diff --git a/src/renderer/src/styles.css b/src/renderer/src/styles.css
index 7de66b7..b962c62 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/renderer/src/styles.css
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 /* ============ Helder — dark, charcoal-neutral (ported from design handoff) ============ */
 :root {
-  --bg-0:#16171a;        /* editor surface (deepest) */
-  --bg-1:#1a1c1f;        /* terminals */
-  --bg-2:#1f2226;        /* sidebars */
-  --bg-3:#23262b;        /* headers / tabs strip */
-  --hover:#2a2e34;
-  --active:#313742;
-  --sel:#2b323d;
-  --border:#2a2d33;
-  --border-2:#34383f;
-  --fg-0:#e6e8ea;
-  --fg-1:#b4bac2;
-  --fg-2:#838a94;
-  --fg-3:#5d636c;
+  --bg-0:#2b2e34;        /* editor surface (deepest) */
+  --bg-1:#30343b;        /* terminals */
+  --bg-2:#373c44;        /* sidebars */
+  --bg-3:#40454e;        /* headers / tabs strip */
+  --hover:#4a505a;
+  --active:#535a66;
+  --sel:#49525f;
+  --border:#474c55;
+  --border-2:#535963;
+  --fg-0:#fbfcfd;
+  --fg-1:#dde1e7;
+  --fg-2:#b0b6bf;
+  --fg-3:#8f96a0;
   --accent:#f19f3f;
 
 
@@ -347,11 +347,11 @@ body {
 .pempty { padding:26px; text-align:center; color:var(--fg-3); font-size:12.5px; }
 
 /* combined search modal (content + files) */
-.search-modal { width:1040px; max-width:94vw; background:#212429; border:1px solid var(--border-2); border-radius:11px; box-shadow:0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.55); overflow:hidden; display:flex; flex-direction:column; }
+.search-modal { width:min(1680px, 92vw); max-width:92vw; background:#212429; border:1px solid var(--border-2); border-radius:11px; box-shadow:0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.55); overflow:hidden; display:flex; flex-direction:column; }
 .search-cols { display:flex; min-height:0; }
-.sc-infile { flex:0 0 290px; min-width:0; max-height:460px; overflow:auto; border-right:1px solid var(--border); padding-bottom:8px; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.18); }
-.sc-left { flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0; max-height:460px; overflow:auto; border-right:1px solid var(--border); padding-bottom:8px; }
-.sc-right { flex:0 0 256px; min-width:0; max-height:460px; overflow:auto; padding-bottom:8px; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.12); }
+.sc-infile { flex:0 0 20%; min-width:0; max-height:min(72vh, 720px); overflow:auto; border-right:1px solid var(--border); padding-bottom:8px; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.18); }
+.sc-left { flex:0 0 60%; min-width:0; max-height:min(72vh, 720px); overflow:auto; border-right:1px solid var(--border); padding-bottom:8px; }
+.sc-right { flex:0 0 20%; min-width:0; max-height:min(72vh, 720px); overflow:auto; padding-bottom:8px; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.12); }
 .sc-head { position:sticky; top:0; z-index:1; background:#212429; padding:9px 14px 6px; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:.07em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--fg-3); display:flex; align-items:center; gap:7px; }
 .sc-right .sc-head { background:#1e2024; }
 .sc-infile .sc-head { background:#1c1e22; text-transform:none; letter-spacing:0; }
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ body {
 .hist-txt .fd { font-size:10.5px; color:var(--fg-3); font-family:var(--mono); overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap; }
 
 /* content search */
-.search-results { max-height:420px; overflow:auto; padding:4px 0 8px; }
+.search-results { max-height:min(68vh, 680px); overflow:auto; padding:4px 0 8px; }
 .sr-file { padding:7px 14px 3px; font-size:11.5px; color:var(--fg-2); display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; cursor:pointer; }
 .sr-file:hover { color:var(--fg-0); }
 .sr-file .cnt { margin-left:auto; color:var(--fg-3); font-family:var(--mono); font-size:10.5px; }