chore(desktop): release v0.18.7

The previous build used IntersectionObserver to highlight whichever
section was in view. With nine sections of unequal heights and smooth-
scroll firing observer callbacks mid-scroll, the active highlight
drifted (clicking 'Konto' showed 'Soundboard' as active because the
last section never crossed the observer's 20%-30% band).

Switched to a tab pattern (macOS System Settings / Discord / GitHub
style): the sidebar selects ONE section, only that section renders.
`useState<TabId>` is the single source of truth; no observer, no
scrolling between sections, no anchor links to clash with HashRouter.
Mobile fallback (<lg) gets a `<select>` dropdown above the panel.

Drops the now-unused `id` prop from Section and removes the
IntersectionObserver effect.

apps/desktop/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@chat-app/desktop",
-  "version": "0.18.4",
+  "version": "0.18.7",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Electron desktop client (Windows / macOS / Linux)",
   "type": "module",

apps/desktop/src/components/MessageBubble.tsx

@@ -416,7 +416,14 @@ export function MessageBubble({
               </button>
             )}
             {message.plaintext === null ? (
-              <span className="italic text-fg-muted opacity-60">
+              <span
+                className={
+                  'italic ' +
+                  // Mine = blue/accent bubble → use accent-fg with reduced opacity
+                  // (still meets 4.5:1). Peer = surface-2 grey → muted-fg works.
+                  (mine ? 'text-accent-fg/80' : 'text-fg-muted')
+                }
+              >
                 {t('app:chats.unreadable', {
                   defaultValue: 'Nachricht nicht lesbar',
                 })}

apps/desktop/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 import { Avatar } from '../components/Avatar';
+import {
+  AtIcon,
+  BellIcon,
+  LockIcon,
+  MicIcon,
+  MonitorShareIcon,
+  MusicIcon,
+  ShieldIcon,
+  SignOutIcon,
+  SunIcon,
+  UsersIcon,
+} from '../components/icons';
 import { MicTestSection } from '../components/MicTestSection';
 import { NotificationSoundSettings } from '../components/NotificationSoundSettings';
 import { RingtoneSettings } from '../components/RingtoneSettings';
@@ -99,140 +111,267 @@ export function SettingsPage() {
     void patchProfile({ locale });
   }
 
+  // Tab pattern (macOS / Discord / GitHub style): the sidebar selects ONE
+  // section and only that section renders. activeTab is the single source of
+  // truth — no IntersectionObserver to drift, no smooth-scroll, no anchor-link
+  // routing conflict with HashRouter.
+  type TabId =
+    | 'profile' | 'appearance' | 'privacy' | 'notifications'
+    | 'voice' | 'screen-share' | 'soundboard' | 'security' | 'account';
+
+  const tabs: Array<{ id: TabId; label: string; Icon: typeof UsersIcon }> = [
+    { id: 'profile',       label: t('app:settings.nav_profile',       { defaultValue: 'Profil' }),               Icon: UsersIcon },
+    { id: 'appearance',    label: t('app:settings.nav_appearance',    { defaultValue: 'Erscheinungsbild' }),    Icon: SunIcon },
+    { id: 'privacy',       label: t('app:settings.nav_privacy',       { defaultValue: 'Privatsphäre' }),        Icon: ShieldIcon },
+    { id: 'notifications', label: t('app:settings.nav_notifications', { defaultValue: 'Benachrichtigungen' }), Icon: BellIcon },
+    { id: 'voice',         label: t('app:settings.nav_voice',         { defaultValue: 'Sprache & Anrufe' }),    Icon: MicIcon },
+    { id: 'screen-share',  label: t('app:settings.nav_screen_share',  { defaultValue: 'Bildschirmfreigabe' }), Icon: MonitorShareIcon },
+    { id: 'soundboard',    label: t('app:settings.nav_soundboard',    { defaultValue: 'Soundboard' }),          Icon: MusicIcon },
+    { id: 'security',      label: t('app:settings.nav_security',      { defaultValue: 'Sicherheit' }),          Icon: LockIcon },
+    { id: 'account',       label: t('app:settings.nav_account',       { defaultValue: 'Konto' }),               Icon: SignOutIcon },
+  ];
+
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<TabId>('profile');
+
   return (
     <div className="min-h-full bg-surface-3 text-fg">
-      <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-3xl flex-col gap-6 px-6 py-8">
-      <header className="mb-2">
-        <h1 className="font-display text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg">
-          {t('app:settings.title')}
-        </h1>
-      </header>
-
-      {/* Account */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_account')}>
-        <ProfileVisualsControls patchProfile={patchProfile} busy={busy} />
-        <Row label={t('auth:signed_in.username')} value={profile?.username ?? '—'} />
-        <DisplayNameControls patchProfile={patchProfile} busy={busy} />
-        <Row label={t('auth:signed_in.email')} value={profile?.userId ?? '—'} mono />
-      </Section>
-
-      {/* Startup */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_startup', { defaultValue: 'Start' })}>
-        <AutoStartControls />
-      </Section>
-
-      {/* Appearance */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_appearance')}>
-        <ThemeRow />
-        <SettingRow label={t('app:settings.language')}>
-          <div className="inline-flex rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-3 p-1">
-            {SUPPORTED_LOCALES.map((locale) => {
-              const active = (i18n.resolvedLanguage ?? i18n.language) === locale;
-              return (
-                <button
-                  key={locale}
-                  type="button"
-                  disabled={busy}
-                  onClick={() => void handleLocaleChange(locale)}
-                  className={
-                    'cursor-pointer rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium transition focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent/40 ' +
-                    (active
-                      ? 'bg-accent text-accent-fg'
-                      : 'text-fg-muted hover:text-fg')
-                  }
-                >
-                  {LOCALE_LABELS[locale]}
-                </button>
-              );
-            })}
+      <div className="mx-auto grid max-w-6xl gap-8 px-6 py-8 lg:grid-cols-[14rem_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+        {/* Sidebar */}
+        <aside className="hidden lg:block">
+          <div className="sticky top-8 space-y-1">
+            <h1 className="mb-4 px-3 font-display text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg">
+              {t('app:settings.title')}
+            </h1>
+            <nav aria-label={t('app:settings.title')} role="tablist" aria-orientation="vertical">
+              {tabs.map(({ id, label, Icon }) => {
+                const active = activeTab === id;
+                return (
+                  <button
+                    key={id}
+                    type="button"
+                    role="tab"
+                    aria-selected={active}
+                    aria-controls={'settings-panel-' + id}
+                    onClick={() => setActiveTab(id)}
+                    className={
+                      'flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm font-medium transition focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent/40 ' +
+                      (active
+                        ? 'bg-accent/15 text-fg'
+                        : 'text-fg-muted hover:bg-surface-2 hover:text-fg')
+                    }
+                  >
+                    <Icon
+                      className={
+                        'h-4 w-4 shrink-0 ' + (active ? 'text-accent' : 'text-fg-muted')
+                      }
+                    />
+                    <span className="truncate">{label}</span>
+                  </button>
+                );
+              })}
+            </nav>
           </div>
-        </SettingRow>
-      </Section>
+        </aside>
 
