pal-e-docs

Review: Mobile CSS polish for iOS WKWebView (re-review)

review-1810-2026-07-05-r2 Review

review approved
Project

Verdict: APPROVED

Re-review of board item #1810. Prior finding (arch-palinks note missing) has been resolved -- arch-palinks note now exists in pal-e-docs. No new issues found.

Template Completeness

  • [x] Type -- Feature
  • [x] Lineage -- Related to ldraney/palinks #56
  • [x] Repo -- ldraney/palinks
  • [x] User Story -- present
  • [x] Context -- present
  • [x] File Targets -- present (2 files to modify, exclusions listed)
  • [x] Feature Flag -- none (appropriate for CSS-only change)
  • [x] Acceptance Criteria -- 6 items
  • [x] Test Expectations -- manual visual testing specified
  • [x] Constraints -- ror-css-guide, CSS-only, Safari + WKWebView
  • [x] Checklist -- present
  • [x] Related -- project-palinks referenced

Traceability

  • [x] story:ios-distribution label -- Turbo Native iOS shell + TestFlight + App Store
  • [x] story note verified -- found in project-palinks user-stories section (status: in progress)
  • [x] arch:palinks label -- main application architecture
  • [x] arch note verified -- arch-palinks note exists in pal-e-docs (slug: arch-palinks, architecture type, project: palinks)
  • [x] Forgejo issue -- ldraney/palinks#60, open

File Targets

  • [x] app/assets/stylesheets/application.css -- verified: exists, 493 lines, currently has no safe-area insets, no viewport-fit, no touch-target minimums. Single breakpoint at 600px. Confirms need for mobile polish.
  • [x] app/views/layouts/application.html.erb -- verified: exists, line 5 has <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"> missing viewport-fit=cover. Confirms ticket scope.

Repo Placement

OK -- issue filed on ldraney/palinks, all file targets are in the palinks repo. No cross-repo work needed.

Dependencies

  • Board item #1530 (issue #56) -- iOS distribution: Turbo Native shell + Fastlane pipeline -- in validation column. This is the parent work that wraps palinks in WKWebView. Prerequisite satisfied.
  • Board items #1809 (issue #59, TestFlight beta) and #1811 (issue #61, App Store metadata) are downstream -- they depend on this CSS polish being done first.
  • Lineage section documents the relationship to #56.

Acceptance Criteria

6 ACs, all verifiable:
  • Viewport meta tag with viewport-fit=cover -- checkable by reading HTML
  • CSS env(safe-area-inset-*) usage -- checkable by grepping CSS
  • 44x44pt touch targets -- checkable via CSS inspection
  • No horizontal scroll -- testable at specified widths
  • Link cards at 375px -- visual verification
  • Filter tabs on mobile -- visual verification
Manual testing plan is appropriate for visual/CSS work. Test widths specified (375px, 390px, 428px).

Blast Radius

Low. CSS-only and viewport meta changes. All additive (safe-area padding, touch-target minimums). No backend changes. All pages in the app benefit from the improvements. No risk to existing functionality.

Decomposition Assessment

No decomposition needed. 2 file targets in 1 repo. 6 ACs (borderline on the >5 threshold) but all are cohesive CSS modifications in the same files. Estimated agent work: well under 5 minutes.

Recommendation

No action needed. Prior finding resolved. Ticket is ready for implementation.