The Author field (and the author: token) passed values through as-typed, but the
matcher compares against video.pubkey — HEX. So entering an npub (the only format
users actually have) silently returned zero results; only raw hex worked.
New normalizeAuthorValues (searchFilters.js, injectable decoder for tests):
npub1* decodes via safeDecodeNpub to hex, hex passes through lowercased, and
undecodable values are dropped — surfaced as parse errors on the author: token
path. Applied in BOTH the parser and the filter modal's applyFilters, so the
Author panel field and the token syntax now genuinely filter by creator.
Tests: +2 in tests/search-filters.test.mjs (decode/passthrough/drop with an
injected decoder; parser hex passthrough + garbage error). Lint + build green.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
Moves the sidebar density and toggle initialization logic in `js/index.js` to execute immediately after `loadSidebar` completes, rather than waiting for `applicationReadyPromise`. This resolves a race condition where the sidebar toggle was unresponsive during application startup (e.g. relay connection), causing `overlay-layers.spec.ts` to timeout.
Also updates the visual baseline for `video-modal-mobile` in `kitchen-sink.spec.ts` to match current rendering (height change), addressing the reported visual regression failure.
Verified with reproduction script and running visual tests locally.
