Modulora · jal-co · Jul 16, 2026 · Jul 16, 2026
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ function UserMenu({ user }: { user: CurrentUser }) {
         busy={feedbackBusy}
         done={feedbackDone}
         error={feedbackError}
-        onSubmit={(message) => {
+        onSubmit={({ message, category, element }) => {
           setFeedbackBusy(true);
           setFeedbackError(null);
-          void submitFeedback({ data: { message, page: window.location.pathname } }).then((res) => {
+          void submitFeedback({ data: { message, category, element, page: window.location.pathname } }).then((res) => {
             setFeedbackBusy(false);
             if (!res.ok) {
               setFeedbackError(res.error ?? "Could not send.");

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * Feedback dialog — a short message straight to the team (Discord).
- * Presentational: the caller owns submission.
+ * Presentational: the caller owns submission. When the UI category is
+ * selected, an optional element picker captures the exact element context.
  */
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { HiCheck as Check } from "react-icons/hi2";
+import { HiCheck as Check, HiCursorArrowRays as Picker, HiXMark as X } from "react-icons/hi2";
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import {
@@ -15,6 +16,23 @@ import {
   DialogTitle,
 } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
+import { pickElement, type PickedElement } from "@/lib/element-picker";
+
+export const FEEDBACK_CATEGORIES = [
+  { id: "bug", label: "Bug" },
+  { id: "idea", label: "Idea" },
+  { id: "ui", label: "UI issue" },
+  { id: "other", label: "Other" },
+] as const;
+
+export type FeedbackCategory = (typeof FEEDBACK_CATEGORIES)[number]["id"];
+
+export interface FeedbackSubmission {
+  message: string;
+  category: FeedbackCategory;
+  element: PickedElement | null;
+}
 
 export function FeedbackDialog({
   open,
@@ -26,21 +44,38 @@ export function FeedbackDialog({
 }: {
   open: boolean;
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
-  onSubmit: (message: string) => void;
+  onSubmit: (submission: FeedbackSubmission) => void;
   busy?: boolean;
   done?: boolean;
   error?: string | null;
 }) {
   const [message, setMessage] = useState("");
+  const [category, setCategory] = useState<FeedbackCategory>("bug");
+  const [element, setElement] = useState<PickedElement | null>(null);
+  const [picking, setPicking] = useState(false);
   const closeRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
   const valid = message.trim().length >= 4;
   useEffect(() => {
     if (done) closeRef.current?.focus();
   }, [done]);
 
