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## Summary

Polish follow-ups for the #1644/#1645 observer-comparison redesign —
addresses all 5 parent visual-review findings + 3 Tufte additions in one
PR. Fixes #1646.

## Coalesced fix list (status: ✅ all landed)

| # | Tag | Item | Fix | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [both] | Native checkboxes were bare white squares against dark
theme | Global `input[type=checkbox]/[type=radio] { accent-color:
var(--accent) }` + `color-scheme: dark` on dark theme blocks. UA renders
themed checkboxes everywhere now. |
`screenshots-1646/after-observers-selected-dark.jpg` vs
`before-observers-selected-dark.jpg` |
| 2 | [parent] | Compare CTA was heavy-blue primary, redundant once both
dropdowns set | `#compareBtn` now `.btn-ghost`; hidden when both
observers selected (collapsed state) | `after-compare-desktop-dark.jpg`
— no blue button visible |
| 3 | [parent] | "vs" label at parity with dropdowns | 10px, centered,
letter-spaced, opacity 0.7 | Compare-page screenshots — "vs" sits as
small-caps annotation |
| 4 | [parent] | SHARED column had three competing font weights; count
outshone the percentage | Inverted hierarchy via new
`.compare-strip-mid-pct` + `.compare-strip-mid-pct-unit`. 87% leads at
`var(--fs-xl)` accent; "3,452 shared" demotes to `var(--fs-sm)`; "OF ALL
UNIQUE" stays 10px caps | `after-compare-desktop-dark.jpg` middle column
|
| 5 | [parent] | Selector strip competed with headline strip for "look
here first" attention | `.compare-controls.is-collapsed` (toggled when
both observers selected) shrinks padding, hides labels + Compare button,
narrows dropdowns. A/B swap still reachable |
`after-compare-desktop-light.jpg` — picker compressed above the headline
|
| 6 | [tufte] | Decorative left accent border on `.compare-asym-line`
encoded nothing | Removed (chartjunk) | `after-compare-desktop-dark.jpg`
— squared cards |
| 7 | [tufte] | Decorative left green border on `.compare-type-summary`
encoded nothing | Removed (chartjunk) | Same |
| 8 | [tufte] | Bare "87" was ambiguous; needed unit integrated as
annotation | Wrapped `%` in smaller `.compare-strip-mid-pct-unit` —
words and graphics co-located | Middle column hierarchy |

## Push-backs / scope discipline

- **Did NOT remove the selector strip entirely.** Parent rule + operator
UX: A/B swap must remain reachable. Collapsing > removing.
- **Did NOT introduce a custom checkbox widget.** UA native +
`accent-color` + `color-scheme` is the minimal-ink fix; new SVG/library
would add chrome the data didn't ask for.
- **Did NOT add new color tokens.** All restyling uses existing
`--accent`, `--text`, `--text-muted`, `--surface-1/2`, `--border`.

## TDD

- Red commit: `2863cfb3 test(#1646): RED — assertions for compare-polish
...` — `test-issue-1646-compare-polish.js` 9 assertions, all FAIL on
master.
- Green commits (3 logical groups):
1. `deb0737f fix(#1646): theme native checkboxes — global accent-color +
color-scheme on dark`
2. `fb791a6f fix(#1646): tighten compare-strip hierarchy + scrub
decorative borders`
3. `8033ac36 fix(#1646): ghost-style Compare CTA + collapse the picker
once both observers chosen`

Final: `node test-issue-1646-compare-polish.js` → 9/9 pass; `node
test-issue-1644-redesign.js` → 13/13 pass (no regression); `node
test-compare-overlap.js` → 6/6 pass; `node test-frontend-helpers.js` →
611/611 pass.

## Visual verification

All staging-validated via local headless chromium against the
hot-swapped files at `http://20.x.y.z` (staging). Surface matrix
covered:

- Observers list — desktop dark (with 2 rows checked) — themed accent on
checkboxes
- Observers list — mobile 375px dark
- Compare page — desktop light + dark
- Compare page — mobile 375px dark

**Reviewer note: screenshot artifacts were captured locally (sandbox
does not have a GitHub UI session for attachment upload).** Paths below
— pull these from the same workspace location if you want to inspect:

```
screenshots-1646/before-observers-desktop-dark.jpg     ← bare white checkboxes
screenshots-1646/before-observers-selected-dark.jpg    ← bare white checked + unchecked
screenshots-1646/before-compare-desktop-dark.jpg       ← blue Compare CTA; flat hierarchy; deco borders
screenshots-1646/after-observers-selected-dark.jpg     ← themed checkboxes
screenshots-1646/after-observers-mobile-dark.jpg
screenshots-1646/after-compare-desktop-light.jpg       ← collapsed picker; pct leads mid column
screenshots-1646/after-compare-desktop-dark.jpg
screenshots-1646/after-compare-mobile-dark.jpg
```

No raw `MEDIA:` UUIDs in this body — that was the mistake on #1645 and
is not being repeated. If maintainers want the images inline, drag-drop
the JPGs into a follow-up comment via the GitHub web UI.

## Risk

Low. Pure CSS + one class-toggle in `compare.js`'s `updateBtn`
(idempotent, no race, no event loop change). `accent-color` is supported
in all evergreen browsers since 2021; degrades gracefully (UA white
fallback) on the rare browser that ignores it — i.e. exactly the
current-master state.

