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max
  Fri Sep 18 08:11:31 2026 -0700
hgSession: address UI feedback on the new Sessions page

#Preview2 week - bugs introduced now will need a build patch to fix
Wraps the intro text in <p> tags, renames "Update now" to "Overwrite
now" with a visible info bubble, gives the name/description fields
outside labels and narrower boxes with a real generated name as the
name field's placeholder, moves "Back up custom tracks" out of the
Advanced panel to its own bar, and splits Advanced into Load/Save
columns.

refs #38311

diff --git src/hg/htdocs/style/hgSession.css src/hg/htdocs/style/hgSession.css
index 052f7f169a8..c6eef86633e 100644
--- src/hg/htdocs/style/hgSession.css
+++ src/hg/htdocs/style/hgSession.css
@@ -7,46 +7,56 @@
 
 /* The whole app sits in #sessionApp, which also carries class "gbApp" for the design tokens. */
 #sessionApp { margin:12px 0 24px; }
 #sessionApp .sessIntro { font-size:14px; color:var(--ink); margin:0 0 14px; }
 #sessionApp .sessIntro a { color:var(--accent); }
 #sessionApp .sessIntro a:hover { color:var(--accentHover); }
 
 /* Save-current-view card - the primary action.  Neutral light-grey panel. */
 #sessionApp .sessSaveCard { border:0; background:#f6f8fa; padding:14px 16px;
     display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:12px; margin:0 0 20px; }
 #sessionApp .sessSaveHead { display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:12px; flex-wrap:wrap; }
 /* Title and the current-view summary share one font size (title is just bold). */
 #sessionApp .sessSaveTitle { font-size:14px; font-weight:700; color:var(--accent); }
 #sessionApp .sessSaveWhat { font-size:14px; }
 #sessionApp .sessSaveRow { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px; flex-wrap:wrap; }
-#sessionApp .sessSaveInput { flex:1 1 320px; min-width:220px; height:34px; box-sizing:border-box;
+/* Name/description each get a label above the box (like .sessAdvItem) instead of a wordy
+ * placeholder, and a box sized for what people actually type rather than the full card width. */
+#sessionApp .sessSaveField { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:5px; }
+#sessionApp .sessSaveField > .lab { font-weight:700; color:var(--ink); font-size:13px; }
+#sessionApp .sessSaveInput { flex:0 1 260px; min-width:180px; height:34px; box-sizing:border-box;
     padding:0 11px; font-size:14px; border:1px solid var(--btnLine); border-radius:0; background:#fff;
     font-family:inherit; }
-/* The optional description input spans the card on its own line below the name row. */
-#sessionApp #sessSaveDesc { width:100%; flex:none; }
+#sessionApp #sessSaveDesc { flex:0 1 420px; }
+
 #sessionApp .sessSaveCheck { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:7px; font-size:13px;
     color:var(--ink); white-space:nowrap; }
 
-/* One-click "update the most recently saved session" - a compact thin bar above the save card. */
+/* One-click "overwrite the most recently saved session" - a compact thin bar above the save card. */
 #sessionApp .sessRecent { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; flex-wrap:wrap;
     border:0; background:#f6f8fa; padding:6px 12px; font-size:14px; margin:0 0 12px; }
 #sessionApp .sessRecent .gbPill { padding:2px 10px; }
 #sessionApp .sessRecentTime { color:var(--muted); }
 /* Info bubble (navy circled i) used for the recent-update hint and session descriptions. */
 #sessionApp .sessInfo { color:var(--accent); cursor:help; font-size:15px; line-height:1; }
 
+/* Back up custom tracks - moved out of Advanced so it's visible without opening that panel. */
+#sessionApp .sessBackup { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px; flex-wrap:wrap;
+    border:0; background:#f6f8fa; padding:6px 12px; font-size:13px; color:var(--muted);
+    margin:0 0 12px; }
+#sessionApp .sessBackup form { margin:0; }
+
 /* Section heading ("Your saved sessions") separating the save card from the table. */
 #sessionApp .gbSection { margin-top:4px; }
 
 /* Note at the end of the table toolbar, pointing at our other servers: they keep their own
  * sessions, so a session saved there is not in this list. */
 #sessionApp .sessMirrorNote { margin:0; }
 #sessionApp .sessMirrorNote a { color:var(--accent); }
 #sessionApp .sessMirrorNote a:hover { color:var(--accentHover); }
 
 /* Toolbar above the table: DataTables search box, page-length menu and the Select button. */
 #sessionApp .sessToolbar { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:14px; flex-wrap:wrap; margin:0 0 10px; }
 #sessionApp #sessionAppTable_length { margin:0; font-size:14px; color:var(--ink); }
 #sessionApp #sessionAppTable_length select { border:1px solid var(--btnLine); border-radius:0;
     padding:4px 6px; font-size:14px; background:#fff; margin:0 4px; }
 #sessionApp #sessionAppTable_filter { margin:0; }
@@ -74,29 +84,36 @@
 /* Lock marks a private (not-shared) session; sharing is the default so only the exception is marked. */
 #sessionAppTable .sessLockWrap { margin-left:6px; cursor:help; }
 #sessionAppTable .sessLock { width:10px; height:12px; display:inline-block; vertical-align:-2px;
     color:var(--muted); }
 
 /* Advanced collapsible - the rarer load/backup/reset options.  Collapsed it is a thin bar; sits
  * between the save card and the sessions table. */
 #sessionApp .sessAdv { border:0; margin:0 0 20px; }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvHead { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:9px; padding:11px 14px;
     background:#f6f8fa; cursor:pointer; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; color:var(--accent);
     user-select:none; }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvHead .caret { width:12px; display:inline-block; }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvBody { padding:16px 16px; display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
     gap:18px 28px; background:#f6f8fa; font-size:14px; }
 @media (max-width:820px) { #sessionApp .sessAdvBody { grid-template-columns:1fr; } }
+/* Load column and save column, so the panel reads as two purposes instead of one flat list. */
+#sessionApp .sessAdvCol { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:18px; }
+#sessionApp .sessAdvColHead { font-weight:700; color:var(--ink); font-size:12px;
+    text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.03em; opacity:.7; }
+/* "Other" (reset) belongs to neither column, so it spans both, below them. */
+#sessionApp .sessAdvOther { grid-column:1 / -1; border-top:1px solid var(--btnLine);
+    padding-top:14px; margin-top:4px; }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvItem { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:7px; }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvItem > .lab { font-weight:700; color:var(--ink); }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvRow { display:flex; gap:8px; flex-wrap:wrap; align-items:center; }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvInput { flex:1 1 140px; min-width:110px; height:32px; box-sizing:border-box;
     border:1px solid var(--btnLine); border-radius:0; padding:0 9px; font-size:14px; background:#fff;
     font-family:inherit; }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvLinks { display:flex; gap:16px; flex-wrap:wrap; }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvLinks a { color:var(--accent); }
 #sessionApp .sessAdvLinks a:hover { color:var(--accentHover); }
 
 /* Small inline status line for AJAX feedback (errors in maroon). */
 #sessionApp .sessMsg { font-size:13px; margin:0 0 12px; }
 #sessionApp .sessMsg.err { color:#b1301f; font-weight:700; }
 #sessionApp .sessMsg.ok { color:#1f7a34; }