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Action bar uses cryptic single-letter labels (V, H, Z) #8

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Severity: Major

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The pane action bar shows single-letter buttons: V (split vertical), H (split horizontal), Z (zoom), and x (close). While title attributes provide tooltips, browser tooltips take ~500ms to appear, making the UI feel unintuitive on first use.

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  • crates/wmux-app/frontend/terminal-manager.js:52-55

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Use recognizable icons (e.g. split icons, maximize icon, X icon) or slightly more descriptive labels. Even two-letter abbreviations like "V|" "H-" would be more suggestive.

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