Session 1I3LMXcsr7vv

I see the magenta outline is gone now too — this means Beeper is not reading our file. The screenshots are identical across all 4 images, and none show the magenta border or any v3 changes.

The file Beeper reads is different from /home/byk/Code/beeper-orchid.css.

Can you check the actual path? Either:

1. In Beeper: Settings > Appearance > Custom CSS — what file path does it show?
2. Or from console: Open Beeper's console (open console in command bar) and run:

   document.querySelector('style[data-custom-css]')?.textContent?.substring(0, 100)
   

   This will show the first 100 chars of whatever CSS is loaded — we can check if it has the v3 marker or not.

Once I know the correct path, I'll write directly to that file.

Got it — so the magenta border IS there, meaning v3 is loaded and active. The CSS variables and class-based overrides just aren't hitting the right elements. Beeper's DOM structure is different from what I've been guessing.

I need to see the actual DOM. Can you do this in Beeper's console (open console in command bar)?

Run this and paste the output:

// 1. What class does the sidebar container have?
document.querySelector('.left')?.className || 'no .left found'

// 2. What element wraps sent message bubbles?
document.querySelector('[class*="message_self"], [class*="messageSelf"], [class*="sent"], [class*="outgoing"]')?.outerHTML?.substring(0, 300) || 'no sent bubble found'

// 3. What's the actual green color on sent bubbles?
getComputedStyle(document.querySelectorAll('[style*="background"]')[0])?.backgroundColor || 'none found'

Or even simpler — just right-click on a green sent bubble and choose "Inspect Element", then paste the first few lines of the HTML you see highlighted. That'll tell me the exact class names and inline styles Beeper uses so I can target them precisely.