Threads 1b: a thread read as a chat

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Part 1b of #242 (D-063). The design is on #242.

A thread read as a chat:

the root on top, in full;
replies as compact chat messages, oldest first;
a person's consecutive messages grouped under one name;
a subject shown only when it changes;
chains are flat: a reply that is its parent's only answer continues the same column;
unread messages marked, and read when seen (#180);
"Läs nästa" goes through the open thread, then to the next thread with something new (D-056);
a reply field at the bottom: a reply comments the post it's under, or the last one in the chain, to the same recipients;
footnotes are drawn under the author's message, which is #277.

The direct-message chats should share this component (#265).

Tests: seed a long chain; e2e for grouping, the reply field and read-when-seen; screenshots.

Part 1b of #242 (D-063). The design is on #242. **A thread read as a chat:** - the root on top, in full; - replies as compact chat messages, oldest first; - a person's consecutive messages grouped under one name; - a subject shown only when it changes; - chains are flat: a reply that is its parent's only answer continues the same column; - unread messages marked, and read when seen (#180); - "Läs nästa" goes through the open thread, then to the next thread with something new (D-056); - a reply field at the bottom: a reply comments the post it's under, or the last one in the chain, to the same recipients; - footnotes are drawn under the author's message, which is #277. The direct-message chats should share this component (#265). Tests: seed a long chain; e2e for grouping, the reply field and read-when-seen; screenshots.

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Links to a post or thread that open in the web and the desktop app #289

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A thread read as a chat (#242 step 1b) #298

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A thread read as a chat (#242 step 1b)

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Merged in #298; main run #487 green. Verified: e2e thread-chat.spec (order, one name per run, flat chains, fork indentation, subject only where it changes, unread marks, opening a message, replying from the field with Ctrl+Enter) in desktop/android/iphone; full e2e suite 344 passed on the branch; unit tests for the layout; lint with CI's three clippy commands; screenshots looked at on desktop and phone. Forks become chips and subject changes split off in #284.

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