fix: account menu matches the redesigned board: System, Light, Dark stay in the menu and the sheet, and the visual-check exception on profile "Account menu" in web/visual/states.ts is removed

features/profile_page.feature

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Feature: Profile page, display name and the account menu
       checked (kept from the shipped menu), a separator, and "Log out" (icon log-out); items are
       32 px on desktop and 48 px at 15 px text on mobile
     And activating "Profile" navigates to /profile and closes the menu (when already on /profile
-      it only closes); activating a theme item sets the preference and closes the menu;
+      it only closes); activating a theme item sets the preference and, in the desktop popover, keeps the menu open (the mobile sheet closes);
       activating "Log out" behaves as today: POST /v1/auth/logout in a try/finally, then
       session.clear() and a navigation to /login
     And avatar initials are the uppercased first Unicode character of each of the first two words
@@ -296,7 +296,10 @@ Feature: Profile page, display name and the account menu
     And its header shows "marta" in semibold and "marta@renew.example" in muted 12 px
     And below it are "Profile" (circle-user), a separator, "System", "Light", "Dark" (the
       current preference checked), a separator, and "Log out" (log-out)
+    And every item is 32 px high
     And "Profile" is not highlighted
+    And "System", "Light" and "Dark" form one group where choosing one applies the theme at once
+      and keeps the menu open
 
   Scenario: Account menu — opened from the drawer on mobile
     Given the user is on /home on a viewport below lg and the navigation drawer is open
@@ -305,8 +308,17 @@ Feature: Profile page, display name and the account menu
       with the Home page behind it
     And its header shows a 36 px avatar "MA", the name "marta" at 15 px semibold and the email
       "marta@renew.example" muted
-    And its items are 48 px high: "Profile", a separator, "System", "Light", "Dark", a separator,
-      "Log out"
+    And its items are 48 px high at 15 px text: "Profile", a separator, "System", "Light", "Dark",
+      a separator, "Log out"
+    And the sheet has the same items in the same order as the desktop popover, so it is no taller
+      than the board's sheet
+
+  Scenario: Account menu matches the board with no visual exception
+    Given web/visual/states.ts has no exception on the profile state "Account menu"
+    When `task visual:check -- profile "Account menu"` runs at desktop and mobile, light and dark
+    Then every capture is within 10 %
+    And System, Light and Dark are present in the popover and in the sheet
+    And item heights are 32 px on desktop and 48 px on mobile
 
   Scenario Outline: Closing the menu
     Given the account menu is open

features/profile_page.qa.md

@@ -102,12 +102,17 @@ capture must be within 10 %. Base session mock: GET /v1/auth/me 200 with id 1, u
 "marta", email "marta@renew.example", is_verified true, display_name "" (state-specific
 overrides below).
 
-- [ ] Account menu: /home with `now: boardNow` and the home Default fixtures, session as above,
-      menu opened by clicking the chip (on mobile: open the drawer, then the account row). Name
-      "marta", initials "MA", email "marta@renew.example". The theme items kept by user decision
-      are not drawn on the board, so the mobile capture is expected to exceed 10 %. The user has
-      approved a per-state `exception` for it, to be added with `approvedBy` only after the
-      real difference is measured and reported to the user with its cause.
+- [ ] Account menu: /home with `now: boardNow` and the home Default fixtures, session as above
+      (id 1, "marta", "marta@renew.example", display_name ""), menu opened by clicking the chip
+      (on mobile: open the drawer, then the account row). Name "marta", initials "MA", email
+      "marta@renew.example". The board now draws System, Light and Dark, with Light checked in
+      its sample. The `exception` block is removed from web/visual/states.ts, so the default 10 %
+      gate applies. `task visual:check -- profile "Account menu"` must PASS on all four captures
+      (desktop and mobile, light and dark). If the only remaining diff is the board's Profile
+      highlight on Home (the app highlights Profile only on /profile), do NOT re-add an exception
+      and do NOT highlight Profile on Home. Stop and ask the user.
+- [ ] Manual: item heights measured 32 px (desktop popover) and 48 px (mobile sheet); arrow keys move
+      between items; Escape and outside click close; choosing a theme keeps the menu open.
 - [ ] Loading: /profile with GET /v1/auth/me hanging; three skeleton cards, 16 px apart.
 - [ ] Default, no display name: empty field, "0 / 60", the username footer, Save at 40 %.
 - [ ] Editing: type "Marta Alves"; field focused; "11 / 60"; "Unsaved changes"; Save enabled.