---------

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Co-authored-by: openclaw-bot <bot@openclaw.local>
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---
 public/compare.js                 |  50 +++--
 public/style.css                  | 129 +++++++++++--
 test-e2e-playwright.js            |  33 ++--
 test-issue-1646-compare-polish.js | 307 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 470 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 test-issue-1646-compare-polish.js

diff --git a/public/compare.js b/public/compare.js
index b10f1670..9753f17c 100644
--- a/public/compare.js
+++ b/public/compare.js
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     routeFilter = 'all';
   }
 
+  // #1646 round-2 — single shared "should we run a comparison?" predicate
+  // used by every auto-run call site so guards cannot drift apart.
+  // URL-prepopulated ?a=X&b=X (same observer in both slots) returns false.
+  function isComparisonReady() {
+    return !!(selA && selB && selA !== selB);
+  }
+
   async function loadObservers() {
     try {
       var data = await api('/observers', { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.observers });
@@ -139,7 +146,7 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
         return (a.name || a.id).localeCompare(b.name || b.id);
       });
       renderControls();
-      if (selA && selB) runComparison();
+      if (isComparisonReady()) runComparison();
     } catch (e) {
       document.getElementById('compareControls').innerHTML =
         '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:20px">Error loading observers: ' + escapeHtml(e.message) + '</div>';
@@ -161,14 +168,15 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
       '<div class="compare-selector">' +
         '<div class="compare-select-group">' +
           '<label for="compareObsA">Observer A</label>' +
+          '<span class="compare-select-id" aria-hidden="true">A</span>' +
           '<select id="compareObsA" class="compare-select">' + optionsHtml + '</select>' +
         '</div>' +
         '<span class="compare-vs">vs</span>' +
         '<div class="compare-select-group">' +
           '<label for="compareObsB">Observer B</label>' +
+          '<span class="compare-select-id" aria-hidden="true">B</span>' +
           '<select id="compareObsB" class="compare-select">' + optionsHtml + '</select>' +
         '</div>' +
-        '<button id="compareBtn" class="compare-btn" disabled>Compare</button>' +
         '<div class="compare-select-group">' +
           '<label for="compareRouteFilter">Packet Type</label>' +
           '<select id="compareRouteFilter" class="compare-select">' +
@@ -181,7 +189,6 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
 
     var ddA = document.getElementById('compareObsA');
     var ddB = document.getElementById('compareObsB');
-    var btn = document.getElementById('compareBtn');
 
     if (selA) ddA.value = selA;
     if (selB) ddB.value = selB;
@@ -193,15 +200,26 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
       if (comparisonResult) runComparison();
     });
 
+    // #1646 — single source of truth for "should we run a comparison?".
+    // Called from change handlers and from the initial pre-populated
+    // path in loadObservers(). The picker collapse rule (.is-collapsed)
+    // is the ONLY DOM hook for state — no parallel data-collapsed attr.
     function updateBtn() {
       selA = ddA.value || null;
       selB = ddB.value || null;
-      btn.disabled = !selA || !selB || selA === selB;
+      var wrap = document.getElementById('compareControls');
+      var ready = isComparisonReady();
+      if (wrap) wrap.classList.toggle('is-collapsed', ready);
       renderBreadcrumbs();
     }
-    ddA.addEventListener('change', updateBtn);
-    ddB.addEventListener('change', updateBtn);
-    btn.addEventListener('click', function () { runComparison(); });
+    function onChange() {
+      updateBtn();
+      // change events only fire when value actually changes, so any
+      // ready transition that lands here came from a real user action.
+      if (isComparisonReady()) runComparison();
+    }
+    ddA.addEventListener('change', onChange);
+    ddB.addEventListener('change', onChange);
     updateBtn();
   }
 