+  async function startPicking() {
+    setPicking(true);
+    try {
+      const picked = await pickElement();
+      if (picked) setElement(picked);
+    } finally {
+      setPicking(false);
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
-    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
-      <DialogContent className="max-w-md overflow-hidden p-0">
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={(next) => { if (!picking) onOpenChange(next); }} modal={!picking}>
+      <DialogContent
+        className={`max-w-md overflow-hidden p-0 ${picking ? "invisible" : ""}`}
+        onEscapeKeyDown={(event) => { if (picking) event.preventDefault(); }}
+        onInteractOutside={(event) => { if (picking) event.preventDefault(); }}
+      >
         <DialogHeader className="gap-2 px-6 pb-0 pt-6 pr-12">
           <DialogTitle>Send feedback</DialogTitle>
           <DialogDescription className="max-w-sm leading-relaxed">
@@ -51,7 +86,7 @@ export function FeedbackDialog({
           aria-busy={busy}
           onSubmit={(event) => {
             event.preventDefault();
-            if (valid && !busy) onSubmit(message.trim());
+            if (valid && !busy) onSubmit({ message: message.trim(), category, element: category === "ui" ? element : null });
           }}
         >
           <div className="flex min-h-56 flex-col px-6 pb-6 pt-5">
@@ -60,6 +95,35 @@ export function FeedbackDialog({
                 <Check className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" /> Sent — thank you.
               </div>
             ) : (
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="feedback-category">Category</Label>
+                <Select value={category} onValueChange={(value) => setCategory(value as FeedbackCategory)}>
+                  <SelectTrigger id="feedback-category" className="w-full"><SelectValue /></SelectTrigger>
+                  <SelectContent>
+                    {FEEDBACK_CATEGORIES.map((item) => <SelectItem key={item.id} value={item.id}>{item.label}</SelectItem>)}
+                  </SelectContent>
+                </Select>
+              </div>
+              {category === "ui" ? (
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                  {element ? (
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border/60 bg-secondary/25 px-3 py-2">
+                      <div className="min-w-0 text-xs leading-relaxed">
+                        <p className="truncate font-mono">{element.selector}</p>
+                        <p className="mt-0.5 truncate text-muted-foreground">{element.text || element.rect}</p>
+                      </div>
+                      <Button type="button" variant="ghost" size="icon-sm" aria-label="Remove picked element" className="shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-destructive" onClick={() => setElement(null)}>
+                        <X />
+                      </Button>
+                    </div>
+                  ) : (
+                    <Button type="button" variant="outline" size="sm" className="justify-start gap-2" onClick={() => void startPicking()}>
+                      <Picker className="size-4" /> Pick the element on this page (optional)
+                    </Button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
               <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
               <Label htmlFor="feedback-message">Message</Label>
               <textarea
@@ -72,13 +136,14 @@ export function FeedbackDialog({
                 placeholder="What's on your mind?"
                 aria-invalid={Boolean(error)}
                 aria-describedby="feedback-message-meta"
-                className="min-h-36 w-full resize-none rounded-lg border border-input bg-background/40 px-3 py-3 text-sm leading-relaxed outline-none transition-shadow placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-ring/50"
+                className="min-h-28 w-full resize-none rounded-lg border border-input bg-background/40 px-3 py-3 text-sm leading-relaxed outline-none transition-shadow placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-ring/50"
               />
               <div id="feedback-message-meta" className="flex min-h-5 items-start justify-between gap-4">
                 {error ? <p className="text-xs text-destructive" role="alert">{error}</p> : <span />}
                 <span className="shrink-0 text-xs tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">{message.length}/2000</span>
               </div>
               </div>
+              </div>
             )}
           </div>
           <span className="sr-only" role="status" aria-live="polite">{busy ? "Sending feedback" : ""}</span>

