All working but codex.

2026-05-13 14:20:25 +01:00
parent c203f836b1
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--- a/Assets/Scripts/AGENTS.md
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/AGENTS.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ and wonderful, and perhaps, just perhaps, discover herself in the process.
 8. **PrimeTween** - Tweening is done using the PrimeTween Library. Each class that has a Sequence should also have a cancellation token. 
 9. **Tokens** - Cancellation Tokens should be re-used where possible. 
 10. **Versions** - We're using C# 9 with Unity 6.3
+11. **Workflow** - You're not to make any code changes until you've shown me the proposed changes, I'll then either approve, deny, or modify them before you make the change.


 ## Documentation
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Data/Identifiers/ItemIDs.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Data/Identifiers/ItemIDs.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Data.Identifiers
    {
        None = 0,
        C1CarNewspaper,
+        Codex,
    }

    public enum PuzzleSlotKey
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Data/Identifiers/TutorialPopupID.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Data/Identifiers/TutorialPopupID.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Data.Identifiers
    {
        ReturnToPreviousLevel,
        UsingItemsTogether,
-        HideHUDKeyboard,
+        HideHUD,
        ExitItems,
        MultipleUseItems,
        DarkRooms,
-        CodexKeyboard,
+        Codex,
        HiddenItems,
        ResetPuzzles,
        Tools,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Data.Identifiers
                "Select one item, then click another to use them together."
            },
            {
-                TutorialPopupID.HideHUDKeyboard,
+                TutorialPopupID.HideHUD,
                "Press '{Hide_HUD}' to hide the HUD."
            },
            {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Data.Identifiers
                "Dark rooms can hide important details. Use light to reveal them."
            },
            {
-                TutorialPopupID.CodexKeyboard,
+                TutorialPopupID.Codex,
                "The Codex is used to collect any documents you encounter. Press '{Codex}' to open it."
            },
            {
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Framework/Managers/Interaction/InteractManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Framework/Managers/Interaction/InteractManager.cs
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Interaction

            if (_currentHovered != null)
                ClearHover().Forget();
+            
+            Debug.Log($"[InteractManager] SetExclusiveRaycaster set to {raycaster.gameObject.name}.");
        }

        /// <summary>
@@ -170,6 +172,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Interaction

            if (_currentHovered != null)
                ClearHover().Forget();
+            
+            Debug.Log($"[InteractManager] Cleared exclusive raycaster.");
        }

        public void Initialize()
@@ -375,7 +379,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Interaction
                return;

            if (_currentHovered != null)
-            {
                try
                {
                    await _currentHovered.ExitHover();
@@ -383,19 +386,20 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Interaction
                catch
                {
                }
-            }

            _currentHovered = next;

-            _eventCoordinator.Publish(new HoverInteractableChangedEvent(_currentHovered));
+            _eventCoordinator.Publish(
+                new HoverInteractableChangedEvent(_currentHovered));

-            var cursor = _currentHovered?.ApplicableCursorStyle
-                         ?? UICursorService.CursorStyle.Default;
+            var cursor =
+                _currentHovered?.ApplicableCursorStyle
+                ?? UICursorService.CursorStyle.Default;

-            _eventCoordinator.Publish(new CursorStyleChangeEvent(cursor));
+            _eventCoordinator.Publish(
+                new CursorStyleChangeEvent(cursor));

            if (_currentHovered != null)
-            {
                try
                {
                    await _currentHovered.EnterHover();
@@ -403,7 +407,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Interaction
                catch
                {
                }
-            }
        }

        private async UniTask ClearHover()
@@ -438,7 +441,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Interaction
                return;

            _currentHovered.OnInteract(_selectedItem).Forget();
-            
        }

        private void OnRightClickReceived(OnRightClickEvent obj)
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Framework/Managers/Levels/LevelManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Framework/Managers/Levels/LevelManager.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Levels

        public bool Initialized { get; private set; }
        
+        public BaseLevel CurrentLevel => _currentLevel;
+
        [Inject]
        public LevelManager(
            AddressableManager addressableManager,
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Framework/Managers/Player/PlayerManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Framework/Managers/Player/PlayerManager.cs
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Player
                }
            }

-            _tutorialService.DisplayTutorial(TutorialPopupID.CodexKeyboard);
-
            _eventCoordinator.PublishImmediate(new RequestGameSaveEvent());
            _eventCoordinator.Publish(new CodexChangedEvent(entry.EntryType));
        }
@@ -437,6 +435,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Player

            Debug.Log($"[PlayerManager] Final InventoryData count = {save.InventoryData.Count}");

+            save.CodexUnlocked = CodexUnlocked();
+
            save.DiscoveredCodexEntries ??= new List<CodexSaveData>();
            save.DiscoveredCodexEntries.Clear();

--- a/Assets/Scripts/Framework/Managers/UI/UIManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Framework/Managers/UI/UIManager.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.UI.Events;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Services.Settings;
 using Cysharp.Threading.Tasks;
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
 using VContainer;

 namespace BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.UI
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/Environment/General/Book/BookInterface.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/Environment/General/Book/BookInterface.cs
@@ -22,15 +22,9 @@ namespace BriarQueen.Game.Items.Environment.General.Book

        internal CanvasGroup CanvasGroup => _canvasGroup;

-        private void Start()
-        {
-            _interactManager.SetExclusiveRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
-        }
-
        private void OnDestroy()
        {
            _eventCoordinator.Unsubscribe<OnRightClickEvent>(OnRightClickPressed);
-            _interactManager.ClearExclusiveRaycaster();
        }

        [Inject]
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/KeyItems.meta
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/KeyItems.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: fa07dbddba49468ba81f3751a90773b5
+timeCreated: 1778599317
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/KeyItems/CodexBook.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/KeyItems/CodexBook.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using BriarQueen.Data.Identifiers;
+using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Levels.Data;
+using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Player.Data;
+using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.UI;
+using Cysharp.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace BriarQueen.Game.Items.KeyItems
+{
+    public class CodexBook : BaseItem
+    {
+        public override UICursorService.CursorStyle ApplicableCursorStyle => UICursorService.CursorStyle.Pickup;
+        
+
+        public async override UniTask OnInteract(ItemDataSo item = null)
+        {
+            if (PlayerManager.CodexUnlocked())
+            {
+                await Remove();
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            PlayerManager.UnlockCodex();
+            TutorialService.DisplayTutorial(TutorialPopupID.Codex);
+            
+            await Remove();
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/KeyItems/CodexBook.cs.meta
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/KeyItems/CodexBook.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 9207909e92b24dd0a8b2ed9836ce1134
+timeCreated: 1778599317
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Codex/CodexCategoryButton.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Codex/CodexCategoryButton.cs
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using BriarQueen.Data.Identifiers;
-using UnityEngine;
-using UnityEngine.UI;
-
-namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
-{
-    public class CodexCategoryButton : MonoBehaviour
-    {
-        [SerializeField]
-        private Button _button;
-
-        public CodexType Category { get; private set; }
-
-        private void Awake()
-        {
-            if (_button != null)
-                _button.onClick.AddListener(HandleClicked);
-        }
-
-        private void OnDestroy()
-        {
-            if (_button != null)
-                _button.onClick.RemoveListener(HandleClicked);
-        }
-
-        public event Action<CodexType> OnCategoryClicked;
-
-        public void Initialize(CodexType category)
-        {
-            Category = category;
-
-        }
-
-        private void HandleClicked()
-        {
-            OnCategoryClicked?.Invoke(Category);
-        }
-    }
-}
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Codex/CodexCategoryButton.cs.meta
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Codex/CodexCategoryButton.cs.meta
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-fileFormatVersion: 2
-guid: 2cfb06e8e46d402e86eb8dc6e9f6c96e
-timeCreated: 1773684333
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Codex/CodexWindow.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Codex/CodexWindow.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Player.Data;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.UI.Base;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Registries;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Services.Destruction;
+using BriarQueen.UI.Components;
 using BriarQueen.UI.Menus;
 using BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components;
 using Cysharp.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -25,31 +26,29 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
 {
    public class CodexWindow : MonoBehaviour, IUIWindow, IUIBackHandler
    {
-        // ── Root ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
        [Header("Root UI")]
        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup   _canvasGroup;
        [SerializeField] private RectTransform _windowRect;

-        // ── Left panel — header ───────────────────────────────────────
+        [Header("Content")]
+        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup _backgroundGroup; // Direct child — faded instead of root
+
        [Header("Left Panel — Header")]
        [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI _leftPanelTitleText;
        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup     _leftPanelTitleGroup;

