diff --git a/easel/desktop/donkey.css b/easel/desktop/donkey.css
index 27865ca59f..31480a4c49 100644
--- a/easel/desktop/donkey.css
+++ b/easel/desktop/donkey.css
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@ body.preview-fullscreen #preview-waveform{display:none}
#notebook-activity{display:inline-flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;align-items:center;vertical-align:middle;max-width:100%;white-space:normal}
#notebook-activity[hidden]{display:none}
#notebook-activity #prompt-feedback{flex:none}
-#notebook-activity #activity-caption{flex:0 1 auto;min-width:0;max-width:34ch;box-sizing:border-box;translate:0 var(--activity-bounce,0px)}
+#notebook-activity #activity-caption{top:-.8em;flex:0 1 auto;min-width:0;max-width:34ch;box-sizing:border-box;translate:0 var(--activity-bounce,0px)}
-#activity-text{display:block;max-height:7.8em;overflow-y:auto;overscroll-behavior:contain;pointer-events:auto;scrollbar-width:thin}
+#activity-text{display:block;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%;max-height:7.8em;padding-inline:.2em;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:auto;overscroll-behavior:contain;pointer-events:auto;scrollbar-width:thin}
+
+#activity-caption::before,#activity-caption::after{animation:aesel-thought-dot 1.6s ease-in-out infinite}
+#activity-caption::before{animation-delay:.25s}
+@keyframes aesel-thought-dot{0%,100%{opacity:.5;transform:translateY(1px) scale(.8)}50%{opacity:1;transform:translateY(-1px) scale(1.12)}}
+@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){#activity-caption::before,#activity-caption::after{animation:none}}
diff --git a/easel/desktop/package-lock.json b/easel/desktop/package-lock.json
index 205631e391..8145ba2676 100644
--- a/easel/desktop/package-lock.json
+++ b/easel/desktop/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
{
"name": "aesel-desktop",
- "version": "0.7.8",
+ "version": "0.7.9",
"lockfileVersion": 3,
"requires": true,
"packages": {
"": {
"name": "aesel-desktop",
- "version": "0.7.8",
+ "version": "0.7.9",
"dependencies": {
"@xterm/addon-fit": "0.10.0",
"@xterm/addon-webgl": "0.18.0",
diff --git a/easel/desktop/package.json b/easel/desktop/package.json
index 5b5cca911c..46943631de 100644
--- a/easel/desktop/package.json
+++ b/easel/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
{
"name": "aesel-desktop",
"productName": "aesel",
- "version": "0.7.8",
+ "version": "0.7.9",
"private": true,
"main": "main.cjs",
"scripts": {
diff --git a/easel/desktop/scripts/linux-download.html b/easel/desktop/scripts/linux-download.html
index 7d29a51fad..51e64c201a 100644
--- a/easel/desktop/scripts/linux-download.html
+++ b/easel/desktop/scripts/linux-download.html
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ sudo apt install ./Easel-0.7.0-linux-amd64.deb
chmod +x Easel-0.7.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage
./Easel-0.7.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage
macOS
-Download for Apple silicon
-ZIP archive · signed and notarized · macOS 12+
+Download for Apple silicon
+ZIP archive · signed and notarized · macOS 12+
If FUSE is unavailable, try --appimage-extract-and-run. On Ubuntu, use the .deb above to install the required sandbox. Do not disable the sandbox.
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Tested on Ubuntu 24.04 x86-64. ARM builds are not included. SHA-256 checksums · Aesthetic Computer
diff --git a/easel/package.json b/easel/package.json
index 5e378a33e5..7fe7d9a796 100644
--- a/easel/package.json
+++ b/easel/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "aesel",
- "version": "0.7.8",
+ "version": "0.7.9",
"private": true,
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
diff --git a/easel/test/preview-waveform.electron.cjs b/easel/test/preview-waveform.electron.cjs
index f98c0f4d38..aef652ef30 100644
--- a/easel/test/preview-waveform.electron.cjs
+++ b/easel/test/preview-waveform.electron.cjs
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ let win;
win.setSize(width, 650);
await delay(220);
const row = await js(
- `(()=>{const a=document.getElementById('prompt-feedback').getBoundingClientRect(),b=document.getElementById('activity-caption').getBoundingClientRect(),g=document.getElementById('notebook-activity').getBoundingClientRect();return {sameRow:Math.abs(a.top+a.height/2-b.top-b.height/2)<3,beside:b.left>=a.right,width:g.width,available:innerWidth,donkey:getComputedStyle(document.getElementById('notebook-thinking-donkey')).translate,bubble:getComputedStyle(document.getElementById('activity-caption')).translate}})()`,
+ `(()=>{const a=document.getElementById('prompt-feedback').getBoundingClientRect(),b=document.getElementById('activity-caption').getBoundingClientRect(),g=document.getElementById('notebook-activity').getBoundingClientRect();return {raised:b.top+b.height/2=a.right,width:g.width,available:innerWidth,donkey:getComputedStyle(document.getElementById('notebook-thinking-donkey')).translate,bubble:getComputedStyle(document.getElementById('activity-caption')).translate}})()`,
);
- assert(row.sameRow && row.beside, JSON.stringify(row));
+ assert(row.raised && row.beside, JSON.stringify(row));
assert(row.width <= row.available);
assert.equal(
row.donkey,
diff --git a/system/public/aesel/index.html b/system/public/aesel/index.html
index 83728bce60..b0d61908bd 100644
--- a/system/public/aesel/index.html
+++ b/system/public/aesel/index.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
Piece Picture Sound Paper Game Boy
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