perf(web): validate monospace fonts when selected

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appearance's monospace pickers synchronously validate every installed font family when font access is granted. show the full virtualized catalog and validate only a selected family; a proportional pick shows the existing error toast and keeps the previous preference. default and interface-font picks keep their existing behavior.

uses the selected-family validation approach from @eggfriedrice24's closed #7494. refs #7494. the active #9814 keyboard-index work remains separate.

closes #5656

blacksmith verification: all 15 existing appearance font tests pass, web typecheck and formatting pass, and scoped lint reports zero errors with the same two warnings as the unchanged picker. those tests cover font metrics, stacks and inheritance; they do not mount the changed picker.

the reported large-catalog electron freeze, real web/electron interactions, proportional rejection, persistence, manual fallback, keyboard controls and ui evidence remain unverified. no measured performance gain is claimed.

model: unknown-model; harness: codex

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a small, localized settings-picker fix that validates code and terminal fonts before saving them, while preserving existing valid selections and defaults. Its runtime impact is limited to picker visibility and an explanatory toast for rejected non-monospace choices.

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The font picker now lists all installed families. When monospace is required, it rejects a non-default non-monospace selection with an error toast and keeps the current font.

Changes

Font picker validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
List and validate font selections apps/web/src/components/settings/FontFamilyPicker.tsx	The picker lists all installed font families. If monospace is required, selecting a non-default non-monospace family shows an error toast and does not call onSelect. Other selections continue to call onSelect.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 824a0

No concrete merge-blocking defect is established. Focused picker tests are recommended; the available evidence does not establish that required manual checks were skipped.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	⚠️ Warning	The description explains the problem, change, and verification limits. It does not provide explicit maintainer approval or explain why the change qualifies for an approval exemption. It also omits the…	Add the maintainer approval and its scope, or explain why this focused fix qualifies for an exemption. Include clear before-and-after UI screenshots. Keep the stated verification limits explicit.
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	For active issue [#5656], the picker now lists the full catalog and calls isMonospaceFamily only from handlePick. A rejected proportional selection shows an error toast and does not call `onSelect…	Add focused picker tests for proportional rejection and for the absence of classification during open, search, and scroll. Implement and test the cache behavior required by [#5656].

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the selected-family monospace validation change and its performance focus.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The whole-PR diff changes only FontFamilyPicker.tsx. Listing all installed fonts and validating a monospace-required selection directly implements [#5656]. The toast and preservation of the current …
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 1 files.

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The description explains the problem, change, and verification limits. It does not provide explicit maintainer approval or explain why the change qualifies for an approval exemption. It also omits the before-and-after UI screenshots required for UI changes.

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Explanation

For active issue [#5656], the picker now lists the full catalog and calls isMonospaceFamily only from handlePick. A rejected proportional selection shows an error toast and does not call onSelect; the default selection still commits without validation. The diff also leaves search and virtualized browsing intact. However, the issue requires focused tests for proportional rejection, cache behavior, and no classification during open, search, or scroll. The changed picker is not mounted by the reported tests, and isMonospaceFamily has no verdict cache. Electron manual verification is reported as unverified, but that manual task is not a coding requirement for this assessment. Closed issue [#7494] is historical context only.

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apps/web/src/components/settings/FontFamilyPicker.tsx (1)

164-173: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add focused tests for FontFamilyPicker selection behavior.

appearanceFonts.test.ts tests areFontAdvancesMonospace, but no checked-in test exercises FontFamilyPicker.handlePick. A regression could accept a proportional family or reject a valid, default, or non-required choice without failing the suite. Cover those outcomes and assert that opening, searching, and scrolling do not invoke classification.

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Review comment at @apps/web/src/components/settings/FontFamilyPicker.tsx around
lines 164 - 173:
Add focused tests for FontFamilyPicker selection behavior through handlePick:
verify proportional fonts are rejected, monospace and default fonts are
accepted, and selections are accepted when monospace is not required. Also
assert that opening, searching, and scrolling do not invoke font classification;
leave the component behavior unchanged.

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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/settings/FontFamilyPicker.tsx:
- Around line 164-173: Add focused tests for FontFamilyPicker selection behavior
through handlePick: verify proportional fonts are rejected, monospace and
default fonts are accepted, and selections are accepted when monospace is not
required. Also assert that opening, searching, and scrolling do not invoke font
classification; leave the component behavior unchanged.

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