-      {/* Privacy */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_privacy')}>
-        <Toggle
-          label={t('app:settings.show_read_receipts')}
-          hint={t('app:settings.show_read_receipts_hint')}
-          checked={profile?.showReadReceipts ?? true}
-          disabled={busy || !profile}
-          onChange={(v) => void patchProfile({ showReadReceipts: v })}
-        />
-        <Toggle
-          label={t('app:settings.allow_dms_strangers')}
-          hint={t('app:settings.allow_dms_strangers_hint')}
-          checked={profile?.allowDmsFromStrangers ?? true}
-          disabled={busy || !profile}
-          onChange={(v) => void patchProfile({ allowDmsFromStrangers: v })}
-        />
-      </Section>
+        {/* Content panel — only the active tab renders */}
+        <main className="min-w-0">
+          {/* Mobile-only header + tab selector (sidebar is hidden below lg) */}
+          <div className="mb-6 space-y-3 lg:hidden">
+            <h1 className="font-display text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg">
+              {t('app:settings.title')}
+            </h1>
+            <select
+              value={activeTab}
+              onChange={(e) => setActiveTab(e.target.value as TabId)}
+              className="w-full cursor-pointer rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-fg focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent/40"
+              aria-label={t('app:settings.title')}
+            >
+              {tabs.map(({ id, label }) => (
+                <option key={id} value={id}>{label}</option>
+              ))}
+            </select>
+          </div>
 
-      {/* Notification sound (new messages) */}
-      <Section
-        title={t('app:settings.section_notifications', { defaultValue: 'Benachrichtigungen' })}
-      >
-        <NotificationSoundSettings disabled={busy} />
-      </Section>
+          <div
+            id={'settings-panel-' + activeTab}
+            role="tabpanel"
+            aria-labelledby={'settings-tab-' + activeTab}
+          >
+            {activeTab === 'profile' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_account')}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_account_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Dein öffentliches Profil und wie andere dich sehen.',
+                })}
+              >
+                <ProfileVisualsControls patchProfile={patchProfile} busy={busy} />
+                <Row label={t('auth:signed_in.username')} value={profile?.username ?? '—'} />
+                <DisplayNameControls patchProfile={patchProfile} busy={busy} />
+                <Row icon={<AtIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />} label={t('auth:signed_in.email')} value={profile?.userId ?? '—'} mono />
+              </Section>
+            )}
 