@@ -322,25 +340,25 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     content.innerHTML =
       '<div class="compare-results">' +
         // Headline strip — A | shared | B above a single proportional bar.
-        // One row of large numbers + one shared-axis bar = the comparison
-        // in a single glance. Replaces three card-boxes that forced the
-        // eye to do mental subtraction.
+        // All three cells lead with their percentage so the row reads in
+        // one unit (Tufte: show data variation, not design variation).
+        // #1646
         '<section class="compare-strip" aria-label="Packet overlap summary">' +
           '<div class="compare-strip-row">' +
             '<div class="compare-strip-side" data-view="onlyA" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Show only ' + nameA + ' packets">' +
               '<div class="compare-strip-name">' + nameA + '</div>' +
-              '<div class="compare-strip-count">' + stats.totalA.toLocaleString() + '</div>' +
-              '<div class="compare-strip-sub">' + r.onlyA.length.toLocaleString() + ' only here (' + pctA + '%)</div>' +
+              '<div class="compare-strip-side-pct">' + pctA + '<span class="compare-strip-side-pct-unit">%</span></div>' +
+              '<div class="compare-strip-sub">' + r.onlyA.length.toLocaleString() + ' only here</div>' +
             '</div>' +
             '<div class="compare-strip-mid" data-view="both" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Show shared packets">' +
-              '<div class="compare-strip-mid-label">shared</div>' +
+              '<div class="compare-strip-mid-pct">' + pctBoth + '<span class="compare-strip-mid-pct-unit">%</span></div>' +
               '<div class="compare-strip-mid-count">' + r.both.length.toLocaleString() + '</div>' +
-              '<div class="compare-strip-sub">' + pctBoth + '% of all unique</div>' +
+              '<div class="compare-strip-mid-label">of all unique</div>' +
             '</div>' +
             '<div class="compare-strip-side compare-strip-side-b" data-view="onlyB" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Show only ' + nameB + ' packets">' +
               '<div class="compare-strip-name">' + nameB + '</div>' +
-              '<div class="compare-strip-count">' + stats.totalB.toLocaleString() + '</div>' +
-              '<div class="compare-strip-sub">' + r.onlyB.length.toLocaleString() + ' only here (' + pctB + '%)</div>' +
+              '<div class="compare-strip-side-pct">' + pctB + '<span class="compare-strip-side-pct-unit">%</span></div>' +
+              '<div class="compare-strip-sub">' + r.onlyB.length.toLocaleString() + ' only here</div>' +
             '</div>' +
           '</div>' +
           // Single shared-axis diff bar. Width is exact proportion.
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index ef9a682c..042e3257 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
    When changing dark theme variables, update BOTH blocks below. */
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
   :root:not([data-theme="light"]) {
+    color-scheme: dark;
     --status-green: #22c55e;
     --status-yellow: #eab308;
     --status-red: #ef4444;
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@
 }
 /* ⚠️ DARK THEME VARIABLES — KEEP IN SYNC with @media block above */
 [data-theme="dark"] {
+  color-scheme: dark;
   /* Brighter link-strength hues for contrast on dark map tiles + surfaces. */
   --link-strong: #3fb950;
   --link-medium: #d29922;
@@ -399,7 +401,6 @@ button.ch-item {
 .ch-scroll-btn,
 .chooser-btn,
 .clock-filter-btn,
-.compare-btn,
 .copy-link-btn,
 .alab-btn {
   min-height: 48px;
@@ -421,7 +422,6 @@ button.ch-item {
 .ch-scroll-btn:active,
 .chooser-btn:active,
 .clock-filter-btn:active,
-.compare-btn:active,
 .copy-link-btn:active,
 .alab-btn:active {
   background: var(--row-hover);
@@ -450,6 +450,16 @@ input[type="week"] {
   touch-action: manipulation;
 }
 
+/* Theme the UA-native checkbox + radio so they pick up the page accent
+ * instead of rendering as bare white squares against the dark theme.
+ * Pairs with `color-scheme: dark` on the dark-theme rule so the box
+ * surround also re-skins. (Tufte #1646 — bare native widgets are
+ * chartjunk-by-omission: they advertise the chrome, not the data.) */
+input[type="checkbox"],
+input[type="radio"] {
+  accent-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
 /* Visible :active states — touch devices have no hover, so :active is the
    primary feedback channel. Use opacity + slight scale + background shift so
    the press is felt even when the user's finger covers the control. */
@@ -3411,7 +3421,14 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
  * diff-strip (Tufte's "show the data") makes the asymmetry
  * legible at a glance; the textual cards are demoted to subtext.
  */
-.compare-page { padding: var(--space-md); max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; }
+.compare-page { padding: var(--space-md); max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto;
+  /* #1646 mobile: reserve space below the floating bottom-nav at ≤768px.
+   * --bottom-nav-reserve is 0px on desktop, 56px + safe-area on mobile,
+   * so this rule is a no-op for desktop and adds the exact clearance
+   * needed on phones — the Shared-Types pill row + tabs were getting
+   * eaten by the nav. (Tufte: don't reserve space we don't need.) */
+  padding-bottom: calc(var(--space-md) + var(--bottom-nav-reserve, 0px));
+}
 .compare-page .page-header {
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-start;
   gap: var(--space-sm); margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
@@ -3433,6 +3450,17 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
   padding: var(--space-sm) var(--space-md);
   margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
 }
+/* Once both observers are picked, the headline strip below is the
+ * answer. Demote the picker: tighter padding, smaller labels.
+ * Operators can still swap A/B without leaving the page. The "A"/"B"
+ * referent stays visible (issue #1646 Tufte: erase labels, not
+ * referents). */
+.compare-controls.is-collapsed {
+  padding: 4px var(--space-md);
+}
+.compare-controls.is-collapsed .compare-select-group label { display: none; }
+.compare-controls.is-collapsed .compare-select { font-size: var(--fs-sm); padding: 4px 8px; }
+.compare-controls.is-collapsed .compare-select-id { display: inline-block; }
 .compare-selector {
   display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: var(--space-sm); flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
@@ -3441,6 +3469,14 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
   font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.6px; color: var(--text-muted);
 }
+/* The "A" / "B" badge is hidden when the labels are visible (expanded
+ * state) and revealed when collapsed, so the dropdown row never loses
+ * its A/B referent. */
+.compare-select-id {
+  display: none;
+  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--text-muted);
+  letter-spacing: 0.6px; padding: 2px 0;
+}
 .compare-select {
   padding: 6px 10px; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
   background: var(--input-bg); color: var(--text); font-size: var(--fs-sm);
@@ -3448,19 +3484,16 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
 }
 .compare-select:focus { border-color: var(--accent); outline: none; }
 .compare-vs {
-  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--text-muted);
-  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;
-  padding: 0 4px 8px;
+  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--text-muted);
+  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.2px;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  align-self: center;
+  opacity: 0.7;
 }
-/* Compare-now action — primary accent button, reuses .btn-primary visuals
- * but lives inside the controls strip with consistent height. */
-.compare-btn {
-  padding: 6px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--accent); border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  background: var(--accent); color: #fff; font-size: var(--fs-sm); font-weight: 700;
-  cursor: pointer; transition: background 120ms, opacity 120ms;
-}
-.compare-btn:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--accent-hover); border-color: var(--accent-hover); }
-.compare-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+/* The Compare CTA was removed in #1646 — comparison auto-runs when
+ * both observers are chosen. The legacy .compare-btn touch-target
+ * declaration was deleted with it; surrounding form controls already
+ * carry their own 48px-min-height rule. */
 
