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Simplify the pull request reader in the desktop app #1157

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@nortonandreev

The pull request reader repeats itself and has several low-contrast or misleading states.

  • Section tabs highlight in purple (the location token) instead of the selection colour, and the review sub-tabs use a second underline row that competes with them.
  • Each section repeats its tab name as a heading.
  • Unknown check and review states draw a near-invisible ring.
  • A requested reviewer with no review yet reads as "Unknown review state", wraps, and misaligns its icon.
  • Check and review status appear three times: header pills, sidebar card and tabs.
  • The header detaches the PR number from the repository and shows "? → ?" for unknown branches.
  • Check rows repeat their outcome in the detail line; thread rows show "Resolution unknown · Unknown author".
  • Threads have three ways back to the list (Replies tab, Back to threads button, Threads tab).
  • Empty sections are a single muted line.
  • Reviewers show an initial where the GitHub avatar could be.

Outcome: one place for each piece of status, selection-coloured tabs, readable neutral states, and quieter rows.

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  1. linear-code commented on Sep 25, 2026

    @linear-code
  2. added 20 commits that reference this issue on Sep 25, 2026
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