From 145b2e5f525b0e6e1c5c876fae4a4618d7d79288 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:03:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: menu preview label colors

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  |  2 +
 .../Clawdbot/SessionMenuPreviewView.swift     | 39 ++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93ea9893f..79d28fd83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 
 ### Fixes
 - Configure: hide OpenRouter auto routing model from the model picker. (#1182) — thanks @zerone0x.
+- macOS: load menu session previews asynchronously so items populate while the menu is open.
+- macOS: use label colors for session preview text so previews render in menu subviews.
 
 ## 2026.1.18-4
 
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/SessionMenuPreviewView.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/SessionMenuPreviewView.swift
index 497e54a5c..8fd825b7d 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/SessionMenuPreviewView.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/SessionMenuPreviewView.swift
@@ -86,11 +86,17 @@ struct SessionMenuPreviewView: View {
     }
 
     private var primaryColor: Color {
-        self.isHighlighted ? Color(nsColor: .selectedMenuItemTextColor) : .primary
+        if self.isHighlighted {
+            return Color(nsColor: .selectedMenuItemTextColor)
+        }
+        return Color(nsColor: .labelColor)
     }
 
     private var secondaryColor: Color {
-        self.isHighlighted ? Color(nsColor: .selectedMenuItemTextColor).opacity(0.85) : .secondary
+        if self.isHighlighted {
+            return Color(nsColor: .selectedMenuItemTextColor).opacity(0.85)
+        }
+        return Color(nsColor: .secondaryLabelColor)
     }
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -104,21 +110,19 @@ struct SessionMenuPreviewView: View {
 
             switch self.status {
             case .loading:
-                Text("Loading preview…")
-                    .font(.caption)
-                    .foregroundStyle(self.secondaryColor)
+                self.placeholder("Loading preview…")
             case .empty:
-                Text("No recent messages")
-                    .font(.caption)
-                    .foregroundStyle(self.secondaryColor)
+                self.placeholder("No recent messages")
             case let .error(message):
-                Text(message)
-                    .font(.caption)
-                    .foregroundStyle(self.secondaryColor)
+                self.placeholder(message)
             case .ready:
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
-                    ForEach(self.items) { item in
-                        self.previewRow(item)
+                if self.items.isEmpty {
+                    self.placeholder("No recent messages")
+                } else {
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
+                        ForEach(self.items) { item in
+                            self.previewRow(item)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -158,6 +162,13 @@ struct SessionMenuPreviewView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func placeholder(_ text: String) -> some View {
+        Text(text)
+            .font(.caption)
+            .foregroundStyle(self.primaryColor)
+    }
+
 }
 
 enum SessionMenuPreviewLoader {