-        // ── Left panel — categories ───────────────────────────────────
        [Header("Left Panel — Categories")]
        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup         _categoriesGroup;
-        [SerializeField] private CodexCategoryButton _booksButton;
-        [SerializeField] private CodexCategoryButton _cluesButton;
-        [SerializeField] private CodexCategoryButton _photosButton;
+        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButton _booksButton;
+        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButton _cluesButton;
+        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButton _photosButton;

-        // ── Left panel — locations ────────────────────────────────────
        [Header("Left Panel — Locations")]
        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup       _locationListGroup;
        [SerializeField] private RectTransform     _locationListContainer;
        [SerializeField] private VerticalScrollbar _locationScrollbar;
        [SerializeField] private Button            _backToCategoriesButton;

-        // ── Left panel — entries ──────────────────────────────────────
        [Header("Left Panel — Entries")]
        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup          _entryListGroup;
        [SerializeField] private RectTransform        _entryListContainer;
@@ -57,24 +56,20 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        [SerializeField] private Button               _backToLocationsButton;
        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButtonGroup _entryButtonGroup;

-        // ── Right panel — display ─────────────────────────────────────
        [Header("Right Panel — Display")]
-        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup       _displayGroup;
-        [SerializeField] private RectTransform     _displayLayoutRoot;
+        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup       _rightPanelGroup;
+        [SerializeField] private RectTransform     _rightPanelRoot;
        [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI   _titleText;
        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup       _titleGroup;
-        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup       _contentGroup;
-        [SerializeField] private RectTransform     _contentScrollContainer;
-        [SerializeField] private VerticalScrollbar _contentScrollbar;
-        [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI   _bodyText;
-        [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI   _photoDescription;
+        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup       _displayAreaGroup;
+        [SerializeField] private ScrollableTextBox _bodyText;
+        [SerializeField] private ScrollableTextBox _photoDescription;
        [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI   _polaroidWriting;
        [SerializeField] private Image             _polaroid;
        [SerializeField] private Image             _displayImage;
-        [SerializeField] private GameObject        _contentRoot;
+        [SerializeField] private GameObject        _displayAreaRoot;
        [SerializeField] private GameObject        _emptyStateRoot;

-        // ── Tween settings ────────────────────────────────────────────
        [Header("Tween Settings")]
        [SerializeField] private TweenSettings _windowTweenSettings = new()
        {
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        [Header("Internal")]
        [SerializeField] private GraphicRaycaster _graphicRaycaster;

-        // ── Runtime state ─────────────────────────────────────────────
        private enum LeftPanelState { Categories, Locations, Entries }

        private LeftPanelState _leftPanelState  = LeftPanelState.Categories;
@@ -161,11 +155,59 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        public bool       IsModal    => true;
        public WindowType WindowType => WindowType.CodexWindow;

+        // ── Raycaster ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        private void TryRegisterRaycaster()
+        {
+            Debug.Log($"[CodexWindow] TryRegisterRaycaster " +
+
+                      $"registered={_raycasterRegistered} " +
+
+                      $"interactManager={_interactManager != null} " +
+
+                      $"raycaster={_graphicRaycaster != null}");
+            
+            Debug.Log("[CodexWindow] Try register raycaster.");
+            
+            if (_raycasterRegistered || _interactManager == null || _graphicRaycaster == null) return;
+            _interactManager.AddUIRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
+            _interactManager.SetExclusiveRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
+            _raycasterRegistered = true;
+            
+            Debug.Log("[CodexWindow] Registered raycaster.");
+        }
+
+        private void TryUnregisterRaycaster()
+        {
+            Debug.Log("[CodexWindow] Try unregister raycaster.");
+            
+            if (!_raycasterRegistered || _interactManager == null || _graphicRaycaster == null) return;
+            _interactManager.RemoveUIRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
+            _interactManager.ClearExclusiveRaycaster();
+            _raycasterRegistered = false;
+            
+            Debug.Log("[CodexWindow] Raycaster unregistered.");
+        }
+
        // ── Unity lifecycle ───────────────────────────────────────────

        private void Awake()
        {
-            SetCanvasGroupImmediate(_canvasGroup, 0f, false);
+            if (_canvasGroup != null)
+            {
+                _canvasGroup.alpha          = 0f;
+                _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
+                _canvasGroup.interactable   = false;
+            }
+
+            // Background group controls visual fading
+            if (_backgroundGroup != null)
+            {
+                _backgroundGroup.alpha          = 0f;
+                _backgroundGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
+                _backgroundGroup.interactable   = false;
+            }
+
            if (_windowRect != null)
                _windowRect.localScale = Vector3.one * _hiddenScale;

@@ -177,29 +219,26 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            SetLeftPanelTitleImmediate("Codex");
        }

-        private void Start()
+        private async UniTaskVoid Start()
        {
-            InitializeCategoryButtons();
-            _started = true;
+            CacheButtonReferences();
+            await EnsurePoolsReady();
        }

        private void OnEnable()
        {
            BindCategoryButtons();
            BindNavButtons();
-
-            if (_started)
-                TryRegisterRaycaster();
        }

        private void OnDisable()
        {
            UnbindCategoryButtons();
            UnbindNavButtons();
+            TryUnregisterRaycaster();
            ReleaseAllLocationButtons();
            ReleaseAllEntryButtons();
            CancelAllOperations();
-            _interactManager?.ClearExclusiveRaycaster();
        }

        private void OnDestroy()
@@ -207,25 +246,31 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            CancelAllOperations();
            _locationButtonPool?.Dispose();
            _entryButtonPool?.Dispose();
+            TryUnregisterRaycaster();
        }

        // ── IUIWindow ─────────────────────────────────────────────────

        public async UniTask Show()
        {
-            CacheButtonReferences();
+            ResetOperationCts();
+
+            gameObject.SetActive(true);
            TryRegisterRaycaster();

-            if (!_started)
-                await UniTask.WaitUntil(() => _started,
-                    cancellationToken: this.GetCancellationTokenOnDestroy());
+            if (_canvasGroup != null)
+            {
+                _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
+                _canvasGroup.interactable   = false;
+            }

-            await EnsurePoolsReady();
+            if (_backgroundGroup != null)
+            {
+                _backgroundGroup.alpha          = 0f;
+                _backgroundGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
+                _backgroundGroup.interactable   = false;
+            }

-            ResetOperationCts();
-            gameObject.SetActive(true);
-
-            SetCanvasGroupImmediate(_canvasGroup, 0f, false);
            if (_windowRect != null)
                _windowRect.localScale = Vector3.one * _hiddenScale;

@@ -236,7 +281,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            SetLeftPanelTitleImmediate("Codex");

            _windowSequence = Sequence.Create(useUnscaledTime: true)
-                .Group(Tween.Alpha(_canvasGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
+                .Group(Tween.Alpha(_backgroundGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
                {
                    startValue = 0f,
                    endValue   = 1f,
@@ -251,26 +296,54 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex

            try
            {
-                await _windowSequence.ToUniTask(cancellationToken: _operationCts.Token);
-            }
-            catch (OperationCanceledException) { return; }
-            finally { _windowSequence = default; }
+                var canvasTask = Tween.Alpha(_canvasGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
+                {
+                    startValue = 0f,
+                    endValue = 1f,
+                    settings = _windowTweenSettings
+                }).ToUniTask();
+
+                var backgroundTask = _windowSequence.ToUniTask();
+
+                await UniTask.WhenAll(canvasTask, backgroundTask).AttachExternalCancellation(_operationCts.Token);
+
+                _backgroundGroup.blocksRaycasts = true;
+                _backgroundGroup.interactable = true;
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _windowSequence = default;
+            }
+
+            _canvasGroup.interactable = true;
+            _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = true;
+            _canvasGroup.alpha = 1f;

-            SetCanvasGroupImmediate(_canvasGroup, 1f, true);
            await TransitionToCategories(instant: true);
+            Debug.Log($"[CodexWindow] Codex Window Show Complete.");
        }

        public async UniTask Hide()
        {
-            TryUnregisterRaycaster();
+            Debug.Log($"[CodexWindow] Codex Window Hide Started.");
            ResetOperationCts();

-            SetCanvasGroupInteractivity(_canvasGroup, false);
+            if (_canvasGroup != null)
+            {
+                _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
+                _canvasGroup.interactable   = false;
+            }
+
+            TryUnregisterRaycaster();

            _windowSequence = Sequence.Create(useUnscaledTime: true)
-                .Group(Tween.Alpha(_canvasGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
+                .Group(Tween.Alpha(_backgroundGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
                {
-                    startValue = _canvasGroup.alpha,
+                    startValue = _backgroundGroup != null ? _backgroundGroup.alpha : 1f,
                    endValue   = 0f,
                    settings   = _windowTweenSettings
                }))
@@ -288,7 +361,15 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            catch (OperationCanceledException) { return; }
            finally { _windowSequence = default; }

