zulip · MritunjayTiwari14 · Oct 24, 2025 · chrisbobbe · Oct 23, 2025
diff --git a/assets/l10n/app_en.arb b/assets/l10n/app_en.arb
@@ -1247,6 +1247,10 @@
   "@wildcardMentionTopicDescription": {
     "description": "Description for \"@topic\" wildcard-mention autocomplete options when writing a channel message."
   },
+  "navBarMenuLabel": "Menu",
+  "@navBarMenuLabel": {
+    "description": "Label for the Menu button on the bottom navigation bar."
+  },
   "messageIsEditedLabel": "EDITED",
   "@messageIsEditedLabel": {
     "description": "Label for an edited message. (Use ALL CAPS for cased alphabets: Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, etc.)"

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations.dart
@@ -1823,6 +1823,12 @@ abstract class ZulipLocalizations {
   /// **'Notify topic'**
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription;
 
+  /// Label for the Menu button on the bottom navigation bar.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Menu'**
+  String get navBarMenuLabel;
+
   /// Label for an edited message. (Use ALL CAPS for cased alphabets: Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, etc.)
   ///
   /// In en, this message translates to:

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_ar.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_ar.dart
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsAr extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'إخطار الموضوع';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_de.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_de.dart
@@ -1065,6 +1065,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsDe extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Thema benachrichtigen';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'BEARBEITET';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_el.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_el.dart
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsEl extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_en.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_en.dart
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsEn extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_es.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_es.dart
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsEs extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_fr.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_fr.dart
@@ -1057,6 +1057,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsFr extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_he.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_he.dart
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsHe extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_hu.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_hu.dart
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsHu extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_it.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_it.dart
@@ -1060,6 +1060,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsIt extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notifica argomento';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'MODIFICATO';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_ja.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_ja.dart
@@ -1020,6 +1020,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsJa extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'トピック参加者に通知';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => '編集済み';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_nb.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_nb.dart
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsNb extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_pl.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_pl.dart
@@ -1056,6 +1056,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsPl extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Powiadom w wątku';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'ZMIENIONO';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_ru.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_ru.dart
@@ -1068,6 +1068,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsRu extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Оповестить тему';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'ИЗМЕНЕНО';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_sk.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_sk.dart
@@ -1043,6 +1043,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsSk extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'UPRAVENÉ';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_sl.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_sl.dart
@@ -1078,6 +1078,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsSl extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Obvesti udeležence teme';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'UREJENO';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_uk.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_uk.dart
@@ -1057,6 +1057,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsUk extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Повідомити канал';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'РЕДАГОВАНО';
 

diff --git a/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_zh.dart b/lib/generated/l10n/zulip_localizations_zh.dart
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ class ZulipLocalizationsZh extends ZulipLocalizations {
   @override
   String get wildcardMentionTopicDescription => 'Notify topic';
 
+  @override
+  String get navBarMenuLabel => 'Menu';
+
   @override
   String get messageIsEditedLabel => 'EDITED';
 

diff --git a/lib/widgets/home.dart b/lib/widgets/home.dart
@@ -86,35 +86,43 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final zulipLocalizations = ZulipLocalizations.of(context);
+
     const pageBodies = [
       (_HomePageTab.inbox,          InboxPageBody()),
       (_HomePageTab.channels,       SubscriptionListPageBody()),
       // TODO(#1094): Users
       (_HomePageTab.directMessages, RecentDmConversationsPageBody()),
     ];
 
-    _NavigationBarButton button(_HomePageTab tab, IconData icon) {
+    _NavigationBarButton button(_HomePageTab tab, IconData icon, String label) {
       return _NavigationBarButton(icon: icon,
         selected: _tab.value == tab,
         onPressed: () {
           _tab.value = tab;
-        });
+        },
+        label: label);
     }
 
     // TODO(a11y): add tooltips for these buttons
     final navigationBarButtons = [
-      button(_HomePageTab.inbox,          ZulipIcons.inbox),
+      button(_HomePageTab.inbox,          ZulipIcons.inbox,
+        zulipLocalizations.inboxPageTitle),
       _NavigationBarButton(         icon: ZulipIcons.message_feed,
         selected: false,
         onPressed: () => Navigator.push(context,
           MessageListPage.buildRoute(context: context,
-            narrow: const CombinedFeedNarrow()))),
-      button(_HomePageTab.channels,       ZulipIcons.hash_italic),
+            narrow: const CombinedFeedNarrow())), 
+        label: zulipLocalizations.combinedFeedPageTitle),
+      button(_HomePageTab.channels,       ZulipIcons.hash_italic,
+        zulipLocalizations.channelsPageTitle),
       // TODO(#1094): Users
-      button(_HomePageTab.directMessages, ZulipIcons.two_person),
+      button(_HomePageTab.directMessages, ZulipIcons.two_person,
+        zulipLocalizations.recentDmConversationsPageTitle),
       _NavigationBarButton(         icon: ZulipIcons.menu,
         selected: false,
-        onPressed: () => _showMainMenu(context, tabNotifier: _tab)),
+        onPressed: () => _showMainMenu(context, tabNotifier: _tab),
+        label: zulipLocalizations.navBarMenuLabel),
     ];
 