-      {/* Ringtone (incoming custom) */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_ringtone', { defaultValue: 'Klingelton' })}>
-        <RingtoneSettings disabled={busy} />
-      </Section>
+            {activeTab === 'appearance' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_appearance')}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_appearance_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Theme, Sprache und Verhalten beim Systemstart.',
+                })}
+              >
+                <ThemeRow />
+                <SettingRow label={t('app:settings.language')}>
+                  <div className="inline-flex rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-3 p-1">
+                    {SUPPORTED_LOCALES.map((locale) => {
+                      const active = (i18n.resolvedLanguage ?? i18n.language) === locale;
+                      return (
+                        <button
+                          key={locale}
+                          type="button"
+                          disabled={busy}
+                          onClick={() => void handleLocaleChange(locale)}
+                          className={
+                            'cursor-pointer rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium transition focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent/40 ' +
+                            (active
+                              ? 'bg-accent text-accent-fg'
+                              : 'text-fg-muted hover:text-fg')
+                          }
+                        >
+                          {LOCALE_LABELS[locale]}
+                        </button>
+                      );
+                    })}
+                  </div>
+                </SettingRow>
+                <SubGroup>
+                  <AutoStartControls />
+                </SubGroup>
+              </Section>
+            )}
 
-      {/* Soundboard */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_soundboard', { defaultValue: 'Soundboard' })}>
-        <SoundboardSettings />
-      </Section>
+            {activeTab === 'privacy' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_privacy')}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_privacy_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Wer dich kontaktieren darf und was Friends von dir sehen.',
+                })}
+              >
+                <Toggle
+                  label={t('app:settings.show_read_receipts')}
+                  hint={t('app:settings.show_read_receipts_hint')}
+                  checked={profile?.showReadReceipts ?? true}
+                  disabled={busy || !profile}
+                  onChange={(v) => void patchProfile({ showReadReceipts: v })}
+                />
+                <Toggle
+                  label={t('app:settings.allow_dms_strangers')}
+                  hint={t('app:settings.allow_dms_strangers_hint')}
+                  checked={profile?.allowDmsFromStrangers ?? true}
+                  disabled={busy || !profile}
+                  onChange={(v) => void patchProfile({ allowDmsFromStrangers: v })}
+                />
+              </Section>
+            )}
 
-      {/* Voice / Push-to-Talk + Audio Quality + E2EE */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_voice', { defaultValue: 'Sprache' })}>
-        <AudioDeviceControls />
-        <div className="mt-3 border-t border-line pt-3">
-          <AudioQualityControls />
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-3 border-t border-line pt-3">
-          <PttControls />
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-3 border-t border-line pt-3">
-          <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="mute" />
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-3 border-t border-line pt-3">
-          <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="deafen" />
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-3 border-t border-line pt-3">
-          <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="hangup" />
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-3 border-t border-line pt-3">
-          <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="screenShare" />
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-3 border-t border-line pt-3">
-          <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="video" />
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-3 border-t border-line pt-3">
-          <CallE2EEControls />
-        </div>
-      </Section>
+            {activeTab === 'notifications' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_notifications', { defaultValue: 'Benachrichtigungen' })}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_notifications_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Töne für eingehende Nachrichten und Anrufe.',
+                })}
+              >
+                <SubSection title={t('app:settings.subsection_message_sound', { defaultValue: 'Nachrichten-Ton' })}>
+                  <NotificationSoundSettings disabled={busy} />
+                </SubSection>
+                <SubSection title={t('app:settings.subsection_ringtone', { defaultValue: 'Klingelton bei Anruf' })}>
+                  <RingtoneSettings disabled={busy} />
+                </SubSection>
+              </Section>
+            )}
 
-      {/* Screen-share quality */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_screen_share', { defaultValue: 'Bildschirmfreigabe' })}>
-        <ScreenShareControls />
-      </Section>
+            {activeTab === 'voice' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_voice', { defaultValue: 'Sprache & Anrufe' })}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_voice_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Mikrofon, Audio-Qualität und Hotkeys für Anrufe.',
+                })}
+              >
+                <SubSection title={t('app:settings.subsection_audio_device', { defaultValue: 'Audio-Gerät' })}>
+                  <AudioDeviceControls />
+                </SubSection>
+                <SubSection title={t('app:settings.subsection_audio_quality', { defaultValue: 'Audio-Qualität' })}>
+                  <AudioQualityControls />
+                </SubSection>
+                <SubSection title={t('app:settings.subsection_ptt', { defaultValue: 'Push-to-Talk' })}>
+                  <PttControls />
+                </SubSection>
+                <SubSection title={t('app:settings.subsection_hotkeys', { defaultValue: 'Hotkeys' })}>
+                  <div className="space-y-2">
+                    <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="mute" />
+                    <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="deafen" />
+                    <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="hangup" />
+                    <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="screenShare" />
+                    <VoiceHotkeyControls kind="video" />
+                  </div>
+                </SubSection>
+                <SubSection title={t('app:settings.subsection_call_e2ee', { defaultValue: 'Anruf-Verschlüsselung' })}>
+                  <CallE2EEControls />
+                </SubSection>
+              </Section>
+            )}
 
