🏗️ Architecture: Should single-tab containers be unwrapped into standalone pa...

📋 Decision Context

Question:

Should single-tab containers be unwrapped into standalone panels?

Task: Treat all section titles as tabs even with single tab

🎯 Decision Made

Chosen:

Keep single-tab groups for consistent UI

Options Considered:

1. Unwrap single-tab groups (old behavior)
2. Keep single-tab groups for consistent UI (new behavior)

💭 Reasoning

All panels should have access to tab bar features: actions menu, expand/maximize buttons, consistent drag-drop targets. Unwrapping single tabs created inconsistent UX where some panels had features and others didn't. The extra DOM wrapper is negligible overhead for significant UX improvement.

📁 Files Involved

• libs/libs-ui/dock-layout/src/lib/utils/layout-tree.utils.ts

🔗 Related

• Decision ID: dev_1768229596227_vbnk8fd
• Session: 38
• Workspace: editor2

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