     final designVariables = DesignVariables.of(context);
@@ -134,17 +142,15 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
           border: Border(top: BorderSide(color: designVariables.borderBar)),
           color: designVariables.bgBotBar),
         child: SafeArea(
-          child: SizedBox(height: 48,
-            child: Center(
-              child: ConstrainedBox(
-                // TODO(design): determine a suitable max width for bottom nav bar
-                constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxWidth: 600),
-                child: Row(
-                  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
-                  children: [
-                    for (final navigationBarButton in navigationBarButtons)
-                      Expanded(child: navigationBarButton),
-                  ])))))));
+          child: ConstrainedBox(
+            // TODO(design): determine a suitable max width for bottom nav bar
+            constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxWidth: 600, minHeight: 48),
+            child: Row(
+              crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+              children: [
+                for (final navigationBarButton in navigationBarButtons)
+                  Expanded(child: navigationBarButton),
+              ])))));
   }
 }
 
@@ -231,35 +237,48 @@ class _NavigationBarButton extends StatelessWidget {
     required this.icon,
     required this.selected,
     required this.onPressed,
+    required this.label,
   });
 
   final IconData icon;
   final bool selected;
   final void Function() onPressed;
+  final String label;
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final designVariables = DesignVariables.of(context);
 
-    final iconColor = WidgetStateColor.fromMap({
-      WidgetState.pressed:  designVariables.iconSelected,
-      ~WidgetState.pressed: selected ? designVariables.iconSelected
-                                     : designVariables.icon,
-    });
+    final color = selected ? designVariables.iconSelected : designVariables.icon;
 
     return AnimatedScaleOnTap(
       scaleEnd: 0.875,
       duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
-      child: IconButton(
-        icon: Icon(icon, size: 24),
-        onPressed: onPressed,
-        style: IconButton.styleFrom(
+      child: Material(
+        type: MaterialType.transparency,
+        child: InkWell(
+          borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(4)),
           // TODO(#417): Disable splash effects for all buttons globally.
           splashFactory: NoSplash.splashFactory,
           highlightColor: designVariables.navigationButtonBg,
-          shape: const RoundedRectangleBorder(
-            borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(4))),
-        ).copyWith(foregroundColor: iconColor)));
+          onTap: onPressed,
+          child: Padding(
+            // (Added 3px horizontal padding not present in Figma, to make the
+            // text wrap before getting too close to the button's edge, which is
+            // visible on tap-down.)
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(3, 6, 3, 3),
+            child: Column(
+              spacing: 3,
+              mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+              children: [
+                Icon(icon, size: 24, color: color),
+                Flexible(
+                  child: Text(
+                    label,
+                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 12, color: color, height: 12 / 12),
+                    textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+                    textScaler: MediaQuery.textScalerOf(context).clamp(maxScaleFactor: 1.5))),
+              ])))));
   }
 }
 

diff --git a/test/widgets/home_test.dart b/test/widgets/home_test.dart
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ void main () {
   }
 
   group('bottom nav navigation', () {
+    final findBottomNavDecoratedBox = find.byWidgetPredicate((widget) {
+      if (widget is! DecoratedBox) return false;
+
+      final decoration = widget.decoration;
+      if (decoration is! BoxDecoration) return false;
+
+      final expectedBorderTop = BorderSide(color: Colors.black.withValues(alpha: 0.2));
+      return decoration.border == Border(top: expectedBorderTop);
+    });
+
+    // Finds a widget within the bottom navbar's decorated box subtree.
+    Finder findInBottomNav(Finder finder) =>
+      find.descendant(of: findBottomNavDecoratedBox, matching: finder);
+
     testWidgets('preserve states when switching between views', (tester) async {
       await prepare(tester);
       await store.addUser(eg.otherUser);
@@ -131,6 +145,26 @@ void main () {
         matching: find.text('Direct messages'))).findsOne();
     });
 
+    testWidgets("view switches when labels are tapped", (tester) async {
+      await prepare(tester);
+
+      check(find.descendant(
+          of: find.byType(ZulipAppBar),
+          matching: find.text('Inbox'))).findsOne();
+
+      await tester.tap(findInBottomNav(find.text('Channels')));
+      await tester.pump();
+      check(find.descendant(
+          of: find.byType(ZulipAppBar),
+          matching: find.text('Channels'))).findsOne();
+
+      await tester.tap(findInBottomNav(find.text('Direct messages')));
+      await tester.pump();
+      check(find.descendant(
+          of: find.byType(ZulipAppBar),
+          matching: find.text('Direct messages'))).findsOne();
+    });
+
     testWidgets('combined feed', (tester) async {
       await prepare(tester);
       pushedRoutes.clear();

diff --git a/test/widgets/recent_dm_conversations_test.dart b/test/widgets/recent_dm_conversations_test.dart
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Future<void> setupPage(WidgetTester tester, {
 
   // Switch to direct messages tab.
   await tester.tap(find.descendant(
-    of: find.byType(Center),
+    of: find.byType(DecoratedBox),
     matching: find.byIcon(ZulipIcons.two_person)));
   await tester.pump();
 }