From 5bbf45a20abdbc135f0ad26ed6b60a5d1328558a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aiongg <aiongtaigi@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:12:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] panes: a bottom pane dragged to a side previews the width it
 docks at

---
 crates/ui/src/panes/mod.rs   | 15 +++++++++++----
 crates/ui/src/panes/tests.rs | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/ui/src/panes/mod.rs b/crates/ui/src/panes/mod.rs
index b50829f1..f0eb6676 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/panes/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/panes/mod.rs
@@ -534,13 +534,19 @@ impl PaneHost {
         }
 
         if content.movable(&s.pane) {
-            self.drag_out(ui.ctx(), &bar, s, edge, rect, bounds, memory, preview, style, requests);
+            // Docked at the host's left or right edge, the pane gets the width the side limits
+            // give its size: a bottom pane's height, not its width.
+            let (side_min, side_max) = self.limits(content, &s.pane, bounds.width());
+            let side_width =
+                s.state.size.filter(|v| v.is_finite()).or(default.filter(|v| v.is_finite())).unwrap_or(side_min).clamp(side_min, side_max);
+            self.drag_out(ui.ctx(), &bar, s, edge, rect, side_width, bounds, memory, preview, style, requests);
         }
         rect
     }
 
     /// A docked pane's title dragged beyond [`DOCK_SNAP`] of the pane: dropped near the host's
-    /// left or right edge it docks there, elsewhere it floats under the pointer.
+    /// left or right edge it docks there `side_width` wide, elsewhere it floats under the
+    /// pointer.
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     fn drag_out<P: Clone>(
         &self,
@@ -549,6 +555,7 @@ impl PaneHost {
         s: &Shown<P>,
         edge: Edge,
         rect: Rect,
+        side_width: f32,
         bounds: Rect,
         memory: &mut Memory,
         preview: &egui::Painter,
@@ -592,8 +599,8 @@ impl PaneHost {
             return;
         }
         let shape = match target.map(|t| self.side(t)) {
-            Some(Side::Left) => Rect::from_x_y_ranges(bounds.left()..=bounds.left() + rect.width(), bounds.y_range()),
-            Some(_) => Rect::from_x_y_ranges(bounds.right() - rect.width()..=bounds.right(), bounds.y_range()),
+            Some(Side::Left) => Rect::from_x_y_ranges(bounds.left()..=bounds.left() + side_width, bounds.y_range()),
+            Some(_) => Rect::from_x_y_ranges(bounds.right() - side_width..=bounds.right(), bounds.y_range()),
             None => float,
         };
         chrome::drop_preview(preview, shape.shrink(1.0), style.accent, true);
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/panes/tests.rs b/crates/ui/src/panes/tests.rs
index 6d449e66..bb433521 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/panes/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/panes/tests.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,25 @@ fn columns_sit_side_by_side_resize_and_move_to_end() {
     assert_eq!(edge(&h, Pane::Styles), L + 250.0);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn a_bottom_pane_dragged_to_a_side_previews_the_width_it_docks_at() {
+    let mut app = App::new(&[Pane::Comments]);
+    app.states.insert(Pane::Comments, PaneState::docked(Edge::Bottom, 300.0));
+    let mut h = harness(app);
+    let from = title(&h, Pane::Comments).center();
+    let to = pos2(L + 10.0, 200.0);
+    hold(&mut h, from, to);
+    let previewed = h.output().shapes.iter().any(|clipped| match &clipped.shape {
+        egui::Shape::Rect(shape) => shape.rect.left() == L + 1.0 && shape.rect.width() == 298.0,
+        _ => false,
+    });
+    assert!(previewed, "a 300 pt side pane");
+    send(&mut h, vec![button(to, false)]);
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().place(Pane::Comments), Place::Docked(Edge::Start));
+    assert_eq!(edge(&h, Pane::Comments), L + 300.0);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn title_dragged_out_floats_and_a_drop_near_an_edge_docks() {
     // Drag-out-to-float and the 32 pt edge snap follow wordcraft#2584.