codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Show time stamp of last interaction / message on mouse-over in side panel [1 participants]

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In the above example there was no blue dot (or I don't remember seeing one - even if there was, the work hasn't finished), I switched to it an hour ago and asked a question, then wanted to follow up but forgot because the '11h' was misleading; felt like the work ended 11 hours ago.

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<img width="668" height="104" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/18794355-9ce5-4f4c-9de0-63076450bc31" />

Currently the side panel (helpfully!) shows the total duration for a given session under a project. However the last interaction / message / could have been just minutes ago - I've got several sessions going on in the left panel and it's very difficult to figure out which one finished recently and is waiting for input (the blue dot is nice but it goes away if you click on it and then switch to another session).

Mouse-over right now only shows an 'archive' button but it would be nice if the footer toolbar area or somehow or a tooltip shows the last time-stamp so it's easy to differentiate between two sessions where one ended successfully hours ago but one ended minutes ago and is waiting for me to get back to it.

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In the above example there was no blue dot (or I don't remember seeing one - even if there was, the work hasn't finished), I switched to it an hour ago and asked a question, then wanted to follow up but forgot because the '11h' was misleading; felt like the work ended 11 hours ago.

Only when I clicked on the session is when I realized it was an hour ago, waiting for me to respond.

<img width="576" height="110" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8b605014-cbc4-4243-ad24-da4804e02c4b" />

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TL;DR

Displaying the last interaction timestamp in the side panel or tooltip could help differentiate between recently active and inactive sessions.

Guidance

  • Consider adding a tooltip or footer toolbar to display the last interaction timestamp for each session.
  • Modify the mouse-over behavior to show the last interaction timestamp in addition to the archive button.
  • Investigate the possibility of retaining the blue dot indicator even after clicking on a session and switching to another.
  • Review the session list sorting and filtering options to prioritize recently active sessions.

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No code snippet is provided as the issue does not contain specific technical details.

Notes

The solution may require changes to the UI and backend to retrieve and display the last interaction timestamp. The exact implementation details are not provided in the issue.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by modifying the UI to display the last interaction timestamp, as this would provide a clear indication of recently active sessions.

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