web/src/components/UserMenu.vue

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { colorModeOptions, useAccountMenu } from '@/composables/useAccountMenu'
 
 const DESKTOP_QUERY = '(min-width: 64rem)'
+const ITEM_CLASS = 'h-8 py-0'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	username: string
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ const items = computed(() => [
 		{
 			label: 'Profile',
 			icon: 'i-lucide-circle-user',
-			class: onProfile.value ? 'bg-elevated' : undefined,
+			class: onProfile.value ? `${ITEM_CLASS} bg-elevated` : ITEM_CLASS,
 			onSelect: goToProfile,
 		},
 	],
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ const items = computed(() => [
 		type: 'checkbox' as const,
 		label: option.label,
 		checked: colorMode.preference === option.value,
+		class: ITEM_CLASS,
+		onSelect: (event: Event) => event.preventDefault(),
 		onUpdateChecked: (checked: boolean) => {
 			if (checked) {
 				colorMode.preference = option.value
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ const items = computed(() => [
 		{
 			label: 'Log out',
 			icon: 'i-lucide-log-out',
+			class: ITEM_CLASS,
 			onSelect: () => emit('logout'),
 		},
 	],

web/src/components/__tests__/DashboardShell.spec.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import uiPlugin from '@nuxt/ui/vue-plugin'
 import router from '@/router'
 import { useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import { useColorMode } from '@/composables/useColorMode'
 import DashboardShell from '../DashboardShell.vue'
 import { DESKTOP_WIDTH, MOBILE_WIDTH, setViewportWidth } from './viewport'
 
@@ -272,6 +273,29 @@ describe('Account menu: opened from the drawer on mobile', () => {
 		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="menu"]')).toBeNull()
 	})
 
+	it('applies a theme choice and closes the sheet', async () => {
+		const colorMode = useColorMode()
+		colorMode.preference = 'system'
+		await mountShell('/home', { width: MOBILE_WIDTH })
+		;(document.body.querySelector('[data-slot="toggle"]') as HTMLButtonElement).click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		;(
+			document.body.querySelector(
+				'[role="dialog"] button[aria-haspopup]',
+			) as HTMLButtonElement
+		).click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const dark = Array.from(
+			document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[role="menu"] [role="menuitemcheckbox"]'),
+		).find((item) => item.textContent?.trim() === 'Dark')!
+		dark.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(colorMode.preference).toBe('dark')
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="menu"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+
 	it('logs out from the sheet', async () => {
 		await mountShell('/home', { width: MOBILE_WIDTH })
 		;(document.body.querySelector('[data-slot="toggle"]') as HTMLButtonElement).click()

web/src/components/__tests__/UserMenu.spec.ts

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe('Menu items', () => {
 })
 
 describe('Theme choice stays in the menu', () => {
-	it('checks the current preference, sets Dark, closes, and shows Dark checked on reopening', async () => {
+	it('checks the current preference, sets Dark at once and keeps the menu open', async () => {
 		const colorMode = useColorMode()
 		colorMode.preference = 'system'
 		await mountMenu()
@@ -248,15 +248,23 @@ describe('Theme choice stays in the menu', () => {
 		await flushPromises()
 
 		expect(colorMode.preference).toBe('dark')
-		expect(menu()).toBeNull()
-
-		await openMenu()
-
+		expect(menu()).not.toBeNull()
 		expect(findItem('Dark').getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('true')
 		expect(findItem('System').getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('false')
 	})
 })
 
+describe('Item heights', () => {
+	it('gives every desktop item 32 px', async () => {
+		await mountMenu()
+		await openMenu()
+
+		for (const item of itemsIn(menu()!)) {
+			expect(item.classList.contains('h-8')).toBe(true)
+		}
+	})
+})
+
 describe('Avatar initials', () => {
 	it.each([
 		['marta', '', 'MA', 'marta'],

web/visual/states.ts

@@ -779,11 +779,6 @@ export const visualStates: Record<string, Record<string, VisualState>> = {
 				'GET /v1/article/': { status: 200, body: sixArticlesFixture },
 			},
 			steps: openAccountMenu,
-			exception: {
-				maxPercent: 26,
-				reason: 'Mobile sheet is ~153px taller than the board because the System/Light/Dark items are kept by user decision, and the board draws Profile highlighted on /home while the feature highlights it only on /profile',
-				approvedBy: 'Florian Sylvain, 2026-09-29',
-			},
 		},
 		Loading: {
 			path: '/profile',