claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Preview panel needs a "Preview" label — currently impossible to reference in conversation with Claude

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Problem Statement

The Preview panel on the right side of the Claude Code IDE has no header, label, or icon identifying it as a preview. It only shows the filename in the tab (e.g. privacy-choices.html), which makes it visually indistinguishable from a regular editor tab or a built-in panel like Terminal/Output.

This is not just a cosmetic gap — it is a usability and accessibility blocker when the user wants to talk to Claude about the UI itself:

• I told Claude "the preview panel with Privacy Choices is appearing on the right".
• Claude could not understand what I meant and asked whether I meant an Xcode preview, an in-app screen, or a website preview.
• Because the panel has no visible name, I had no shared vocabulary with Claude to describe it.

In short: a panel that cannot be named cannot be discussed, which breaks the core IDE collaboration loop.

Proposed Solution

Add a clear Preview label/header to the panel, matching the treatment that Terminal and Output already receive. Ideally:

1. A persistent panel header text Preview (left-aligned, above the tab strip).
2. Optionally a small icon (eye / browser glyph) so the panel is recognisable at a glance.
3. Keep the per-file tab labels unchanged.

Alternative Solutions

A tooltip-only label is insufficient — discoverability requires the text to be visible without hover.

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

See "Problem Statement" above — the trigger was a real conversation where the missing label broke a multi-turn exchange with Claude.

Additional Context

Original screenshot (still applicable): https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e0742ed3-f0b4-4824-8823-64dfe4288df1

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