-      {/* Security */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.section_security', { defaultValue: 'Sicherheit' })}>
-        {profile?.userId && <SecurityCenter userId={profile.userId} />}
-      </Section>
+            {activeTab === 'screen-share' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_screen_share', { defaultValue: 'Bildschirmfreigabe' })}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_screen_share_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Auflösung und Bitrate beim Teilen deines Bildschirms.',
+                })}
+              >
+                <ScreenShareControls />
+              </Section>
+            )}
 
-      {/* Danger zone */}
-      <Section title={t('app:settings.danger_zone')}>
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={() => void signOut()}
-          className="cursor-pointer rounded-lg border border-rose-500/40 bg-rose-500/10 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-rose-600 transition hover:bg-rose-500/20 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-rose-400/50 dark:text-rose-300"
-        >
-          {t('app:settings.sign_out')}
-        </button>
-      </Section>
+            {activeTab === 'soundboard' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_soundboard', { defaultValue: 'Soundboard' })}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_soundboard_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Eigene Sounds für Anrufe — verwaltet & abspielbar mit Hotkey.',
+                })}
+              >
+                <SoundboardSettings />
+              </Section>
+            )}
+
+            {activeTab === 'security' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_security', { defaultValue: 'Sicherheit' })}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_security_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'PIN, Recovery-Code und Schlüssel-Reparatur.',
+                })}
+              >
+                {profile?.userId && <SecurityCenter userId={profile.userId} />}
+              </Section>
+            )}
+
+            {activeTab === 'account' && (
+              <Section
+                title={t('app:settings.section_account_mgmt', { defaultValue: 'Konto verwalten' })}
+                description={t('app:settings.section_account_mgmt_hint', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Abmelden oder Konto-Aktionen.',
+                })}
+                tone="danger"
+              >
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => void signOut()}
+                  className="inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-rose-500/40 bg-rose-500/10 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-rose-600 transition hover:bg-rose-500/20 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-rose-400/50 dark:text-rose-300"
+                >
+                  <SignOutIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  {t('app:settings.sign_out')}
+                </button>
+              </Section>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </main>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -1138,21 +1277,76 @@ function formatBitrate(kbps: number): string {
   return kbps + ' kbps';
 }
 
-function Section({ title, children }: { title: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
+function Section({
+  title,
+  description,
+  children,
+  tone,
+}: {
+  title: string;
+  description?: string;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  tone?: 'default' | 'danger';
+}) {
   return (
-    <section className="rounded-2xl border border-line bg-surface-2 p-5">
-      <h2 className="mb-4 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-fg-muted">
-        {title}
-      </h2>
-      <div className="space-y-3">{children}</div>
+    <section
+      className={
+        'rounded-2xl border bg-surface-2 p-6 ' +
+        (tone === 'danger' ? 'border-rose-500/30' : 'border-line')
+      }
+    >
+      <header className="mb-5 border-b border-line pb-4">
+        <h2 className={'font-display text-lg font-semibold ' + (tone === 'danger' ? 'text-rose-500 dark:text-rose-300' : 'text-fg')}>
+          {title}
+        </h2>
+        {description && (
+          <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-fg-muted">{description}</p>
+        )}
+      </header>
+      <div className="space-y-4">{children}</div>
     </section>
   );
 }
 
-function Row({ label, value, mono }: { label: string; value: string; mono?: boolean }) {
+// Sub-heading inside a Section — used to chunk dense sections like Voice into
+// smaller named groups (Audio-Gerät / Qualität / PTT / Hotkeys / E2EE).
+function SubSection({ title, children }: { title: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-2 rounded-xl border border-line/60 bg-surface-3/40 p-4">
+      <h3 className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-fg-muted">
+        {title}
+      </h3>
+      <div className="space-y-3">{children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// Lighter wrapper for a single related extra control inside a Section that
+// doesn't warrant its own SubSection card (e.g., autostart toggle inside
+// Appearance).
+function SubGroup({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-3 border-t border-line pt-4">{children}</div>
+  );
+}
+
+function Row({
+  label,
+  value,
+  mono,
+  icon,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: string;
+  mono?: boolean;
+  icon?: React.ReactNode;
+}) {
   return (
     <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
-      <dt className="text-sm text-fg-muted">{label}</dt>
+      <dt className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-fg-muted">
+        {icon}
+        {label}
+      </dt>
       <dd
         className={
           'max-w-[60%] truncate text-right text-sm text-fg ' +