[Findings](/findings/index.md) / UX-050

# File-path pills scrolled the whole page sideways at 390 px

Fixed · medium severity · failure · Newsroom Design Lab

## What we saw

Long, unbreakable file-path pills on the data pages pushed the page wider than a phone.

## Why it matters

Sideways scroll on a phone makes every line harder to read and hides the edge of the content.

## The fix

Let pills wrap; the gate now fails on any sideways scroll at 390 px. Fixed in kit v0.1.2.

## The record

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| --- | --- |
| **Status** | Fixed |
| **Severity** | Medium |
| **Kind** | Failure: works against the reader |
| **Product** | [Newsroom Design Lab](/findings/?product=newsroom-design-lab), prototype |
| **Where** | lab kit v0.1.1, all prototype vaults |
| **Problems** | [Layout overflow](/findings/?problem=layout-overflow) |
| **Visibility** | [Obvious](/findings/?visibility=obvious): every reader sees it, every time they reach that point |
| **Recommendation** | [Check it at build](/findings/?recommendation=check-at-build): make the release fail when it happens again |
| **Area** | [Platform](/findings/?area=platform) |
| **Breaks** | [The first screen is for a stranger](/principles/index.md#stranger-first-screen) |
| **Observed** | 2026-10-11, kit v0.1.1 |
| **Last checked** | 2026-10-11, kit v0.1.3 |
| **Source** | [Design lab: what building it measured](/lab/index.md#what-building-the-lab-measured) |

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