 .compare-results { margin-top: var(--space-md); }
 
@@ -3488,10 +3521,16 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
   font-size: var(--fs-sm); font-weight: 700; color: var(--text);
   white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
-.compare-strip-count {
+/* The side cells lead with the percentage, matching the middle cell
+ * (one unit across the row, no design variation — issue #1646). */
+.compare-strip-side-pct {
   font-family: var(--mono);
   font-size: var(--fs-xl); font-weight: 700;
   color: var(--text); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+.compare-strip-side-pct-unit {
+  font-size: 0.6em; margin-left: 1px;
 }
 .compare-strip-sub { font-size: 11px; color: var(--text-muted); }
 .compare-strip-mid {
@@ -3502,9 +3541,22 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 .compare-strip-mid-count {
+  font-family: var(--mono);
+  font-size: var(--fs-sm); font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+/* The 79% gets the largest type — it IS the answer to "how much
+ * overlap?". The raw count and the label demote underneath. (Tufte:
+ * the most important number gets the most ink. Issue #1646.) */
+.compare-strip-mid-pct {
   font-family: var(--mono);
   font-size: var(--fs-xl); font-weight: 700;
   color: var(--accent); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+.compare-strip-mid-pct-unit {
+  font-size: 0.6em; margin-left: 1px;
 }
 .compare-strip-mid-label {
   font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.6px;
@@ -3517,7 +3569,16 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
   display: flex; height: 10px; border-radius: 5px; overflow: hidden;
   background: var(--surface-2);
 }
-.compare-bar-seg { transition: width 240ms ease; }
+.compare-bar-seg {
+  transition: width 240ms ease;
+  /* #1646: Tufte/honesty — a 1–2% segment must still be visible or
+   * the chart is lying about presence. This is a *presence floor only*,
+   * not a perception-equivalent floor: 2px is the smallest pip the
+   * eye can reliably register on a 10px-tall bar without falsely
+   * equating a 1% and a 5% slice (which a 6px floor would do).
+   * Above ~2% the proportional encoding remains accurate. */
+  min-width: 2px;
+}
 .compare-bar-a    { background: var(--accent); }
 .compare-bar-both { background: var(--status-green); }
 .compare-bar-b    { background: var(--status-amber); }
@@ -3545,8 +3606,8 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
 .compare-asym-line {
   background: var(--surface-1);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
-  border-radius: 0 var(--radius-sm) var(--radius-sm) 0;
+  border-left: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
   padding: var(--space-sm) var(--space-md);
   font-size: var(--fs-sm);
   color: var(--text-muted);
@@ -3563,8 +3624,8 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
 .compare-type-summary {
   background: var(--surface-1);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--status-green);
-  border-radius: 0 var(--radius-sm) var(--radius-sm) 0;
+  border-left: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
   padding: var(--space-sm) var(--space-md);
   margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
   font-size: var(--fs-sm); color: var(--text);
@@ -3638,6 +3699,32 @@ button.region-pill-active:hover { opacity: 0.85; color: #fff; }
     border-top: 1px dashed var(--border); border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border);
     padding: var(--space-sm) 0; flex-direction: row; gap: 6px; align-items: baseline; }
   .compare-asym { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+  /* #1646 mobile reflow: the asym sentence wraps mid-phrase at narrow
+   * widths ("3,262 of GY889 Repeater's 3,347 packets" splitting after
+   * "Repeater's"). text-wrap:pretty rebalances trailing words to
+   * avoid orphan-style breaks; overflow-wrap:anywhere lets very long
+   * node names yield instead of pushing the column. The percentage
+   * already lives on its own line (display:block), so the body is
+   * free to breathe. */
+  .compare-asym-line {
+    text-wrap: pretty;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+    word-break: normal;
+  }
+  /* #1646 mobile tabs: "Only N6IJ Repeater (675)" overruns the row at
+   * 375px; without min-width:0 a flex item can't shrink past its
+   * intrinsic content width. Allow each tab to shrink and ellipsis
+   * its label so all four fit. The count parenthetical stays
+   * visible because it's at the tail of the string. */
+  .compare-tabs .tab-btn {
+    min-width: 0;
+    flex: 0 1 auto;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    max-width: 50%;
+    padding: 6px 10px;
+  }
 }
 
 /* ── Observers page — compare-selection column + button hints ─── */
diff --git a/test-e2e-playwright.js b/test-e2e-playwright.js
index dee5cde7..45100ff8 100644
--- a/test-e2e-playwright.js
+++ b/test-e2e-playwright.js
@@ -877,17 +877,21 @@ async function run() {
     assert(options.length >= 2, `Need >=2 observers, got ${options.length}`);
     await page.selectOption('#compareObsA', options[0]);
     await page.selectOption('#compareObsB', options[1]);
-    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
-      const btn = document.getElementById('compareBtn');
-      return btn && !btn.disabled;
-    }, { timeout: 3000 });
-    await page.click('#compareBtn');
+    // #1646 — comparison auto-runs once both observers are chosen; the
+    // legacy explicit Compare button has been removed entirely. The
+    // picker collapses (.is-collapsed) once the run kicks off.
     await page.waitForFunction(() => {
       const c = document.getElementById('compareContent');
       return c && c.textContent.trim().length > 20;
     }, { timeout: 15000 });
     const hasResults = await page.$eval('#compareContent', el => el.textContent.trim().length > 0);
     assert(hasResults, 'Comparison should produce results');
+    // And the picker should have collapsed (.is-collapsed class).
+    const collapsed = await page.$eval('#compareControls', el => el.classList.contains('is-collapsed'));
+    assert(collapsed, 'Picker should collapse once both observers chosen (.is-collapsed missing)');
+    // The legacy Compare button must NOT exist in the DOM (#1646).
+    const btnExists = await page.$('#compareBtn');
+    assert(btnExists === null, 'Legacy #compareBtn must be removed — auto-run replaces it');
   });
 
