feat(tui-v2): cap card width, fix hint casing, verb-first compact strip

Add max_width=72 to _board_card so Content cards don't stretch across
viewport. Capitalize Nostr QR Private hint. Compact mode global strip
now uses verb-first labels matching normal and dense modes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <[email protected]>

docs/tui_v2_ui_refresh_plan.md

@@ -1248,3 +1248,23 @@ Validation:
 
 1. `poetry run pytest -q src/tests/test_tui_v2_textual_interactions.py src/tests/test_tui_v2_action_matrix.py`
 2. Result: `58 passed`.
+
+## 35) Progress Update (2026-03-03, Slice: Final Micro-Polish)
+
+Completed:
+
+1. Added max-width cap (72 chars) to `_board_card` renderer:
+   - Content cards no longer stretch across the full viewport.
+   - Long rows are truncated with ellipsis character.
+   - Note board max line width reduced from ~112 to 76 chars.
+2. Capitalized Nostr action hint:
+   - Before: `qr private confirm`
+   - After: `QR Private (confirm)`
+3. Compact mode global strip now uses verb-first labels:
+   - Before: `S Settings  A Add  C Create Seed  R Remove Seed  H Hide/Reveal  E Export  I Import  B Backup  Ctrl+P Cmd  Compact`
+   - After: `Settings (S)  Add (A)  Seed+ (C)  Seed- (R)  Reveal (H)  Export (E)  Import (I)  Backup (B)  Cmd (Ctrl+P)`
+
+Validation:
+
+1. `poetry run pytest -q src/tests/test_tui_v2_textual_interactions.py src/tests/test_tui_v2_action_matrix.py`
+2. Result: `58 passed`.

memory-update.md

@@ -210,3 +210,14 @@
 
 ### Verification
 - Focused TUI v2 gate: `58 passed`.
+
+## Session Update (2026-03-03, Slice 9)
+
+### Final micro-polish
+- `_board_card` now has max_width=72 cap with ellipsis truncation for long rows.
+- Nostr action hint capitalized: `QR Private (confirm)`.
+- Compact mode global strip verb-first: `Settings (S)  Add (A)  ...`.
+- All three modes (compact/dense/normal) now share consistent verb-first label style.
+
+### Verification
+- Focused TUI v2 gate: `58 passed`.

src/seedpass/tui_v2/app.py

@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ def launch_tui2(
             if kind:
                 context = f"{context} ({kind_l})"
             if self._compact_layout:
-                global_row = "S Settings  A Add  C Create Seed  R Remove Seed  H Hide/Reveal  E Export  I Import  B Backup  Ctrl+P Cmd  Compact"
+                global_row = "Settings (S)  Add (A)  Seed+ (C)  Seed- (R)  Reveal (H)  Export (E)  Import (I)  Backup (B)  Cmd (Ctrl+P)"
                 if self._viewport_width and self._viewport_width < 130:
                     context = context.replace("Entry ▣ ", "")
                     context = context.replace("Reveal", "Rev")
@@ -1901,10 +1901,16 @@ def launch_tui2(
             ]
 
         @staticmethod
-        def _board_card(title: str, rows: list[str]) -> list[str]:
-            width = max([len(title), *[len(row) for row in rows], 12])
+        def _board_card(
+            title: str, rows: list[str], *, max_width: int = 72
+        ) -> list[str]:
+            natural = max([len(title), *[len(row) for row in rows], 12])
+            width = min(natural, max_width)
+            capped_rows = [
+                r if len(r) <= width else f"{r[: width - 1]}\u2026" for r in rows
+            ]
             top = f"+- {title} " + "-" * max(1, width - len(title) - 2) + "+"
-            body = [f"| {row.ljust(width)} |" for row in rows]
+            body = [f"| {row.ljust(width)} |" for row in capped_rows]
             bottom = "+" + "-" * (width + 2) + "+"
             return [top, *body, bottom]
 
@@ -2240,9 +2246,9 @@ def launch_tui2(
                         tags_text=tags_text, notes_text=notes_text
                     ),
                     (
-                        "Actions: v reveal | g qr | qr private cfm | a archive"
+                        "Actions: v reveal | g qr | QR Private (cfm) | a archive"
                         if self._dense_hires_layout
-                        else "Actions: Reveal (v) | QR (g) | qr private confirm | Archive (a)"
+                        else "Actions: Reveal (v) | QR (g) | QR Private (confirm) | Archive (a)"
                     ),
                 ]
                 return "\n".join(lines)

src/tests/test_tui_v2_textual_interactions.py

@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ async def test_tui2_textual_compact_layout_hides_link_panel_and_can_restore() ->
         await pilot.pause()
         link_detail = app.query_one("#link-detail", Static)
         assert link_detail.has_class("hidden")
-        assert "Compact" in _widget_text(app, "#action-strip")
+        assert "Settings (S)" in _widget_text(app, "#action-strip")
         detail = _widget_text(app, "#entry-detail")
         assert "Tags: alpha, beta" in detail
         assert "Notes: compact note" in detail
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ async def test_tui2_textual_compact_layout_hides_link_panel_and_can_restore() ->
         app._update_responsive_layout(width=120)
         await pilot.pause()
         assert link_detail.has_class("hidden")
-        assert "Compact" in _widget_text(app, "#action-strip")
+        assert "Settings (S)" in _widget_text(app, "#action-strip")
 
 
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