+            if (_canvasGroup != null)
+            {
+                _canvasGroup.alpha        = 0f;
+                _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
+                _canvasGroup.interactable   = false;
+            }
+
            gameObject.SetActive(false);
+            Debug.Log($"[CodexWindow] Codex Window Hide Complete.");
        }

        // ── IUIBackHandler ────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -297,19 +378,10 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        {
            switch (_leftPanelState)
            {
-                case LeftPanelState.Entries:
-                    NavigateBackToLocations().Forget();
-                    return true;
-
-                case LeftPanelState.Locations:
-                    NavigateBackToCategories().Forget();
-                    return true;
-
-                case LeftPanelState.Categories:
-                    return false;
-
-                default:
-                    return false;
+                case LeftPanelState.Entries:    NavigateBackToLocations().Forget();  return true;
+                case LeftPanelState.Locations:  NavigateBackToCategories().Forget(); return true;
+                case LeftPanelState.Categories: return false;
+                default:                        return false;
            }
        }

@@ -415,7 +487,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                    {
                        if (_entryButtonGroup != null)
                            _entryButtonGroup.RemoveButton(btn.UnderlineButton);
-
                        btn.OnEntryClicked -= OnEntryClicked;
                        btn.SetSelected(false);
                        btn.gameObject.SetActive(false);
@@ -432,30 +503,15 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex

        // ── Navigation ────────────────────────────────────────────────

-        private void OnCategoryClicked(CodexType category)
-        {
-            NavigateToLocations(category).Forget();
-        }
+        private void OnCluesClicked(UnderlineButton _) => NavigateToLocations(CodexType.PuzzleClue).Forget();
+        private void OnDocumentsClicked(UnderlineButton _) => NavigateToLocations(CodexType.DocumentEntry).Forget();
        
-        private void OnLocationClicked(Location location)
-        {
-            NavigateToEntries(location).Forget();
-        }
+        private void OnPhotosClicked(UnderlineButton _) => NavigateToLocations(CodexType.Photo).Forget();

-        private void OnEntryClicked(CodexEntrySo entry)
-        {
-            DisplayEntry(entry).Forget();
-        }
-
-        private void OnBackToCategoriesClicked()
-        {
-            NavigateBackToCategories().Forget();
-        }
-
-        private void OnBackToLocationsClicked()
-        {
-            NavigateBackToLocations().Forget();
-        }
+        private void OnLocationClicked(Location location)   => NavigateToEntries(location).Forget();
+        private void OnEntryClicked(CodexEntrySo entry)     => DisplayEntry(entry).Forget();
+        private void OnBackToCategoriesClicked()             => NavigateBackToCategories().Forget();
+        private void OnBackToLocationsClicked()              => NavigateBackToLocations().Forget();

        // ── Left panel transitions ────────────────────────────────────

@@ -494,7 +550,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                await FadeLeftPanelTitle(GetCategoryDisplayName(category));
                await FadeOutCurrentLeftPanel();
                await BuildLocationButtons(token);
-
                token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();

                _leftPanelState = LeftPanelState.Locations;
@@ -502,7 +557,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                await RefreshLayout(_locationListContainer);
                RestoreLocationScroll();
                await FadePanelIn(_locationListGroup);
-
                await FadeOutDisplay();
                ShowEmptyDisplay();
            }
@@ -524,7 +578,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                await FadeLeftPanelTitle(GetLocationDisplayName(location));
                await FadePanelOut(_locationListGroup);
                await BuildEntryButtons(token);
-
                token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();

                _leftPanelState = LeftPanelState.Entries;
@@ -532,7 +585,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                await RefreshLayout(_entryListContainer);
                RestoreEntryScroll();
                await FadePanelIn(_entryListGroup);
-
                await FadeOutDisplay();
                ShowEmptyDisplay();
            }
@@ -542,7 +594,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        private async UniTask NavigateBackToCategories()
        {
            ResetOperationCts();
-
            try
            {
                await FadeOutDisplay();
@@ -565,7 +616,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                await FadeLeftPanelTitle(GetCategoryDisplayName(_currentCategory));
                await FadePanelOut(_entryListGroup);
                ReleaseAllEntryButtons();
-
                token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();

                _leftPanelState = LeftPanelState.Locations;
@@ -573,7 +623,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                await RefreshLayout(_locationListContainer);
                RestoreLocationScroll();
                await FadePanelIn(_locationListGroup);
-
                await FadeOutDisplay();
                ShowEmptyDisplay();
            }
@@ -584,15 +633,9 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        {
            switch (_leftPanelState)
            {
-                case LeftPanelState.Categories:
-                    await FadePanelOut(_categoriesGroup);
-                    break;
-                case LeftPanelState.Locations:
-                    await FadePanelOut(_locationListGroup);
-                    break;
-                case LeftPanelState.Entries:
-                    await FadePanelOut(_entryListGroup);
-                    break;
+                case LeftPanelState.Categories: await FadePanelOut(_categoriesGroup);   break;
+                case LeftPanelState.Locations:  await FadePanelOut(_locationListGroup); break;
+                case LeftPanelState.Entries:    await FadePanelOut(_entryListGroup);    break;
            }
        }

@@ -600,11 +643,12 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex

        private void SetLeftPanelTitleImmediate(string title)
        {
-            if (_leftPanelTitleText != null)  _leftPanelTitleText.text = title;
+            if (_leftPanelTitleText  != null) _leftPanelTitleText.text = title;
            if (_leftPanelTitleGroup != null)
            {
-                _leftPanelTitleGroup.alpha = 1f;
-                _leftPanelTitleGroup.gameObject.SetActive(true);
+                _leftPanelTitleGroup.alpha          = 1f;
+                _leftPanelTitleGroup.interactable   = true;
+                _leftPanelTitleGroup.blocksRaycasts = true;
            }
        }

@@ -617,7 +661,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            }

            StopLeftPanelTitleTween();
-
            var token = _operationCts?.Token ?? this.GetCancellationTokenOnDestroy();

            _leftPanelTitleSequence = Sequence.Create(useUnscaledTime: true)
@@ -663,10 +706,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            _                       => string.Empty
        };

-        private static string GetLocationDisplayName(Location location)
-        {
-            return location.ToString().Replace("_", " ");
-        }
+        private static string GetLocationDisplayName(Location location) =>
+            location.ToString().Replace("_", " ");

        // ── Display area ──────────────────────────────────────────────

@@ -679,7 +720,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex

            try
            {
-                if (_currentEntry != null && _displayGroup.alpha > 0.001f)
+                if (_currentEntry != null && _rightPanelGroup.alpha > 0.001f)
                    await FadeOutDisplay();

                token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
@@ -687,10 +728,9 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                _currentEntry = entry;
                _lastEntryByCategory[_currentCategory] = entry.UniqueID;
                UpdateEntryButtonSelection();
-
                ApplyEntryToDisplay(entry);

-                await RefreshLayout(_displayLayoutRoot);
+                await RefreshLayout(_rightPanelRoot);

                SetTitleVisible(false);
                SetContentVisible(false);
@@ -718,9 +758,9 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        private async UniTask FadeInTitle(CancellationToken token)
        {
            if (_titleGroup == null) return;
-
-            _titleGroup.alpha = 0f;
-            _titleGroup.gameObject.SetActive(true);
+            _titleGroup.alpha          = 0f;
+            _titleGroup.interactable   = true;
+            _titleGroup.blocksRaycasts = true;

            await Tween.Alpha(_titleGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
            {
@@ -734,31 +774,31 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex

        private async UniTask FadeInContent(CancellationToken token)
        {
-            if (_contentGroup == null) return;
+            if (_displayAreaGroup == null) return;
+            _displayAreaGroup.alpha          = 0f;
+            _displayAreaGroup.interactable   = true;
+            _displayAreaGroup.blocksRaycasts = true;

-            _contentGroup.alpha = 0f;
-            _contentGroup.gameObject.SetActive(true);
-
-            await Tween.Alpha(_contentGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
+            await Tween.Alpha(_displayAreaGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
            {
                startValue = 0f,
                endValue   = 1f,
                settings   = _contentFadeSettings
            }).ToUniTask(cancellationToken: token);

-            _contentGroup.alpha = 1f;
+            _displayAreaGroup.alpha = 1f;
        }

        private async UniTask FadeOutDisplay()
        {
-            if (_displayGroup == null || _displayGroup.alpha < 0.001f) return;
+            if (_rightPanelGroup == null || _rightPanelGroup.alpha < 0.001f) return;

