fix: visuals reference matching overhaul and better workflow

features/pending_screen.qa.md

@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ a test Pinia session store. Seed/clear `sessionStorage["renewcms:pendingEmail"]`
 8. **Already verified state** — seed the session store with `{ verified: false }`, `status:'ready'`;
    confirm the dialog; mock `DELETE /v1/auth/register` resolving 403; mock the session store's
    `retry()` to resolve and set `session.session = { verified: true }`; assert `retry()` was awaited
-   before the navigation; assert the router's current path is /home; assert a toast was raised with
-   color "info", icon "i-lucide-info", title "Your account is already verified", description
-   "There's nothing to cancel."; assert no ResultPanel assertions target this transition (Pending
-   unmounts as the route changes).
+   before the navigation; assert the "You're verified" ResultPanel ("Taking you to your
+   dashboard…", no actions) is shown and a toast was raised with color "info", icon "i-lucide-info",
+   title "Your account is already verified", description "There's nothing to cancel." while the
+   path is not yet /home; then assert the router reaches /home after 800 ms with no second toast.
 9. **Cancel failed state** — two sub-cases: (a) a 500 response, (b) a rejected fetch. In each,
    confirm the dialog, resolve/reject the mock accordingly, and assert the dialog stays open, an
    inline failure indicator is shown inside it (not a toast — assert no toast was raised), and both
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ Reference: `docs/design/source/RenewCMS Screens Auth.dc.html`, group "Pending".
 - [ ] Cancelling state: disabled buttons, "Cancelling…" label, spinner/aria-busy styling.
 - [ ] Cancelled state (transient, capture via visual test hook or a frozen mock): toast appearance
       over the /register board.
-- [ ] Already verified state: toast appearance over the /home board (per the design board's
-      illustrative use of Verify's Success ResultPanel as the backdrop).
+- [ ] Already verified state: the "You're verified" ResultPanel with the info toast over it,
+      captured before the 800 ms redirect (the visual setup freezes timers with `paused: true`).
 - [ ] Keyboard/focus: focus starts on "Keep my account" in the dialog and Enter does not confirm;
       while cancelling, focus cannot leave the dialog; on the ResultPanel states, focus lands on the
       title on mount; toasts are announced without stealing focus.