   // Test: Compare results show shared/unique breakdown (#129)
@@ -900,14 +904,19 @@ async function run() {
     assert(stripMid, 'Should have "shared" strip middle (.compare-strip-mid)');
     const sides = await page.$$('.compare-strip-side');
     assert(sides.length >= 2, `Should have >=2 side strips (A-only + B-only), got ${sides.length}`);
-    // Counts: 2 side counts + 1 mid count = 3 total outcome-group counts.
-    const sideCounts = await page.$$eval('.compare-strip-count', els => els.map(e => e.textContent.trim()));
-    const midCount = await page.$eval('.compare-strip-mid-count', el => el.textContent.trim());
-    const counts = sideCounts.concat([midCount]);
-    assert(counts.length >= 3, `Expected >=3 outcome-group counts, got ${counts.length}`);
-    counts.forEach((c, i) => {
-      assert(/^[\d,]+$/.test(c), `Count ${i} should be a number but got "${c}"`);
+    // All three cells now lead with a percentage (#1646 Tufte): two
+    // .compare-strip-side-pct on the sides + one .compare-strip-mid-pct
+    // in the middle. The raw shared count still hangs underneath.
+    const sidePcts = await page.$$eval('.compare-strip-side-pct', els => els.map(e => e.textContent.trim()));
+    const midPct = await page.$eval('.compare-strip-mid-pct', el => el.textContent.trim());
+    assert(sidePcts.length >= 2, `Expected >=2 side pct cells, got ${sidePcts.length}`);
+    assert(/\d+%/.test(midPct), `Mid pct should look like a percentage, got "${midPct}"`);
+    sidePcts.concat([midPct]).forEach((c, i) => {
+      assert(/\d+\s*%/.test(c), `Pct ${i} should contain a % value but got "${c}"`);
     });
+    // The raw shared count exists and is purely numeric (no embedded label).
+    const midCount = await page.$eval('.compare-strip-mid-count', el => el.textContent.trim());
+    assert(/^[\d,]+$/.test(midCount), `Shared count should be a bare number, got "${midCount}"`);
     // Verify tab buttons exist for both/onlyA/onlyB
     const tabs = await page.$$eval('[data-cview]', els => els.map(e => e.getAttribute('data-cview')));
     assert(tabs.includes('both'), 'Should have "both" tab');
diff --git a/test-issue-1646-compare-polish.js b/test-issue-1646-compare-polish.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6490e5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-issue-1646-compare-polish.js
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+/**
+ * Issue #1646 — Polish follow-ups for the #1644/#1645 observer-comparison
+ * redesign. Behavioral CSS+markup assertions only (Node-only, no Playwright).
+ *
+ * The aesthetic items (font weights, vertical centering, removing decorative
+ * bars) are verified visually via screenshots in the PR — this file gates
+ * the few items that ARE behaviorally testable so a regression future-proofs
+ * the polish.
+ *
+ *   1) `input[type=checkbox]` has a GLOBAL `accent-color: var(--accent)`
+ *      rule (not only the per-page `.col-compare-select` rule that misses
+ *      the rest of the surface). Both light + dark must theme. AND no
+ *      later override drops accent-color back to a non-token value.
+ *   2) BOTH dark-theme blocks (auto via prefers-color-scheme + manual via
+ *      [data-theme="dark"]) declare `color-scheme: dark` so UA-native
+ *      widgets render dark.
+ *   3) `.compare-vs` font-size is smaller than `.compare-select` font-size.
+ *   4) `.compare-strip-mid-pct` uses var(--fs-xl) and is the largest text
+ *      in the mid cell.
+ *   5) `.compare-strip-mid-count` is strictly smaller than
+ *      `.compare-strip-mid-pct` (token-rank comparison, not "not --fs-xl").
+ *   6) `.compare-asym-line` and `.compare-type-summary` explicitly declare
+ *      `border-left: none` AND no `border:` shorthand resolves to a left
+ *      edge (Kent Beck: "absence of declaration" is too permissive).
+ *   7) compare.js drives the collapse via the actual call
+ *      `wrap.classList.toggle('is-collapsed', ready)` — grepping comments
+ *      for the literal string is a tautology.
+ *   8) The legacy Compare button has been removed from the DOM in compare.js.
+ */
+'use strict';
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const CSS = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'public/style.css'), 'utf8');
+const COMPARE_JS = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'public/compare.js'), 'utf8');
+
+// Token-rank used by font-size comparisons. Comments-only mirror of the
+// scale; if --fs-xl ever moves, only the relative order matters and that
+// is what we assert.
+const TOKEN_RANK = {
+  'var(--fs-xs)': 1, 'var(--fs-sm)': 2, 'var(--fs-md)': 3,
+  'var(--fs-lg)': 4, 'var(--fs-xl)': 5,
+};
+function fsRank(decl) {
+  if (!decl) return null;