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/**
+ * Interactive element picker for UI feedback. Highlights the hovered element
+ * and resolves with a compact descriptor on click, or null on Escape.
+ * Client-only; callers hide their own UI while picking.
+ */
+
+export interface PickedElement {
+  /** Best-effort unique CSS path, capped for transport. */
+  selector: string;
+  /** Visible text snippet for humans triaging the report. */
+  text: string;
+  /** Viewport rect at pick time, e.g. "120×48 @ (312, 96)". */
+  rect: string;
+}
+
+function cssPath(element: Element): string {
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  let node: Element | null = element;
+  while (node && node !== document.documentElement && parts.length < 8) {
+    if (node.id) {
+      parts.unshift(`#${CSS.escape(node.id)}`);
+      break;
+    }
+    const tag = node.tagName.toLowerCase();
+    const parent: Element | null = node.parentElement;
+    if (!parent) {
+      parts.unshift(tag);
+      break;
+    }
+    const siblings = [...parent.children].filter((child) => child.tagName === node!.tagName);
+    parts.unshift(siblings.length > 1 ? `${tag}:nth-of-type(${siblings.indexOf(node) + 1})` : tag);
+    node = parent;
+  }
+  return parts.join(" > ").slice(0, 300);
+}
+
+export function describeElement(element: Element): PickedElement {
+  const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+  return {
+    selector: cssPath(element),
+    text: (element.textContent ?? "").replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim().slice(0, 120),
+    rect: `${Math.round(rect.width)}×${Math.round(rect.height)} @ (${Math.round(rect.x)}, ${Math.round(rect.y)})`,
+  };
+}
+
+export function pickElement(): Promise<PickedElement | null> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const highlight = document.createElement("div");
+    highlight.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+    highlight.style.cssText =
+      "position:fixed;z-index:2147483646;pointer-events:none;border:2px solid #f5a623;border-radius:4px;background:rgba(245,166,35,0.12);transition:all 60ms ease-out;display:none;";
+    const hint = document.createElement("div");
+    hint.setAttribute("role", "status");
+    hint.textContent = "Click the element this feedback is about — Esc cancels";
+    hint.style.cssText =
+      "position:fixed;z-index:2147483647;left:50%;top:16px;transform:translateX(-50%);background:#111;color:#fafafa;font:500 13px/1.4 system-ui;padding:8px 14px;border-radius:999px;box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);pointer-events:none;";
+    document.body.appendChild(highlight);
+    document.body.appendChild(hint);
+    document.documentElement.style.cursor = "crosshair";
+
+    let current: Element | null = null;
+
+    function targetAt(event: MouseEvent): Element | null {
+      const element = document.elementFromPoint(event.clientX, event.clientY);
+      if (!element || element === highlight || element === hint || element === document.documentElement || element === document.body) return null;
+      return element;
+    }
+
+    function onMove(event: MouseEvent) {
+      const element = targetAt(event);
+      current = element;
+      if (!element) {
+        highlight.style.display = "none";
+        return;
+      }
+      const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+      highlight.style.display = "block";
+      highlight.style.left = `${rect.left}px`;
+      highlight.style.top = `${rect.top}px`;
+      highlight.style.width = `${rect.width}px`;
+      highlight.style.height = `${rect.height}px`;
+    }
+
+    function finish(result: PickedElement | null) {
+      window.removeEventListener("mousemove", onMove, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("click", onClick, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey, true);
+      highlight.remove();
+      hint.remove();
+      document.documentElement.style.cursor = "";
+      resolve(result);
+    }
+
+    function onClick(event: MouseEvent) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      const element = targetAt(event) ?? current;
+      finish(element ? describeElement(element) : null);
+    }
+
+    function onKey(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (event.key !== "Escape") return;
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      finish(null);
+    }
+
+    window.addEventListener("mousemove", onMove, true);
+    window.addEventListener("click", onClick, true);
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey, true);
+  });
+}
@@ -7,10 +7,25 @@ import { createServerFn } from "@tanstack/react-start";
 import { getRequest } from "@tanstack/react-start/server";
 import { getCurrentUser } from "./session";
 
+const CATEGORIES = new Map([
+  ["bug", "Bug"],
+  ["idea", "Idea"],
+  ["ui", "UI issue"],
+  ["other", "Other"],
+]);
+
 export const submitFeedback = createServerFn({ method: "POST" })
-  .validator((data: { message: string; page: string }) => ({
+  .validator((data: { message: string; page: string; category?: string; element?: { selector?: string; text?: string; rect?: string } | null }) => ({
     message: String(data.message ?? "").trim().slice(0, 2000),
     page: String(data.page ?? "").trim().slice(0, 200),
+    category: CATEGORIES.has(String(data.category)) ? String(data.category) : "other",
+    element: data.element
+      ? {
+          selector: String(data.element.selector ?? "").trim().slice(0, 300),
+          text: String(data.element.text ?? "").trim().slice(0, 120),
+          rect: String(data.element.rect ?? "").trim().slice(0, 60),
+        }
+      : null,
   }))
   .handler(async ({ data }): Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }> => {
     if (data.message.length < 4) return { ok: false, error: "Say a little more." };
@@ -24,12 +39,16 @@ export const submitFeedback = createServerFn({ method: "POST" })
       content: null,
       embeds: [
         {
-          title: "Feedback",
+          title: `Feedback — ${CATEGORIES.get(data.category) ?? "Other"}`,
           description: data.message,
           color: 0xf5a623,
           fields: [
             { name: "From", value: `@${user.username ?? user.email}`, inline: true },
             { name: "Page", value: data.page || "unknown", inline: true },
+            { name: "Category", value: CATEGORIES.get(data.category) ?? "Other", inline: true },
+            ...(data.element?.selector
+              ? [{ name: "Element", value: `\`${data.element.selector}\`${data.element.text ? `\n“${data.element.text}”` : ""}${data.element.rect ? `\n${data.element.rect}` : ""}`.slice(0, 1024) }]
+              : []),
           ],
           timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
         },