fix: wire orphaned IPC channels, fix data-loss bug, print preview events, sidebar navigation

- Fix file.clearRecent sending IPC to main process instead of clearing openTabs
- Wire show-batch-converter, show-document-compare, open-header-footer-dialog IPC channels
- Add print preview event listeners (mc:print-preview, mc:print-preview-styled) in App.tsx
- Fix sidebar hidden bridge buttons toggling sidebar closed after scroll
- Update sidebar menu labels to match actual sections (Files, Outline, Git)
- Fix ipc.print to be an object with show/doPrint methods (was bare function)
- Update callers: ExportPdfDialog, pdf-export, PrintPreview
- Add 7 regression tests for all fixes
- Clean 2 obsolete snapshots
- Build Linux packages (deb, AppImage, snap) — 549 tests passing

src/main/menu/items.js

@@ -226,10 +226,9 @@ function viewItems(mainWindow) {
     {
       label: 'Sidebar',
       submenu: [
-        { label: 'File Explorer', click: () => mainWindow.webContents.send('toggle-sidebar-panel', 'explorer') },
-        { label: 'Git', click: () => mainWindow.webContents.send('toggle-sidebar-panel', 'git') },
-        { label: 'Snippets', click: () => mainWindow.webContents.send('toggle-sidebar-panel', 'snippets') },
-        { label: 'Templates', click: () => mainWindow.webContents.send('toggle-sidebar-panel', 'templates') }
+        { label: 'Files', click: () => mainWindow.webContents.send('toggle-sidebar-panel', 'explorer') },
+        { label: 'Outline', click: () => mainWindow.webContents.send('toggle-sidebar-panel', 'snippets') },
+        { label: 'Git', click: () => mainWindow.webContents.send('toggle-sidebar-panel', 'git') }
       ]
     },
     {

src/renderer/App.tsx

@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ function App() {
   useEffect(() => {
     const handler = () => setPrintOpen(true);
     window.addEventListener('mc:print', handler);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('mc:print', handler);
+    window.addEventListener('mc:print-preview', handler);
+    window.addEventListener('mc:print-preview-styled', handler);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('mc:print', handler);
+      window.removeEventListener('mc:print-preview', handler);
+      window.removeEventListener('mc:print-preview-styled', handler);
+    };
   }, []);
 
   return (

src/renderer/components/modals/ExportPdfDialog.tsx

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function ExportPdfDialog({ sourcePath }: { sourcePath: string }) {
       const m = MARGIN_MAP[margins];
       const pageCss = `@page { size: ${fmt.width} ${fmt.height}; margin: ${m.top}mm ${m.right}mm ${m.bottom}mm ${m.left}mm; }`;
       const finalHtml = html.replace('</style>', `${pageCss}</style>`);
-      const result = await ipc.print({ html: finalHtml, withStyles: embed });
+      const result = await ipc.print.show({ html: finalHtml, withStyles: embed });
       if (!result.ok) {
         const msg = result.error?.message ?? 'PDF export failed';
         toast.error(`Export failed: ${msg}`);

src/renderer/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Collapsible, CollapsibleTrigger, CollapsibleContent } from '@/components/ui/collapsible';
 import { ScrollArea } from '@/components/ui/scroll-area';
 import { useFileStore } from '@/stores/file-store';
-import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/command-store';
 import { FileTree } from './FileTree';
 import { Outline } from './Outline';
 import { GitStatusPanel } from './GitStatusPanel';
 
 export function Sidebar() {
   const tree = useFileStore((s) => s.tree);
-  const dispatch = useCommandStore((s) => s.dispatch);
 
