Accessibility | Fix language, status, targets, divider focus, and reduced motion

[BrianGenisio]

The page language follows the catalog that matches the scenario. languageNames supplies the BCP 47 tag (en from the English catalog). If that catalog has no tag, html[lang] stays as it was. The matcher lives in lib/document-language.js so the browser bundle does not import Node's fs.

Send success, send failure, and a rejected attachment are written to #composerStatus. #mailViewStatus still announces the opened thread, and the reading pane is not a live region. Those three strings are in the catalog.

The recipient remove control stays visible at 24×24. Backspace still removes only the last chip, and the accessible name is unchanged.

Keyboard focus on the mail/assistant divider uses the same line as hover. The handle uses --Colors-Icon-Strong. The design-system handle is black, which is 1.13:1 on the dark seam (#0B1223). Icon-strong is about 18:1 there. The separator's name is unchanged.

Reduced motion turns off .email--arrive, scrolls with behavior: 'auto' in scrollToEmail, reply, and draft insert, and does not autoplay thinking.riv. Toast and typing-dot reductions are unchanged. Motion is unchanged when reduced motion is not requested.

Closes #22
Closes #23
Closes #24
Closes #27
Closes #28

Testing

npm test covers the document language, the three composer announcements (including that an opened thread stays put), the 24px remove control, the divider line and dark-mode handle contrast, and reduced motion versus the default.

In the app:

• English scenario: the document language stays en.
• Send a message, force a send error, and attach a disallowed file. Each outcome should be announced, and an open thread's "Opened" status should remain.
• Add a recipient. The remove control should be visible without hover and at least 24×24.
• Tab to the split divider in dark mode. The line should match hover, and the handle should be light against the near-black seam.
• With prefers-reduced-motion: reduce, new mail should not animate in, scrolling should jump, and the thinking indicator should not play.

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The pull request adds document-language resolution and includes the resolved language in /api/config. The client validates and applies that language. Composer outcomes use localized status announcements. Reduced-motion preferences affect scrolling and animations. Recipient remove controls and split-divider focus styling change. Tests cover these behaviors, and the checklist marks M2, M4, M6, M9, and M10 Fixed.

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The reviewed language behavior is covered, and no actionable issue remains before merge.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 6

✅ Passed checks (6 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the accessibility changes, linked issues, and testing scope.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The description links issues #22, #23, #24, #27, and #28, and each issue matches a stated change.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The listed changes support the accessibility objectives, including implementation, styling, localization, tests, and audit updates.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the primary accessibility fixes for language, status announcements, target size, divider focus, and reduced motion.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR addresses all five active direct issues. For #22, reduced motion disables .email--arrive, uses auto scrolling for the listed flows, and prevents thinking.riv autoplay. For #23, the catalo…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changed files support the five linked accessibility objectives. Locale helpers and strings support #23 and #24. Application wiring and styles implement #22, #27, and #28. Regression tests verify t…

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Review comments at @lib/document-language.js:
- Line 9: Update DOCUMENT_LANGUAGE_TAG validation so resolveDocumentLanguage
accepts valid BCP 47 extension and private-use tags with singleton subtags,
while still rejecting invalid tags; use BCP 47-aware validation rather than
requiring every trailing subtag to have at least two characters. Add a catalog
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