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Make the user's own messages easier to spot in the AI chat window

Glenn Jones · 3d ago

What happens

In the Hydrogen AI chat panel, my own messages and the AI's replies look very similar. My messages do have a border, but it's subtle. In a long working session (long AI replies, tool output, screenshots) it's hard to scroll back and find what I asked; I end up reading paragraphs to work out who said what.

What would help

Any one of these would make a big difference:

  • A slightly lighter (or tinted) background for my messages, so they stand out from the AI's text at a glance.
  • A stronger border on my messages: thicker, or in an accent colour.
  • Optionally, a small marker in the scrollbar for each of my messages, so I can jump between my own turns.

Why it matters

Long design sessions run for hours with dozens of exchanges. Finding my earlier requests quickly saves time and avoids asking the same thing twice.

Environment

Hydrogen desktop app (v1.0.703, Windows), Dark Blue theme. The chat is the Claude Code panel inside Hydrogen, so this may be a theme/CSS change on the Hydrogen side. Related but different: #23 (chat body background colour).

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