            StopDisplayTween();

            _displaySequence = Sequence.Create(useUnscaledTime: true)
-                .Group(Tween.Alpha(_displayGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
+                .Group(Tween.Alpha(_rightPanelGroup, new TweenSettings<float>
                {
-                    startValue = _displayGroup.alpha,
+                    startValue = _rightPanelGroup.alpha,
                    endValue   = 0f,
                    settings   = _contentFadeSettings
                }));
@@ -777,15 +817,17 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        private void SetTitleVisible(bool visible)
        {
            if (_titleGroup == null) return;
-            _titleGroup.alpha = visible ? 1f : 0f;
-            _titleGroup.gameObject.SetActive(visible);
+            _titleGroup.alpha          = visible ? 1f : 0f;
+            _titleGroup.interactable   = visible;
+            _titleGroup.blocksRaycasts = visible;
        }

        private void SetContentVisible(bool visible)
        {
-            if (_contentGroup == null) return;
-            _contentGroup.alpha = visible ? 1f : 0f;
-            _contentGroup.gameObject.SetActive(visible);
+            if (_displayAreaGroup == null) return;
+            _displayAreaGroup.alpha          = visible ? 1f : 0f;
+            _displayAreaGroup.interactable   = visible;
+            _displayAreaGroup.blocksRaycasts = visible;
        }

        // ── Panel fade helpers ────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -796,7 +838,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex

            StopLeftPanelTween();
            group.alpha          = 0f;
-            group.gameObject.SetActive(true);
            group.blocksRaycasts = false;
            group.interactable   = false;

@@ -825,7 +866,12 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        {
            if (group == null || group.alpha < 0.001f)
            {
-                SetPanelImmediate(group, false);
+                if (group != null)
+                {
+                    group.alpha          = 0f;
+                    group.interactable   = false;
+                    group.blocksRaycasts = false;
+                }
                return;
            }

@@ -849,7 +895,9 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            catch (OperationCanceledException) { return; }
            finally { _leftPanelSequence = default; }

-            SetPanelImmediate(group, false);
+            group.alpha          = 0f;
+            group.interactable   = false;
+            group.blocksRaycasts = false;
        }

        // ── Button building ───────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -872,10 +920,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            foreach (var location in locations)
            {
                token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
                var button = _locationButtonPool.Get();
                if (button == null) continue;
-
                button.Initialize(location);
                button.OnLocationClicked += OnLocationClicked;
                _activeLocationButtons.Add(button);
@@ -901,14 +947,11 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            foreach (var entry in entries)
            {
                token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
                var button = _entryButtonPool.Get();
                if (button == null) continue;
-
                button.Initialize(entry);
                button.OnEntryClicked += OnEntryClicked;
                _activeEntryButtons.Add(button);
-
                if (_entryButtonGroup != null && button.UnderlineButton != null)
                    _entryButtonGroup.AddButton(button.UnderlineButton);
            }
@@ -923,14 +966,13 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
        {
            if (entry == null) { ClearDisplay(); return; }

-            if (_titleText != null)
-                _titleText.text = entry.Title;
+            if (_titleText != null) _titleText.text = entry.Title;

            var isPhoto       = entry.EntryType == CodexType.Photo || entry.IsPhotoOverride;
            var showImage     = isPhoto && entry.DisplayImage != null;
            var showText      = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry.BodyText) || entry.IsBodyTextOverride;
-            var showPhotoDesc = isPhoto && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry.PhotoDescription);
            var showPolaroid  = isPhoto && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry.PolaroidWriting);
+            var showPhotoDesc = isPhoto && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry.PhotoDescription);

            if (_polaroid != null)
                _polaroid.gameObject.SetActive(isPhoto);
@@ -942,36 +984,36 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                _displayImage.gameObject.SetActive(showImage);
            }

-            if (_photoDescription != null)
-            {
-                _photoDescription.text = showPhotoDesc ? entry.PhotoDescription : string.Empty;
-                _photoDescription.gameObject.SetActive(showPhotoDesc);
-            }
-
            if (_polaroidWriting != null)
            {
                _polaroidWriting.text = showPolaroid ? entry.PolaroidWriting : string.Empty;
                _polaroidWriting.gameObject.SetActive(showPolaroid);
            }

+            if (_photoDescription != null)
+            {
+                if (showPhotoDesc) { _photoDescription.gameObject.SetActive(true); _photoDescription.SetText(entry.PhotoDescription); }
+                else               { _photoDescription.Clear(); _photoDescription.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
+            }
+
            if (_bodyText != null)
            {
-                _bodyText.text = showText ? entry.BodyText : string.Empty;
-                _bodyText.gameObject.SetActive(showText);
+                if (showText) { _bodyText.gameObject.SetActive(true); _bodyText.SetText(entry.BodyText); }
+                else          { _bodyText.Clear(); _bodyText.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
            }

            SetEmptyStateVisible(false);
-            if (_contentRoot != null) _contentRoot.SetActive(true);
+            if (_displayAreaRoot != null) _displayAreaRoot.SetActive(true);
        }

        private void ClearDisplay()
        {
-            if (_titleText != null)        _titleText.text = string.Empty;
-            if (_bodyText != null)         { _bodyText.text = string.Empty;         _bodyText.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
-            if (_polaroid != null)          _polaroid.gameObject.SetActive(false);
-            if (_displayImage != null)     { _displayImage.sprite = null; _displayImage.enabled = false; _displayImage.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
-            if (_photoDescription != null) { _photoDescription.text = string.Empty; _photoDescription.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
-            if (_polaroidWriting != null)  { _polaroidWriting.text = string.Empty;  _polaroidWriting.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
+            if (_titleText        != null) _titleText.text = string.Empty;
+            if (_bodyText         != null) { _bodyText.Clear();         _bodyText.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
+            if (_photoDescription != null) { _photoDescription.Clear(); _photoDescription.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
+            if (_polaroid         != null) _polaroid.gameObject.SetActive(false);
+            if (_displayImage     != null) { _displayImage.sprite = null; _displayImage.enabled = false; _displayImage.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
+            if (_polaroidWriting  != null) { _polaroidWriting.text = string.Empty; _polaroidWriting.gameObject.SetActive(false); }
        }

        // ── Selection state ───────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -981,13 +1023,10 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            foreach (var button in _activeEntryButtons)
            {
                if (button == null) continue;
-
                var isSelected = _currentEntry != null &&
                                 button.Entry  != null &&
                                 button.Entry.UniqueID == _currentEntry.UniqueID;
-
                button.SetSelected(isSelected);
-
                if (_entryButtonGroup != null && button.UnderlineButton != null && isSelected)
                    _entryButtonGroup.SelectButton(button.UnderlineButton);
            }
@@ -1051,25 +1090,18 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex

        // ── Binding ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
        
-        private void InitializeCategoryButtons()
-        {
-            if (_booksButton != null)  _booksButton.Initialize(CodexType.DocumentEntry);
-            if (_cluesButton != null)  _cluesButton.Initialize(CodexType.PuzzleClue);
-            if (_photosButton != null) _photosButton.Initialize(CodexType.Photo);
-        }
-
        private void BindCategoryButtons()
        {
-            if (_booksButton != null)  _booksButton.OnCategoryClicked += OnCategoryClicked;
-            if (_cluesButton != null)  _cluesButton.OnCategoryClicked  += OnCategoryClicked;
-            if (_photosButton != null) _photosButton.OnCategoryClicked += OnCategoryClicked;
+            if (_booksButton  != null) _booksButton.SelectionRequested  += OnDocumentsClicked;
+            if (_cluesButton  != null) _cluesButton.SelectionRequested  += OnCluesClicked;
+            if (_photosButton != null) _photosButton.SelectionRequested += OnPhotosClicked;
        }

        private void UnbindCategoryButtons()
        {
-            if (_booksButton != null)  _booksButton.OnCategoryClicked -= OnCategoryClicked;
-            if (_cluesButton != null)  _cluesButton.OnCategoryClicked  -= OnCategoryClicked;
-            if (_photosButton != null) _photosButton.OnCategoryClicked -= OnCategoryClicked;
+            if (_booksButton  != null) _booksButton.SelectionRequested  -= OnDocumentsClicked;
+            if (_cluesButton  != null) _cluesButton.SelectionRequested  -= OnCluesClicked;
+            if (_photosButton != null) _photosButton.SelectionRequested -= OnPhotosClicked;
        }

        private void BindNavButtons()
@@ -1088,24 +1120,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
                _backToLocationsButton.onClick.RemoveListener(OnBackToLocationsClicked);
        }