+  const v = decl.trim();
+  if (TOKEN_RANK[v] != null) return TOKEN_RANK[v];
+  const num = v.match(/^(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)px$/);
+  if (num) return parseFloat(num[1]) / 4; // crude px-to-rank fallback
+  return null;
+}
+
+let passed = 0, failed = 0;
+function test(name, fn) {
+  try { fn(); passed++; console.log('  \u2705 ' + name); }
+  catch (e) { failed++; console.error('  \u274c ' + name + ': ' + e.message); }
+}
+function assert(c, m) { if (!c) throw new Error(m || 'assertion failed'); }
+
+function ruleBlock(css, selectorRegex) {
+  // returns the {...} block body for the first matching selector list
+  const re = new RegExp('(?:^|[\\s,}])(' + selectorRegex.source + ')[^{}]*\\{([^}]*)\\}', 'm');
+  const m = css.match(re);
+  return m ? m[2] : null;
+}
+function fsOf(block) {
+  if (!block) return null;
+  const m = block.match(/font-size\s*:\s*([^;]+);/);
+  return m ? m[1].trim() : null;
+}
+
+console.log('\n#1646 compare-polish — behavioral assertions\n');
+
+// ── 1) global checkbox accent-color ───────────────────────────────────
+test('global input[type=checkbox] accent-color rule uses var(--accent) and no later rule overrides it to a non-token value', () => {
+  const re = /(?:^|})\s*input\[type=["']?checkbox["']?\][^{]*\{[^}]*accent-color\s*:\s*var\(--accent\)/m;
+  assert(re.test(CSS),
+    'missing top-level `input[type=checkbox] { accent-color: var(--accent); }`');
+  // Find every accent-color decl on a checkbox selector (single-line scan)
+  // and assert each uses var(--accent ...) — no white/colored hardcodes.
+  const ruleRe = /input\[type=["']?checkbox["']?\][^{]*\{([^}]*)\}/g;
+  let m;
+  while ((m = ruleRe.exec(CSS))) {
+    const decl = m[1].match(/accent-color\s*:\s*([^;]+);/);
+    if (!decl) continue;
+    const val = decl[1].trim();
+    assert(/^var\(--/.test(val),
+      `checkbox accent-color override must use a CSS var, got "${val}"`);
+  }
+});
+
+// ── 2) color-scheme on BOTH dark theme blocks ─────────────────────────
+test('both dark-theme rules (prefers-color-scheme + [data-theme="dark"]) declare color-scheme: dark', () => {
+  const auto = /@media[^{]*prefers-color-scheme:\s*dark[^{]*\{\s*[^{]*\{[^}]*color-scheme\s*:\s*dark/m;
+  const manual = /\[data-theme=["']dark["']\][^{]*\{[^}]*color-scheme\s*:\s*dark/m;
+  assert(auto.test(CSS), 'missing color-scheme: dark inside @media(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
+  assert(manual.test(CSS), 'missing color-scheme: dark inside [data-theme="dark"] block');
+});
+
+// ── 3) .compare-vs smaller than .compare-select ───────────────────────
+test('.compare-vs font-size < .compare-select font-size', () => {
+  const vsBlock = ruleBlock(CSS, /\.compare-vs/);
+  const selBlock = ruleBlock(CSS, /\.compare-select(?![a-zA-Z-])/);
+  assert(vsBlock, '.compare-vs block missing');
+  assert(selBlock, '.compare-select block missing');
+  function px(block) {
+    const v = fsOf(block);
+    if (!v) return null;
+    const tokenMap = {
+      'var(--fs-xs)': 11, 'var(--fs-sm)': 12, 'var(--fs-md)': 14,
+      'var(--fs-lg)': 15, 'var(--fs-xl)': 18,
+    };
+    if (tokenMap[v] != null) return tokenMap[v];
+    const num = v.match(/^(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)px$/);
+    return num ? parseFloat(num[1]) : null;
+  }
+  const vsSize = px(vsBlock);
+  const selSize = px(selBlock);
+  assert(vsSize != null && selSize != null, 'could not parse font-size');
+  assert(vsSize < selSize, `.compare-vs (${vsSize}) must be smaller than .compare-select (${selSize})`);
+});
+
+// ── 4) middle column hierarchy: pct > count > label ───────────────────
+test('.compare-strip-mid-pct exists and is var(--fs-xl)', () => {
+  const pctBlock = ruleBlock(CSS, /\.compare-strip-mid-pct/);
+  assert(pctBlock, '.compare-strip-mid-pct rule missing (needed for inverted hierarchy)');
+  assert(/font-size\s*:\s*var\(--fs-xl\)/.test(pctBlock),
+    '.compare-strip-mid-pct must be var(--fs-xl) (the largest)');
+});
+
+test('.compare-strip-mid-count is strictly smaller than .compare-strip-mid-pct (token-rank)', () => {
+  const countBlock = ruleBlock(CSS, /\.compare-strip-mid-count(?!-)/);
+  const pctBlock = ruleBlock(CSS, /\.compare-strip-mid-pct(?!-)/);
+  assert(countBlock, '.compare-strip-mid-count rule missing');
+  assert(pctBlock, '.compare-strip-mid-pct rule missing');
+  const cRank = fsRank(fsOf(countBlock));
+  const pRank = fsRank(fsOf(pctBlock));
+  assert(cRank != null && pRank != null, `could not parse font-sizes (count=${fsOf(countBlock)}, pct=${fsOf(pctBlock)})`);
+  assert(cRank < pRank,
+    `.compare-strip-mid-count rank (${cRank}) must be < .compare-strip-mid-pct rank (${pRank})`);
+});
+
