv-nav-row-weight.test.ts

diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index 01c1fbcc1..34e47123a 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -1140,7 +1140,9 @@ optgroup {
 }
 
 /* Selected and hovered rows fill the pill; a folder with unread mail reads
-   bold, the way the message rows do. Icons are 20px with an 18px gap. */
+   bold, the way the message rows do. Bold means unread only: the pill alone
+   marks the open folder, so a selected folder without unread mail stays
+   regular (#1469). Icons are 20px with an 18px gap. */
 [data-interface-layout="mountain-view"] [data-mv-nav-row] {
   font-size: 0.875rem;
   color: var(--color-foreground);
@@ -1151,7 +1153,7 @@ optgroup {
 [data-interface-layout="mountain-view"] [data-mv-nav-row][data-selected="true"] {
   background-color: var(--mv-nav-selected);
   color: var(--color-foreground);
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 400;
 }
 [data-interface-layout="mountain-view"] [data-mv-nav-row][data-has-unread] {
   font-weight: 700;
diff --git a/lib/__tests__/mv-nav-row-weight.test.ts b/lib/__tests__/mv-nav-row-weight.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50a37525b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/__tests__/mv-nav-row-weight.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * Mountain View's folder rows used bold for two things: the open folder and a
+ * folder with unread mail. A selected folder without unread mail then looked
+ * exactly like an unread one (#1469). Bold now means unread only; the pill
+ * marks the open folder.
+ *
+ * jsdom does not resolve the cascade of these attribute rules, so lock the
+ * stylesheet rules themselves.
+ */
+const css = readFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'app', 'globals.css'), 'utf8');
+
+const NAV_ROW = '[data-interface-layout="mountain-view"] [data-mv-nav-row]';
+
+/** The declaration block of the rule with exactly this selector. */
+function ruleBody(selector: string): { body: string; index: number } {
+  const index = css.indexOf(`${selector} {`);
+  expect(index, `no rule for ${selector}`).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+  const open = css.indexOf('{', index);
+  return { body: css.slice(open + 1, css.indexOf('}', open)), index };
+}
+
+const weightOf = (body: string) => body.match(/font-weight:\s*(\d+)/)?.[1];
+
+describe('Mountain View folder row weight (#1469)', () => {
+  it('does not bold the open folder', () => {
+    // Set explicitly: without it the row's own `font-semibold` for the
+    // selected state would still apply.
+    const weight = weightOf(ruleBody(`${NAV_ROW}[data-selected="true"]`).body);
+    expect(weight).toBeDefined();
+    expect(Number(weight)).toBeLessThanOrEqual(400);
+  });
+
+  it('still bolds a folder with unread mail, also when it is open', () => {
+    const selected = ruleBody(`${NAV_ROW}[data-selected="true"]`);
+    const unread = ruleBody(`${NAV_ROW}[data-has-unread]`);
+    expect(Number(weightOf(unread.body))).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(700);
+    // Same specificity, so the unread rule has to come later to win on a
+    // selected folder that has unread mail.
+    expect(unread.index).toBeGreaterThan(selected.index);
+  });
+});