-        // ── Raycaster ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-        private void TryRegisterRaycaster()
-        {
-            if (_raycasterRegistered || _interactManager == null || _graphicRaycaster == null) return;
-            _interactManager.AddUIRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
-            _interactManager.SetExclusiveRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
-            _raycasterRegistered = true;
-        }
-
-        private void TryUnregisterRaycaster()
-        {
-            if (!_raycasterRegistered || _interactManager == null || _graphicRaycaster == null) return;
-            _interactManager.RemoveUIRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
-            _interactManager.ClearExclusiveRaycaster();
-            _raycasterRegistered = false;
-        }
-
        // ── Layout ────────────────────────────────────────────────────

        private async UniTask RefreshLayout(RectTransform root)
@@ -1142,7 +1156,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex
            group.alpha          = visible ? 1f : 0f;
            group.interactable   = visible;
            group.blocksRaycasts = visible;
-            group.gameObject.SetActive(visible);
        }

        private static void SetCanvasGroupImmediate(CanvasGroup group, float alpha, bool interactable)
@@ -1162,17 +1175,16 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Codex

        private void SetDisplayImmediate(bool visible)
        {
-            if (_displayGroup == null) return;
-            _displayGroup.alpha          = visible ? 1f : 0f;
-            _displayGroup.interactable   = visible;
-            _displayGroup.blocksRaycasts = visible;
-            _displayGroup.gameObject.SetActive(visible);
+            if (_rightPanelGroup == null) return;
+            _rightPanelGroup.alpha          = visible ? 1f : 0f;
+            _rightPanelGroup.interactable   = visible;
+            _rightPanelGroup.blocksRaycasts = visible;
        }

        private void SetEmptyStateVisible(bool visible)
        {
-            if (_emptyStateRoot != null) _emptyStateRoot.SetActive(visible);
-            if (_contentRoot != null)    _contentRoot.SetActive(!visible);
+            if (_emptyStateRoot  != null) _emptyStateRoot.SetActive(visible);
+            if (_displayAreaRoot != null) _displayAreaRoot.SetActive(!visible);
        }

        // ── CTS helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/Components/ScrollableTextBox.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/Components/ScrollableTextBox.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+using TMPro;
+using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
+
+namespace BriarQueen.UI.Components
+{
+    [ExecuteAlways]
+    public class ScrollableTextBox : MonoBehaviour
+    {
+        [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI                       _text;
+        [SerializeField] private RectTransform                         _content;
+        [SerializeField] private BriarQueen.UI.Menus.VerticalScrollbar _scrollbar;
+
+        private RectTransform _textRect;
+        private LayoutElement _layoutElement;
+
+        private void Awake()
+        {
+            Init();
+        }
+
+        private void OnValidate()
+        {
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
+            UnityEditor.EditorApplication.delayCall += () =>
+            {
+                if (this == null) return;
+                Init();
+                if (_text != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_text.text))
+                    ApplyTextHeight();
+            };
+#endif
+        }
+
+        private void Init()
+        {
+            if (_text != null)
+            {
+                _textRect      = _text.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
+                _layoutElement = _text.GetComponent<LayoutElement>();
+                
+                if (_layoutElement == null)
+                    _layoutElement = _text.gameObject.AddComponent<LayoutElement>();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void ApplyTextHeight()
+        {
+            _text.ForceMeshUpdate();
+            var height = _text.preferredHeight;
+
+            if (_layoutElement != null)
+                _layoutElement.preferredHeight = height;
+
+            if (_textRect != null)
+            {
+                var delta = _textRect.sizeDelta;
+                delta.y = height;
+                _textRect.sizeDelta = delta;
+            }
+
+            if (_content != null)
+            {
+                Canvas.ForceUpdateCanvases();
+                LayoutRebuilder.ForceRebuildLayoutImmediate(_content);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void SetText(string content)
+        {
+            if (_text == null) return;
+
+            _text.text = content;
+            _text.ForceMeshUpdate();
+
+            var height = _text.preferredHeight;
+
+            if (_layoutElement != null)
+                _layoutElement.preferredHeight = height;
+
+            if (_textRect != null)
+            {
+                var delta = _textRect.sizeDelta;
+                delta.y = height;
+                _textRect.sizeDelta = delta;
+            }
+
+            // Also resize Content to match so scrollbar measures correctly
+            if (_content != null)
+            {
+                var delta = _content.sizeDelta;
+                delta.y = height;
+                _content.sizeDelta = delta;
+
+                var pos = _content.anchoredPosition;
+                pos.y   = 0f;
+                _content.anchoredPosition = pos;
+            }
+
+            if (Application.isPlaying)
+                StartCoroutine(RebuildNextFrame());
+            else
+                _scrollbar?.Rebuild();
+        }
+
+        private System.Collections.IEnumerator RebuildNextFrame()
+        {
+            yield return null;
+            Canvas.ForceUpdateCanvases();
+            LayoutRebuilder.ForceRebuildLayoutImmediate(_content);
+            yield return null;
+            _scrollbar?.Rebuild();
+            _scrollbar?.SetNormalized(1f);
+        }
+
+        public void Clear()
+        {
+            if (_text == null) return;
+            _text.text = string.Empty;
+
+            if (_layoutElement != null)
+                _layoutElement.preferredHeight = 0f;
+
+            if (_textRect != null)
+            {
+                var sd = _textRect.sizeDelta;
+                sd.y   = 0f;
+                _textRect.sizeDelta = sd;
+            }
+
+            if (_content != null)
+            {
+                var pos = _content.anchoredPosition;
+                pos.y   = 0f;
+                _content.anchoredPosition = pos;
+            }
+
+            _scrollbar?.Rebuild();
+        }
+
+        public void ScrollToTop()    => _scrollbar?.SetNormalized(1f);
+        public void ScrollToBottom() => _scrollbar?.SetNormalized(0f);
+    }
+}
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/Components/ScrollableTextBox.cs.meta
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/Components/ScrollableTextBox.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: c3727dc2fa2f418f82fcfae0993856cb
+timeCreated: 1778584851
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/Components/UnderlineButton.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/Components/UnderlineButton.cs
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components
        IDeselectHandler
    {
        [Header("References")]
-        [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI _label;
+        [SerializeField] protected TextMeshProUGUI _label;

-        private Button              _button;
-        private UnderlineButtonGroup _group;
-        private bool                _isHovered;
+        [SerializeField]
+        protected TextMeshProUGUI _contextLabel;
+
+        [SerializeField]
+        protected string _contextText;
+
+        protected Button              _button;
+        protected UnderlineButtonGroup _group;
+        protected bool                _isHovered;

        public event Action<UnderlineButton> SelectionRequested;
        public event Action<UnderlineButton> HoverEntered;
@@ -30,13 +36,14 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components
        // True when this button is registered with a group
        public bool IsGrouped => _group != null;
        
-        private void Awake()
+
+        protected virtual void Awake()
        {
            _button = GetComponent<Button>();
            SetUnderline(false);
        }

-        private void OnDisable()
+        protected virtual void OnDisable()
        {
            _isHovered = false;
            SetUnderline(false);
@@ -68,6 +75,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components
                HoverEntered?.Invoke(this);
            else
                RefreshStandaloneState();
+            
+            UpdateContextText();
        }

        public void OnPointerExit(PointerEventData eventData)
@@ -78,10 +87,13 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components
                HoverExited?.Invoke(this);
            else
                RefreshStandaloneState();
+            
+            UpdateContextText();
        }

        public void OnPointerClick(PointerEventData eventData)
        {
+            Debug.Log($"[UnderlineButton] OnPointerClick {gameObject.name}");
            if (_button != null && !_button.interactable) return;
            SelectionRequested?.Invoke(this);
        }
@@ -102,6 +114,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components
                IsSelected = true;
                RefreshStandaloneState();
            }
+            
+            UpdateContextText();
        }

        public void OnDeselect(BaseEventData eventData)
@@ -115,6 +129,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components
                IsSelected = false;
                RefreshStandaloneState();
            }
+            
+            UpdateContextText();
        }

        // ── Public API ────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -154,5 +170,16 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components

            SetUnderline(IsSelected || _isHovered);
        }
+
+        private void UpdateContextText()
+        {
+            if (_contextLabel == null)
+                return;
+            
+            if(IsSelected || _isHovered)
+                _contextLabel.text = _contextText;
+            else
+                _contextLabel.text = string.Empty;
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/PauseMenuWindow.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/PauseMenuWindow.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ using BriarQueen.Framework.Events.UI;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Audio;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Interaction;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.IO;
+using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.Levels;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.UI.Base;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Managers.UI.Events;
 using BriarQueen.Framework.Services.Game;
+using BriarQueen.UI.Menus.Components;
 using Cysharp.Threading.Tasks;
 using PrimeTween;
+using TMPro;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.EventSystems;
 using UnityEngine.UI;
@@ -20,226 +23,392 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
    public class PauseMenuWindow : MonoBehaviour, IUIWindow
    {
        [Header("Root UI")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private CanvasGroup _canvasGroup;
+        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup _canvasGroup;
+        [SerializeField] private RectTransform _windowRect;