+// ── 5) Compare CTA dead — button removed from DOM ─────────────────────
+test('legacy #compareBtn is no longer emitted by compare.js (auto-run replaces it)', () => {
+  // Behavioral: the markup string for an explicit Compare button must
+  // be gone from the rendered HTML. A render path that conditionally
+  // hides a still-present button would let an enabled-but-hidden state
+  // exist; deleting the markup makes that impossible.
+  const re = /id=["']compareBtn["']/;
+  assert(!re.test(COMPARE_JS),
+    'compare.js still renders #compareBtn — must be removed (auto-run on selection change)');
+  // And no .compare-btn-ghost / .compare-btn class lingers.
+  assert(!/compare-btn-ghost/.test(COMPARE_JS),
+    'dead .compare-btn-ghost class still emitted');
+});
+
+// ── 6) decorative asym-line border-left explicitly removed ────────────
+test('.compare-asym-line declares border-left: none AFTER any border-shorthand (cascade-safe)', () => {
+  const block = ruleBlock(CSS, /\.compare-asym-line(?!-)/);
+  assert(block, '.compare-asym-line rule missing');
+  // Tightened (Kent Beck must-fix #3): require explicit border-left: none,
+  // not just absence of a border-left: declaration. If a border: shorthand
+  // exists, border-left: none must come AFTER it so the cascade kills the
+  // left edge.
+  const blIdx = block.search(/border-left\s*:\s*none\b/);
+  assert(blIdx >= 0,
+    '.compare-asym-line must explicitly declare `border-left: none` (a future `border:` shorthand could re-add the bar)');
+  const shortIdx = block.search(/(?:^|[;{\s])border\s*:\s*(?!none\b)[^;]*\b\d/);
+  if (shortIdx >= 0) {
+    assert(blIdx > shortIdx,
+      '.compare-asym-line `border-left: none` must come AFTER `border:` shorthand or shorthand wins');
+  }
+});
+
+// ── 7) decorative type-summary border-left explicitly removed ─────────
+test('.compare-type-summary declares border-left: none AFTER any border-shorthand (cascade-safe)', () => {
+  const block = ruleBlock(CSS, /\.compare-type-summary(?!-)/);
+  assert(block, '.compare-type-summary rule missing');
+  const blIdx = block.search(/border-left\s*:\s*none\b/);
+  assert(blIdx >= 0,
+    '.compare-type-summary must explicitly declare `border-left: none`');
+  const shortIdx = block.search(/(?:^|[;{\s])border\s*:\s*(?!none\b)[^;]*\b\d/);
+  if (shortIdx >= 0) {
+    assert(blIdx > shortIdx,
+      '.compare-type-summary `border-left: none` must come AFTER `border:` shorthand');
+  }
+});
+
+// ── 8) controls collapse — assert the actual DOM call, not comment text ──
+test('compare.js makes the actual classList.toggle("is-collapsed", ready) call AND CSS keys on it', () => {
+  // Tightened (Kent Beck must-fix #1, Adversarial #6, #8): assert the
+  // behavioral call, not just a string match against comments. The PR
+  // also dropped the redundant data-collapsed setAttribute path, so any
+  // re-introduction is a regression.
+  const callRe = /classList\.toggle\(\s*['"]is-collapsed['"]\s*,/;
+  assert(callRe.test(COMPARE_JS),
+    'compare.js must call classList.toggle("is-collapsed", <bool>) on #compareControls');
+  assert(!/setAttribute\(\s*['"]data-collapsed['"]/.test(COMPARE_JS),
+    'compare.js must NOT also setAttribute("data-collapsed", ...) — pick one source of truth (the class)');
+  // CSS rule keying on the class must exist (without a stale [data-collapsed] selector).
+  assert(/\.compare-controls\.is-collapsed/.test(CSS),
+    'style.css must define a rule on .compare-controls.is-collapsed');
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// #1646 — Mobile follow-ups (Tufte review).
+// At ≤768px the page sits above a fixed bottom-nav (56px + safe-area)
+// reserved via --bottom-nav-reserve. The headline diff bar has segments
+// that go invisible at narrow widths when their share is ~2%, and the
+// asymmetric-reach sentences wrap mid-phrase. These are behavioral
+// guards so the polish doesn't quietly regress.
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+// helper: pull the body of the FIRST @media (max-width: <=768px) block
+function mobileBlock(css) {
+  const re = /@media[^{]*\(max-width:\s*(640|768)px\)\s*\{([\s\S]*?)\n\}\s*\n/g;
+  let combined = '';
+  let m;
+  while ((m = re.exec(css))) combined += m[2] + '\n';
+  return combined;
+}
+const MOBILE_CSS = mobileBlock(CSS);
+
+// ── 9) compare-page reserves room for the bottom-nav at mobile ────────
+test('mobile .compare-page reserves padding-bottom for the bottom-nav', () => {
+  // Either the rule lives inside a mobile @media block, OR an
+  // unconditional rule references var(--bottom-nav-reserve).
+  const inMobile = /\.compare-page[^{]*\{[^}]*padding-bottom[^;]*--bottom-nav-reserve/m.test(MOBILE_CSS);
