From 26b72597c342de0582d012fc8b5dff28149b41c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Val Alexander <bunsthedev@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2026 01:50:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Always use wide thread names in the sidebar

- Remove the sidebar wide thread names setting
- Keep thread names expanded by default in the sidebar
---
 apps/web/src/appSettings.ts                   |  1 -
 apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx |  1 +
 apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx           |  4 +--
 apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.tsx        | 28 -------------------
 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/src/appSettings.ts b/apps/web/src/appSettings.ts
index afe8e50fe..b620c7214 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/appSettings.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/appSettings.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ export const AppSettingsSchema = Schema.Struct({
   sidebarAccentColorOverride: Schema.optional(Schema.String.check(Schema.isMaxLength(64))),
   sidebarAccentBgColorOverride: Schema.optional(Schema.String.check(Schema.isMaxLength(64))),
   showStitchBorder: Schema.Boolean.pipe(withDefaults(() => true)),
-  sidebarWideThreadNames: Schema.Boolean.pipe(withDefaults(() => true)),
   customCodexModels: Schema.Array(Schema.String).pipe(withDefaults(() => [])),
   customClaudeModels: Schema.Array(Schema.String).pipe(withDefaults(() => [])),
   textGenerationModel: Schema.optional(TrimmedNonEmptyString),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx
index 491bd07ac..a3c877526 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import {
 import { Group, GroupSeparator } from "~/components/ui/group";
 import {
   Menu,
+  MenuGroup,
   MenuGroupLabel,
   MenuItem,
   MenuPopup,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 5879272c8..272a65aab 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1328,9 +1328,7 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
                 onCancel={cancelEditing}
               />
             </div>
-            <div
-              className={`ml-auto flex items-center gap-1.5${appSettings.sidebarWideThreadNames ? "" : " shrink-0"}`}
-            >
+            <div className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-1.5">
               {terminalStatus && (
                 <span
                   role="img"
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.tsx
index 8a3ebd9f7..6e2c685b9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.tsx
@@ -1053,34 +1053,6 @@ function SettingsRouteView() {
                 }
               />
 
-              <SettingsRow
-                title="Wide thread names"
-                description="Give thread names more room by allowing timestamps to compress."
-                resetAction={
-                  settings.sidebarWideThreadNames !== defaults.sidebarWideThreadNames ? (
-                    <SettingResetButton
-                      label="wide thread names"
-                      onClick={() =>
-                        updateSettings({
-                          sidebarWideThreadNames: defaults.sidebarWideThreadNames,
-                        })
-                      }
-                    />
-                  ) : null
-                }
-                control={
-                  <Switch
-                    checked={settings.sidebarWideThreadNames}
-                    onCheckedChange={(checked) =>
-                      updateSettings({
-                        sidebarWideThreadNames: Boolean(checked),
-                      })
-                    }
-                    aria-label="Wide thread names"
-                  />
-                }
-              />
-
               <SettingsRow
                 title="Time format"
                 description="System default follows your browser or OS clock preference."