-        [SerializeField]
-        private RectTransform _windowRect;
+        [Header("Background")]
+        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup _backgroundGroup;
+
+        [Header("Transient Info")]
+        [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI _levelName;

        [Header("Buttons")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private Button _resumeButton;
+        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButton _resumeButton;
+        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButton _saveButton;
+        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButton _settingsButton;
+        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButton _exitButton;
+        [SerializeField] private UnderlineButton _quitToDesktopButton;

-        [SerializeField]
-        private Button _saveButton;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private Button _settingsButton;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private Button _exitButton;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private Button _quitToDesktopButton;
+        [Header("Layout")]
+        [SerializeField] private CanvasGroup _buttonsGroup;

        [Header("Selection")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private Selectable _firstSelectedOnOpen;
+        [SerializeField] private Selectable _firstSelectedOnOpen;

        [Header("Tween Settings")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private TweenSettings _tweenSettings = new()
+        [SerializeField] private TweenSettings _backgroundFadeSettings = new()
        {
-            duration = 0.25f,
-            ease = Ease.OutQuad,
+            duration        = 0.4f,
+            ease            = Ease.OutQuad,
+            useUnscaledTime = true
+        };
+
+        [SerializeField] private TweenSettings _buttonFadeSettings = new()
+        {
+            duration        = 0.25f,
+            ease            = Ease.OutQuad,
            useUnscaledTime = true
        };

        [Header("Scale")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private float _hiddenScale = 0.85f;
+        [SerializeField] private float _hiddenScale = 0.85f;

        [Header("Internal")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private GraphicRaycaster _graphicRaycaster;
+        [SerializeField] private GraphicRaycaster _graphicRaycaster;

        private AudioManager _audioManager;
-
-        private CancellationTokenSource _cts;
-
        private EventCoordinator _eventCoordinator;
        private GameService _gameService;
        private InteractManager _interactManager;
        private SaveManager _saveManager;
+        private LevelManager _levelManager;

+        private CancellationTokenSource _cts;
        private Sequence _sequence;
+        private bool _raycasterRegistered;

        public bool IsModal => true;
-
        public WindowType WindowType => WindowType.PauseMenuWindow;
        
+        private void TryRegisterRaycaster()
+        {
+            if (_raycasterRegistered)
+                return;
+
+            if (_interactManager == null || _graphicRaycaster == null)
+                return;
+
+            _interactManager.AddUIRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
+            _interactManager.SetExclusiveRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
+            _raycasterRegistered = true;
+        }
+        
+        private void TryUnregisterRaycaster()
+        {
+            if (!_raycasterRegistered)
+                return;
+
+            if (_interactManager == null || _graphicRaycaster == null)
+                return;
+
+            _interactManager.RemoveUIRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
+            _interactManager.ClearExclusiveRaycaster();
+            _raycasterRegistered = false;
+        }
+
+        // ── Unity lifecycle ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
        private void Awake()
        {
-            // Start hidden by default
            if (_canvasGroup != null)
            {
-                _canvasGroup.alpha = 0f;
+                _canvasGroup.alpha          = 0f;
                _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
-                _canvasGroup.interactable = false;
+                _canvasGroup.interactable   = false;
            }

            if (_windowRect != null)
-                _windowRect.localScale = Vector3.one * _hiddenScale;
+                _windowRect.localScale = Vector3.one;
+
+            SetGroupImmediate(_backgroundGroup, 0f);
+            HideButtons();
        }

        private void OnEnable()
        {
-            if (_resumeButton != null) _resumeButton.onClick.AddListener(OnResumeButtonClick);
-            if (_saveButton != null) _saveButton.onClick.AddListener(OnSaveButtonClick);
-            if (_settingsButton != null) _settingsButton.onClick.AddListener(OnSettingsButtonClick);
-            if (_exitButton != null) _exitButton.onClick.AddListener(OnExitButtonClick);
-            if (_quitToDesktopButton != null) _quitToDesktopButton.onClick.AddListener(OnQuitToDesktopButtonClick);
-
-            _interactManager.SetExclusiveRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
+            BindButtons();
        }

        private void OnDisable()
        {
-            if (_resumeButton != null) _resumeButton.onClick.RemoveListener(OnResumeButtonClick);
-            if (_saveButton != null) _saveButton.onClick.RemoveListener(OnSaveButtonClick);
-            if (_settingsButton != null) _settingsButton.onClick.RemoveListener(OnSettingsButtonClick);
-            if (_exitButton != null) _exitButton.onClick.RemoveListener(OnExitButtonClick);
-            if (_quitToDesktopButton != null) _quitToDesktopButton.onClick.RemoveListener(OnQuitToDesktopButtonClick);
-
-            _interactManager.ClearExclusiveRaycaster();
+            UnbindButtons();
        }

        private void OnDestroy()
        {
            StopAndResetCancellation();
+            TryUnregisterRaycaster();
        }

+        // ── IUIWindow ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
        public async UniTask Show()
        {
-            if (_canvasGroup == null || _windowRect == null)
-            {
-                Debug.LogError("[PauseMenuWindow] Missing CanvasGroup or WindowRect reference.");
-                gameObject.SetActive(true);
-                return;
-            }
-
            StopAndResetCancellation();

+            SetLevelName();
+            
            gameObject.SetActive(true);
+            TryRegisterRaycaster();
            
-            _canvasGroup.alpha = 0f;
            _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
-            _canvasGroup.interactable = false;
+            _canvasGroup.interactable   = false;

-            _windowRect.localScale = Vector3.one * _hiddenScale;
-
-            var alpha = new TweenSettings<float>
-            {
-                startValue = 0f,
-                endValue = 1f,
-                settings = _tweenSettings
-            };
-
-            var scale = new TweenSettings<Vector3>
-            {
-                startValue = Vector3.one * _hiddenScale,
-                endValue = Vector3.one,
-                settings = _tweenSettings
-            };
-
-            _sequence = Sequence.Create(useUnscaledTime: true)
-                .Group(Tween.Alpha(_canvasGroup, alpha))
-                .Group(Tween.Scale(_windowRect, scale));
+            SetGroupImmediate(_backgroundGroup, 0f);
+            HideButtons();

            try
            {
-                await _sequence.ToUniTask(cancellationToken: _cts.Token);
+                var fadeWindowTask = FadeGroup(_canvasGroup, 1f, _backgroundFadeSettings, _cts.Token);
+                var fadeBackgroundTask = FadeGroup(_backgroundGroup, 1f, _backgroundFadeSettings, _cts.Token);
+                
+                await UniTask.WhenAll(fadeWindowTask, fadeBackgroundTask);
+                
+                _backgroundGroup.blocksRaycasts = true;
+                _backgroundGroup.interactable   = true;
+                
+                _buttonsGroup.blocksRaycasts = true;
+                _buttonsGroup.interactable   = true;
+
+                await FadeGroup(_buttonsGroup, 1f, _buttonFadeSettings, _cts.Token);
            }
            catch (OperationCanceledException)
            {
                return;
            }
-            finally
-            {
-                _sequence = default;
-            }

            _canvasGroup.alpha = 1f;
-            _windowRect.localScale = Vector3.one;
-
            _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = true;
-            _canvasGroup.interactable = true;
-
-            SelectDefault();
+            _canvasGroup.interactable   = true;
        }

        public async UniTask Hide()
        {
-            if (_canvasGroup == null || _windowRect == null)
-            {
-                gameObject.SetActive(false);
-                return;
-            }
-
            StopAndResetCancellation();

-            // Block clicks immediately
            _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
-            _canvasGroup.interactable = false;
+            _canvasGroup.interactable   = false;
            
-            var alpha = new TweenSettings<float>
-            {
-                startValue = _canvasGroup.alpha,
-                endValue = 0f,
-                settings = _tweenSettings
-            };
            