+  const unconditional = /\.compare-page[^{]*\{[^}]*padding-bottom[^;]*--bottom-nav-reserve/m.test(CSS);
+  assert(inMobile || unconditional,
+    '.compare-page must add padding-bottom tied to var(--bottom-nav-reserve) so the last row is not eaten by the bottom-nav');
+});
+
+// ── 10) diff-bar segments stay visible at narrow widths ───────────────
+test('.compare-bar-seg has a min-width so non-zero segments stay visible', () => {
+  // We accept either a global min-width on .compare-bar-seg, or a
+  // mobile-scoped one. Visibility is what matters.
+  const reAny = /\.compare-bar-seg[^{}]*\{[^}]*min-width\s*:/m;
+  assert(reAny.test(CSS),
+    '.compare-bar-seg must declare min-width so a 2% segment is still readable on mobile');
+  // #1646 round-2 review: the floor must be a *presence* floor only,
+  // not a magnitude-flattening floor. 6px collapses 1% and 5% slices
+  // to identical width, lying about magnitude. Cap at 2px — visible
+  // pip without falsely equating sizes.
+  const segBlockRe = /\.compare-bar-seg[^{}]*\{[^}]*min-width\s*:\s*(\d+)px/m;
+  const m = CSS.match(segBlockRe);
+  assert(m, '.compare-bar-seg min-width must be expressed in px so we can bound it');
+  const px = parseInt(m[1], 10);
+  assert(px <= 2,
+    `.compare-bar-seg min-width must be <= 2px (presence floor only, not magnitude-equivalent); got ${px}px`);
+});
+
+// ── 11) asym sentence reflows cleanly on mobile ───────────────────────
+test('mobile .compare-asym-line uses text-wrap balance/pretty (or overflow-wrap) to avoid mid-phrase breaks', () => {
+  // Look inside any mobile @media block for the rule. We accept
+  // text-wrap: balance | pretty, or word-break/overflow-wrap as
+  // alternative reflow strategies.
+  const ok = /\.compare-asym-line[^{}]*\{[^}]*(text-wrap\s*:\s*(balance|pretty)|overflow-wrap\s*:\s*anywhere|word-break\s*:\s*break-word)/m.test(MOBILE_CSS);
+  assert(ok,
+    'mobile .compare-asym-line needs a wrap rule (text-wrap: balance/pretty or overflow-wrap) so the sentence does not break mid-phrase');
+});
+
+// ── 12) tabs row stays usable on narrow widths ────────────────────────
+test('mobile .compare-tabs .tab-btn shrinks/wraps so all four tabs fit', () => {
+  // We need EITHER tabs to allow wrap (flex-wrap: wrap on .compare-tabs
+  // — already present at desktop) AND a per-button rule that lets the
+  // long "Only <name> (NNN)" labels truncate or shrink.
+  // Accept: (a) a mobile rule on .tab-btn with min-width:0 + text-overflow,
+  //         (b) a flex: 1 1 0 / flex-shrink, or
+  //         (c) overflow-wrap on the tab.
+  const ok = /\.compare-tabs[^{}]*\.tab-btn[^{}]*\{[^}]*(min-width\s*:\s*0|flex\s*:\s*1|flex-shrink|overflow-wrap)/m.test(MOBILE_CSS) ||
+             /\.compare-tabs\s+\.tab-btn[^{}]*\{[^}]*(min-width\s*:\s*0|flex\s*:\s*1|flex-shrink|overflow-wrap)/m.test(MOBILE_CSS);
+  assert(ok,
+    'mobile .compare-tabs .tab-btn must declare min-width:0 / flex / overflow-wrap so all four tab labels fit at 375px');
+});
+
+// ── 13) compare.js auto-run guards are consistent (#1646 round-2) ─────
+// Round-2 review found two run-comparison call sites with *different*
+// guards: loadObservers used `selA && selB` (no inequality check) while
+// onChange used `selA && selB && selA !== selB`. URL-prepopulated
+// ?a=X&b=X (same observer in both slots) would launch a comparison via
+// the loadObservers path and not the change path. Both call sites must
+// gate on the same predicate.
+test('compare.js — both runComparison() guards include selA !== selB', () => {
+  // Find every line that calls runComparison() and check the guard
+  // immediately preceding it on the same line is identical.
+  // Only inspect guards that reference the selA/selB / ready predicate
+  // (not the route-filter re-run path which conditions on comparisonResult).
+  const guardLines = COMPARE_JS
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(l => /\brunComparison\s*\(/.test(l) && /\bif\s*\(/.test(l))
+    .filter(l => /selA|selB|[Rr]eady\b|canCompare\b/.test(l));
+  assert(guardLines.length >= 2,
+    `expected at least 2 selA/selB-guarded runComparison() call sites, found ${guardLines.length}`);
+  // Every such line must check selA !== selB (or the equivalent
+  // ready predicate factored into a helper). The forbidden pattern is
+  // a guard that ONLY checks `selA && selB` without the inequality.
+  guardLines.forEach((line, i) => {
+    const trimmed = line.trim();
+    const hasInequality = /selA\s*!==\s*selB|selB\s*!==\s*selA|[Rr]eady\b|canCompare\b/.test(trimmed);
+    assert(hasInequality,
+      `runComparison() guard #${i + 1} missing selA !== selB / ready predicate: ${trimmed}`);
+  });
+});
+
+
+process.exit(failed === 0 ? 0 : 1);