fix(ui): harden RTL sidebar and desktop window controls

Keep custom Windows/Linux controls available during platform detection, preserve RTL table order while aligning filenames left, and persist sidebar placement overrides.

Refs #17

src-tauri/src/ipc.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ fn default_language_preference() -> String {
     "system".to_string()
 }
 
+fn default_sidebar_position() -> String {
+    "auto".to_string()
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, TS)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 #[ts(export, export_to = "../../src/bindings/")]
@@ -273,6 +277,8 @@ pub struct PersistedSettings {
     pub speed_limit_preset_values: Vec<f64>,
     pub logs_enabled: bool,
     pub is_sidebar_visible: bool,
+    #[serde(default = "default_sidebar_position")]
+    pub sidebar_position: String,
     pub active_settings_tab: SettingsTab,
     pub scheduler: SchedulerSettings,
     pub scheduler_running: bool,

src-tauri/src/settings.rs

@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ fn sanitize_persisted_setting_values(state: &mut Value) {
         "language",
         &["system", "en", "zh-CN", "he", "fa", "uk", "ru"],
     );
+    sanitize_allowed_string(state, "sidebarPosition", &["auto", "left", "right"]);
     sanitize_allowed_string(state, "appFontSize", &["small", "standard", "large"]);
     sanitize_allowed_string(state, "listRowDensity", &["compact", "standard", "relaxed"]);
     sanitize_allowed_string(state, "activeSettingsTab", &[
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ fn default_settings() -> PersistedSettings {
         speed_limit_preset_values: vec![1.0, 5.0, 10.0],
         logs_enabled: false,
         is_sidebar_visible: true,
+        sidebar_position: "auto".to_string(),
         active_settings_tab: SettingsTab::Downloads,
         scheduler: SchedulerSettings {
             enabled: false,
@@ -506,6 +508,7 @@ mod tests {
             "state": {
                 "maxConcurrentDownloads": 7,
                 "globalSpeedLimit": "2M",
+                "sidebarPosition": "right",
                 "scheduler": {
                     "enabled": true,
                     "startTime": "06:30",
@@ -523,6 +526,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(settings.max_concurrent_downloads, 7);
         assert_eq!(settings.global_speed_limit, "2M");
+        assert_eq!(settings.sidebar_position, "right");
         assert_eq!(settings.speed_limit_preset_values, vec![1.0, 5.0, 10.0]);
         assert!(!settings.logs_enabled);
         assert!(settings.scheduler.enabled);
@@ -660,6 +664,18 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(settings.max_concurrent_downloads, 3);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_sidebar_position_uses_automatic_layout() {
+        let stored = json!({
+            "state": {"sidebarPosition": "diagonal"},
+            "version": 5
+        });
+
+        let settings = decode_stored_settings(&Value::String(stored.to_string())).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(settings.sidebar_position, "auto");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn clamps_out_of_range_download_settings() {
         let stored = json!({