-            var scale = new TweenSettings<Vector3>
-            {
-                startValue = _windowRect.localScale,
-                endValue = Vector3.one * _hiddenScale,
-                settings = _tweenSettings
-            };
-
-            _sequence = Sequence.Create(useUnscaledTime: true)
-                .Group(Tween.Alpha(_canvasGroup, alpha))
-                .Group(Tween.Scale(_windowRect, scale));
+            TryUnregisterRaycaster();

            try
            {
-                await _sequence.ToUniTask(cancellationToken: _cts.Token);
+                await FadeGroup(_buttonsGroup, 0f, _buttonFadeSettings, _cts.Token);
+                await FadeGroup(_backgroundGroup, 0f, _backgroundFadeSettings, _cts.Token);
            }
            catch (OperationCanceledException)
            {
                return;
            }
-            finally
-            {
-                _sequence = default;
-            }
            
-            _canvasGroup.alpha = 0f;
-            _windowRect.localScale = Vector3.one * _hiddenScale;
+            _resumeButton.SetSelectedState(false);
+            _saveButton.SetSelectedState(false);
+            _settingsButton.SetSelectedState(false);
+            _exitButton.SetSelectedState(false);
+            _quitToDesktopButton.SetSelectedState(false);
+
+            _canvasGroup.alpha          = 0f;
+            _canvasGroup.blocksRaycasts = false;
+            _canvasGroup.interactable   = false;

            gameObject.SetActive(false);
        }

+        // ── DI ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
        [Inject]
-        public void Construct(EventCoordinator eventCoordinator, SaveManager saveManager, GameService gameService,
-            InteractManager interactManager, AudioManager audioManager)
+        public void Construct(
+            EventCoordinator eventCoordinator,
+            SaveManager saveManager,
+            GameService gameService,
+            InteractManager interactManager,
+            AudioManager audioManager,
+            LevelManager levelManager)
        {
            _eventCoordinator = eventCoordinator;
-            _saveManager = saveManager;
-            _gameService = gameService;
-            _interactManager = interactManager;
-            _audioManager = audioManager;
+            _saveManager      = saveManager;
+            _gameService      = gameService;
+            _interactManager  = interactManager;
+            _audioManager     = audioManager;
+            _levelManager     = levelManager;
        }

+        // ── Level ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        private void SetLevelName()
+        {
+            if (_levelManager == null || _levelName == null)
+                return;
+
+            var currentLevel = _levelManager.CurrentLevel;
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentLevel.LevelName))
+                _levelName.text = currentLevel.LevelName;
+        }
+
+        // ── Button binding ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        private void BindButtons()
+        {
+            if (_resumeButton != null)
+                _resumeButton.SelectionRequested += OnResumeClicked;
+
+            if (_saveButton != null)
+                _saveButton.SelectionRequested += OnSaveClicked;
+
+            if (_settingsButton != null)
+                _settingsButton.SelectionRequested += OnSettingsClicked;
+
+            if (_exitButton != null)
+                _exitButton.SelectionRequested += OnExitClicked;
+
+            if (_quitToDesktopButton != null)
+                _quitToDesktopButton.SelectionRequested += OnQuitToDesktopClicked;
+        }
+
+        private void UnbindButtons()
+        {
+            if (_resumeButton != null)
+                _resumeButton.SelectionRequested -= OnResumeClicked;
+
+            if (_saveButton != null)
+                _saveButton.SelectionRequested -= OnSaveClicked;
+
+            if (_settingsButton != null)
+                _settingsButton.SelectionRequested -= OnSettingsClicked;
+
+            if (_exitButton != null)
+                _exitButton.SelectionRequested -= OnExitClicked;
+
+            if (_quitToDesktopButton != null)
+                _quitToDesktopButton.SelectionRequested -= OnQuitToDesktopClicked;
+        }
+
+        // ── Button callbacks ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        private void OnResumeClicked(UnderlineButton _)
+        {
+            _eventCoordinator?.Publish(new PauseButtonClickedEvent());
+        }
+
+        private void OnSaveClicked(UnderlineButton _)
+        {
+            SaveGame().Forget();
+        }
+
+        private void OnSettingsClicked(UnderlineButton _)
+        {
+            _eventCoordinator?.Publish(new UIToggleSettingsWindow(true));
+        }
+
+        private void OnExitClicked(UnderlineButton _)
+        {
+            _eventCoordinator?.Publish(new FadeEvent(false, 1f));
+            ExitInternal().Forget();
+        }
+
+        private void OnQuitToDesktopClicked(UnderlineButton _)
+        {
+            QuitInternal().Forget();
+        }
+
+        // ── Internal async ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        private async UniTask ExitInternal()
+        {
+            await UniTask.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
+
+            _audioManager?.StopAllAudio();
+
+            await SaveGame();
+
+            _eventCoordinator?.Publish(new PauseButtonClickedEvent());
+
+            await _gameService.LoadMainMenu();
+        }
+
+        private async UniTask QuitInternal()
+        {
+            _eventCoordinator?.Publish(new FadeEvent(false, 1f));
+
+            await UniTask.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
+
+            await SaveGame();
+
+            _gameService?.QuitGame();
+        }
+
+        private async UniTask SaveGame()
+        {
+            if (_saveManager == null)
+                return;
+
+            await _saveManager.SaveGameDataLatest();
+        }
+
+        // ── Layout helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        private void HideButtons()
+        {
+            SetGroupImmediate(_buttonsGroup, 0f);
+        }
+
+        private static void SetGroupImmediate(CanvasGroup group, float alpha)
+        {
+            if (group == null)
+                return;
+
+            group.alpha          = alpha;
+            group.interactable   = false;
+            group.blocksRaycasts = false;
+        }
+
+        private async UniTask FadeGroup(
+            CanvasGroup group,
+            float target,
+            TweenSettings settings,
+            CancellationToken token)
+        {
+            if (group == null)
+                return;
+
+            await Tween.Alpha(group, new TweenSettings<float>
+            {
+                startValue = group.alpha,
+                endValue   = target,
+                settings   = settings
+            }).ToUniTask(cancellationToken: token);
+
+            group.alpha = target;
+        }
+
+        // ── Selection ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        private void SelectDefault()
+        {
+            if (EventSystem.current == null)
+                return;
+
+            EventSystem.current.SetSelectedGameObject(null);
+
+            if (_firstSelectedOnOpen != null)
+            {
+                EventSystem.current.SetSelectedGameObject(
+                    _firstSelectedOnOpen.gameObject);
+            }
+            else if (_resumeButton != null)
+            {
+                EventSystem.current.SetSelectedGameObject(
+                    _resumeButton.gameObject);
+            }
+
+            Debug.Log(
+                $"[PauseMenuWindow] Selected: {EventSystem.current.currentSelectedGameObject}");
+        }
+
+        // ── CTS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
        private void StopAndResetCancellation()
        {
            if (_sequence.isAlive)
@@ -256,77 +425,9 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
                }

                _cts.Dispose();
-                _cts = null;
            }

            _cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
        }
-
-        private void OnResumeButtonClick()
-        {
-            _eventCoordinator?.Publish(new PauseButtonClickedEvent());
-        }
-
-        private void SelectDefault()
-        {
-            var selectable = _firstSelectedOnOpen != null ? _firstSelectedOnOpen : _resumeButton;
-            if (selectable == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (EventSystem.current != null)
-            {
-                EventSystem.current.SetSelectedGameObject(selectable.gameObject);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            selectable.Select();
-        }
-
-        private void OnSaveButtonClick()
-        {
-            SaveGame().Forget();
-        }
-
-        private void OnSettingsButtonClick()
-        {
-            _eventCoordinator.Publish(new UIToggleSettingsWindow(true));
-        }
-
-        private void OnExitButtonClick()
-        {
-            _eventCoordinator.Publish(new FadeEvent(false, 1f));
-            ExitButtonInternal().Forget();
-        }
-
-        private async UniTask ExitButtonInternal()
-        {
-            await UniTask.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
-            _audioManager.StopAllAudio();
-            await SaveGame();
-            _eventCoordinator.Publish(new PauseButtonClickedEvent());
-            await _gameService.LoadMainMenu();
-        }
-
-        private void OnQuitToDesktopButtonClick()
-        {
-            QuitButtonInternal().Forget();
-        }
-
-        private async UniTask QuitButtonInternal()
-        {
-            _eventCoordinator.Publish(new FadeEvent(false, 1f));
-            await UniTask.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
-            await SaveGame();
-            _gameService.QuitGame();
-        }
-
-        private async UniTask SaveGame()
-        {
-            if (_saveManager == null) return;
-            await _saveManager.SaveGameDataLatest();
-            // TODO: Saved feedback popup/toast
-        }
    }
 }
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/SettingsWindow.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/SettingsWindow.cs
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
        {
            StopAndResetCancellation();
            CancelAndDisposePanelCts();
+            TryUnregisterRaycaster();

            if (_applyButton != null) _applyButton.onClick.RemoveListener(OnApplyClicked);
            if (_backButton  != null) _backButton.onClick.RemoveListener(OnBackClicked);
@@ -915,7 +916,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
                return;