   function scrollToSection(label: string) {
     const el = document.querySelector(`[data-sidebar-section="${label}"]`);
@@ -86,10 +84,10 @@ export function Sidebar() {
           matching section into view. The hidden elements expose a hook for
           Playwright tests and the menu handler. */}
       <div className="sr-only" aria-hidden="true">
-        <button data-testid="sidebar-jump-explorer" onClick={() => { scrollToSection('Files'); dispatch('view.toggleSidebar'); }}>jump-explorer</button>
-        <button data-testid="sidebar-jump-git" onClick={() => { scrollToSection('Git'); dispatch('view.toggleSidebar'); }}>jump-git</button>
-        <button data-testid="sidebar-jump-snippets" onClick={() => { scrollToSection('Outline'); dispatch('view.toggleSidebar'); }}>jump-snippets</button>
-        <button data-testid="sidebar-jump-templates" onClick={() => { scrollToSection('Files'); dispatch('view.toggleSidebar'); }}>jump-templates</button>
+        <button data-testid="sidebar-jump-explorer" onClick={() => scrollToSection('Files')}>jump-explorer</button>
+        <button data-testid="sidebar-jump-git" onClick={() => scrollToSection('Git')}>jump-git</button>
+        <button data-testid="sidebar-jump-snippets" onClick={() => scrollToSection('Outline')}>jump-snippets</button>
+        <button data-testid="sidebar-jump-templates" onClick={() => scrollToSection('Files')}>jump-templates</button>
       </div>
     </div>
   );

src/renderer/lib/commands/register-menu-commands.ts

@@ -225,8 +225,35 @@ export function registerMenuCommands(): void {
       window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('mc:print-preview-styled'));
     },
 
+    // Batch converter — PDF batch reuses ExportBatchDialog; others show coming-soon toast.
+    'batch.showConverter': (type?: string) => {
+      if (!type) return;
+      if (type === 'pdf') {
+        const paths = useFileStore.getState().openTabs.map((t) => t.path);
+        if (paths.length > 0) {
+          useAppStore.getState().openModal('export-batch', { sourcePaths: paths });
+        } else {
+          toast.info('Open files first to batch-export as PDF');
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      toast.info(
+        `${type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + type.slice(1)} batch conversion — coming soon!`,
+      );
+    },
+
+    // Document compare — no modal yet, acknowledge with toast.
+    'tools.documentCompare': () => {
+      toast.info('Document compare — coming soon!');
+    },
+
+    // Header & footer settings — point users to Settings → Editor.
+    'settings.headerFooter': () => {
+      useAppStore.getState().openModal('settings');
+    },
+
     'file.clearRecent': () => {
-      useFileStore.setState({ openTabs: [] });
+      window.electronAPI?.send?.('clear-recent-files');
     },
 
     // File → New — creates an unsaved buffer with a default name.
@@ -324,4 +351,7 @@ export function useBridgeNativeMenu(): void {
   useMenuAction('file-opened', 'file.opened', (payload) => payload);
   useMenuAction('clear-recent-files', 'file.clearRecent');
   useMenuAction('file-new', 'file.new');
+  useMenuAction('show-batch-converter', 'batch.showConverter', (type) => type as string);
+  useMenuAction('show-document-compare', 'tools.documentCompare');
+  useMenuAction('open-header-footer-dialog', 'settings.headerFooter');
 }

src/renderer/lib/ipc.ts

@@ -83,8 +83,12 @@ export const ipc = {
     writeBuffer: (args: { path: string; buffer: Uint8Array }): Promise<IpcResult<void | ChannelMissing>> =>
       safeCall('file', 'writeBuffer', args),
   },
-  print: (args: { html: string }): Promise<IpcResult<void | ChannelMissing>> =>
-    safeCall('print', 'show', args),
+  print: {
+    show: (args: { html: string }): Promise<IpcResult<void | ChannelMissing>> =>
+      safeCall('print', 'show', args),
+    doPrint: (args: { withStyles?: boolean }): Promise<IpcResult<void | ChannelMissing>> =>
+      safeCall('print', 'doPrint', args),
+  },
   export: {
     pdf: (opts: PdfOptions): Promise<IpcResult<ExportResult | ChannelMissing>> =>
       safeCall('export', 'pdf', opts),

src/renderer/lib/pdf-export.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function generatePdf(options: PdfExportOptions): Promise<void> {
 
   // Hand the rendered HTML to the main process for native print-to-PDF.
   // This avoids the print dialog and works headlessly.
-  const result = await ipc.print({ html: finalHtml });
+  const result = await ipc.print.show({ html: finalHtml });
   if (!result.ok) {
     toast.error(`PDF export failed: ${result.error?.message ?? 'unknown error'}`);
   } else {