            _interactManager.AddUIRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
-            _interactManager?.SetExclusiveRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
            _raycasterRegistered = true;
        }
        
@@ -928,7 +928,6 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
                return;

            _interactManager.RemoveUIRaycaster(_graphicRaycaster);
-            _interactManager?.ClearExclusiveRaycaster();
            _raycasterRegistered = false;
        }
    }
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/VerticalScrollbar.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Menus/VerticalScrollbar.cs
@@ -17,51 +17,28 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
        private static readonly Vector3[] Corners = new Vector3[4];

        [Header("Hierarchy")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private RectTransform _viewport;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private RectTransform _content;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private RectTransform _trackRect;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private RectTransform _handleRect;
-        
-        [SerializeField]
-        private Image _scrollBarImage;
+        [SerializeField] private RectTransform _viewport;
+        [SerializeField] private RectTransform _content;
+        [SerializeField] private RectTransform _trackRect;
+        [SerializeField] private RectTransform _handleRect;
+        [SerializeField] private Image         _scrollBarImage;

        [Header("Scroll Settings")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private float _wheelPixels = 80f;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private float _padSpeed = 900f;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private float _inputSystemWheelScale = 0.05f;
+        [SerializeField] private float _wheelPixels            = 80f;
+        [SerializeField] private float _padSpeed               = 900f;
+        [SerializeField] private float _inputSystemWheelScale  = 0.05f;

        [Header("Handle")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private bool _useCustomHandleSizing;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private float _minHandleHeight = 24f;
+        [SerializeField] private bool  _useCustomHandleSizing;
+        [SerializeField] private float _minHandleHeight = 24f;

        [Header("Alignment")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private bool _centerContentWhenNotScrollable = true;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private float _topInset = 6f;
-
-        [SerializeField]
-        private float _bottomInset = 6f;
+        [SerializeField] private bool  _centerContentWhenNotScrollable = true;
+        [SerializeField] private float _topInset    = 6f;
+        [SerializeField] private float _bottomInset = 6f;

        [Header("Track")]
-        [SerializeField]
-        private bool _hideTrackWhenNotScrollable = true;
+        [SerializeField] private bool _hideTrackWhenNotScrollable = true;

 #if UNITY_EDITOR
        [Header("Editor Debug")]
@@ -70,7 +47,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
        private float _debugNormalized;
 #endif

-        private bool _isScrollable;
+        private bool  _isScrollable;
        private float _scrollRange;
        private Camera _uiCamera;

@@ -108,11 +85,14 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
            if (!TryGetContentBounds(out var top, out var bottom))
                return;

-            var contentHeight = top - bottom;
+            var contentHeight  = top - bottom;
            var viewportHeight = _viewport.rect.height - _topInset - _bottomInset;

            _isScrollable = contentHeight > viewportHeight;
-            _scrollRange = Mathf.Max(0f, contentHeight - viewportHeight);
+            _scrollRange  = Mathf.Max(0f, contentHeight - viewportHeight);
+
+            Debug.Log($"[Scrollbar] OnValidate — contentHeight:{contentHeight} viewportHeight:{viewportHeight} isScrollable:{_isScrollable} scrollRange:{_scrollRange}");
+
            Normalized = Mathf.Clamp01(_debugNormalized);

            if (_centerContentWhenNotScrollable && !_isScrollable)
@@ -155,11 +135,13 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
            if (!TryGetContentBounds(out var top, out var bottom))
                return;

-            var contentHeight = top - bottom;
+            var contentHeight  = top - bottom;
            var viewportHeight = _viewport.rect.height - _topInset - _bottomInset;

            _isScrollable = contentHeight > viewportHeight;
-            _scrollRange = Mathf.Max(0f, contentHeight - viewportHeight);
+            _scrollRange  = Mathf.Max(0f, contentHeight - viewportHeight);
+
+            Debug.Log($"[Scrollbar] Rebuild — contentHeight:{contentHeight} viewportHeight:{viewportHeight} isScrollable:{_isScrollable} scrollRange:{_scrollRange}");

            if (_centerContentWhenNotScrollable && !_isScrollable)
            {
@@ -179,6 +161,8 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
        {
            Normalized = Mathf.Clamp01(normalized);

+            Debug.Log($"[Scrollbar] SetNormalized:{normalized} isScrollable:{_isScrollable} scrollRange:{_scrollRange}");
+
            if (!_isScrollable)
                return;

@@ -193,13 +177,13 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus

        private void CenterContent(float top, float bottom)
        {
-            var contentCenter = (top + bottom) * 0.5f;
+            var contentCenter  = (top + bottom) * 0.5f;
            var viewportCenter = (_viewport.rect.yMin + _viewport.rect.yMax) * 0.5f;

            var delta = viewportCenter - contentCenter;

            var position = _content.anchoredPosition;
-            position.y += delta;
+            position.y  += delta;
            _content.anchoredPosition = position;
        }

@@ -222,13 +206,13 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus

            first.GetWorldCorners(Corners);

-            var childTop = _viewport.InverseTransformPoint(Corners[1]).y;
+            var childTop  = _viewport.InverseTransformPoint(Corners[1]).y;
            var targetTop = _viewport.rect.yMax - _topInset;

            var delta = targetTop - childTop;

            var position = _content.anchoredPosition;
-            position.y += delta;
+            position.y  += delta;
            _content.anchoredPosition = position;
        }

@@ -238,7 +222,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
                return;

            var current = Normalized * _scrollRange;
-            var next = Mathf.Clamp(current + pixels, 0f, _scrollRange);
+            var next    = Mathf.Clamp(current + pixels, 0f, _scrollRange);

            Normalized = _scrollRange > 0f ? next / _scrollRange : 0f;
            SetNormalized(Normalized);
@@ -258,7 +242,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
            var min = _trackRect.rect.yMin + halfHandleHeight;
            var max = _trackRect.rect.yMax - halfHandleHeight;

-            var y = Mathf.Clamp(localPoint.y, min, max);
+            var y          = Mathf.Clamp(localPoint.y, min, max);
            var normalized = 1f - Mathf.InverseLerp(min, max, y);

            SetNormalized(normalized);
@@ -284,8 +268,9 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus

        private void SetContentY(float y)
        {
+            Debug.Log($"[Scrollbar] SetContentY:{y}");
            var position = _content.anchoredPosition;
-            position.y = y;
+            position.y   = y;
            _content.anchoredPosition = position;

 #if UNITY_EDITOR
@@ -308,22 +293,15 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
                return;
            }

-            if (_useCustomHandleSizing)
-            {
-                var ratio = Mathf.Clamp01(_viewport.rect.height / (_scrollRange + _viewport.rect.height));
-                var height = Mathf.Max(_trackRect.rect.height * ratio, _minHandleHeight);
-                _handleRect.SetSizeWithCurrentAnchors(RectTransform.Axis.Vertical, height);
-            }
-
            var half = _handleRect.rect.height * 0.5f;
+            var min  = _trackRect.rect.yMin + half;
+            var max  = _trackRect.rect.yMax - half;
+            var yPos = Mathf.Lerp(max, min, Normalized);

-            var min = _trackRect.rect.yMin + half;
-            var max = _trackRect.rect.yMax - half;
-
-            var y = Mathf.Lerp(max, min, Normalized);
+            Debug.Log($"[Scrollbar] UpdateHandle — half:{half} trackYMin:{_trackRect.rect.yMin} trackYMax:{_trackRect.rect.yMax} min:{min} max:{max} yPos:{yPos} Normalized:{Normalized}");

            var position = _handleRect.anchoredPosition;
-            position.y = y;
+            position.y   = yPos;
            _handleRect.anchoredPosition = position;
        }

@@ -341,7 +319,7 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus

        private bool TryGetContentBounds(out float top, out float bottom)
        {
-            top = float.MinValue;
+            top    = float.MinValue;
            bottom = float.MaxValue;

            var found = false;
@@ -357,13 +335,15 @@ namespace BriarQueen.UI.Menus
                for (var c = 0; c < 4; c++)
                {
                    var local = _viewport.InverseTransformPoint(Corners[c]);
-                    top = Mathf.Max(top, local.y);
+                    top    = Mathf.Max(top,    local.y);
                    bottom = Mathf.Min(bottom, local.y);
                }

                found = true;
+                Debug.Log($"[Scrollbar] Child: {child.name} top:{top} bottom:{bottom} height:{top - bottom}");
            }

+            Debug.Log($"[Scrollbar] Found:{found} ContentHeight:{top - bottom} ViewportHeight:{_viewport.rect.height}");
            return found;
        }
    }