task: added side scroll tip for rebalance table, added limitations to transaction table in recent activity chart (dashbaord)

api/src/routes/dashboard.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { FastifyPluginAsync } from "fastify";
+import { z } from "zod";
 import { getUserMidnightFromDateOnly } from "../allocator.js";
 import { getUserTimezone } from "../services/user-context.js";
 
@@ -11,9 +12,11 @@ const monthKey = (date: Date) =>
 const monthLabel = (date: Date) =>
   date.toLocaleString("en-US", { month: "short", year: "numeric" });
 
-function buildMonthBuckets(count: number, now = new Date()) {
+function buildMonthBuckets(count: number, pageOffset: number, now = new Date()) {
   const buckets: Array<{ key: string; label: string; start: Date; end: Date }> = [];
-  const current = new Date(Date.UTC(now.getUTCFullYear(), now.getUTCMonth(), 1));
+  const current = new Date(
+    Date.UTC(now.getUTCFullYear(), now.getUTCMonth() - pageOffset * count, 1)
+  );
   for (let i = count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
     const start = new Date(Date.UTC(current.getUTCFullYear(), current.getUTCMonth() - i, 1));
     const end = new Date(Date.UTC(start.getUTCFullYear(), start.getUTCMonth() + 1, 1));
@@ -23,15 +26,28 @@ function buildMonthBuckets(count: number, now = new Date()) {
 }
 
 const dashboardRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (app) => {
-  app.get("/dashboard", async (req) => {
+  app.get("/dashboard", async (req, reply) => {
+    const Query = z.object({
+      trendPage: z.coerce.number().int().min(0).default(0),
+      trendMonths: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(12).default(6),
+    });
+    const parsedQuery = Query.safeParse(req.query ?? {});
+    if (!parsedQuery.success) {
+      return reply.code(400).send({ message: "Invalid dashboard query" });
+    }
+
     const userId = req.userId;
-    const monthsBack = 6;
+    const { trendPage, trendMonths } = parsedQuery.data;
-    const buckets = buildMonthBuckets(monthsBack);
-    const rangeStart = buckets[0]?.start ?? new Date();
     const now = new Date();
+    const buckets = buildMonthBuckets(trendMonths, trendPage, now);
+    const rangeStart = buckets[0]?.start ?? new Date();
+    const rangeEnd =
+      buckets[buckets.length - 1]?.end ??
+      new Date(rangeStart.getTime() + 31 * DAY_MS);
+    const defaultSixMonthStart = buildMonthBuckets(6, 0, now)[0]?.start ?? rangeStart;
     const dashboardTxKinds = ["variable_spend", "fixed_payment"];
 
-    const [cats, plans, recentTxs, agg, allocAgg, incomeEvents, firstIncomeEvent, spendTxs, user] = await Promise.all([
+    const [cats, plans, recentTxs, agg, allocAgg, incomeEvents, firstIncomeEvent, spendTxs, earliestSpendTx, user] = await Promise.all([
       app.prisma.variableCategory.findMany({
         where: { userId },
         orderBy: [{ priority: "asc" }, { name: "asc" }],
@@ -43,7 +59,7 @@ const dashboardRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (app) => {
       app.prisma.transaction.findMany({
         where: { userId, kind: { in: dashboardTxKinds } },
         orderBy: { occurredAt: "desc" },
-        take: 50,
+        take: 20,
         select: { id: true, kind: true, amountCents: true, occurredAt: true },
       }),
       app.prisma.incomeEvent.aggregate({
@@ -57,7 +73,7 @@ const dashboardRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (app) => {
       app.prisma.incomeEvent.findMany({
         where: {
           userId,
-          postedAt: { gte: rangeStart },
+          postedAt: { gte: rangeStart, lt: rangeEnd },
         },
         select: { id: true, postedAt: true, amountCents: true, note: true },
       }),
@@ -70,10 +86,18 @@ const dashboardRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (app) => {
         where: {
           userId,
           kind: { in: dashboardTxKinds },
-          occurredAt: { gte: rangeStart },
+          occurredAt: { gte: rangeStart, lt: rangeEnd },
         },
         select: { occurredAt: true, amountCents: true },
       }),
+      app.prisma.transaction.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          userId,
+          kind: { in: dashboardTxKinds },
+        },
+        orderBy: { occurredAt: "asc" },
+        select: { occurredAt: true },
+      }),
       app.prisma.user.findUnique({
         where: { id: userId },
         select: {
@@ -174,7 +198,21 @@ const dashboardRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (app) => {
       incomeCents: incomeByMonth.get(bucket.key) ?? 0,
       spendCents: spendByMonth.get(bucket.key) ?? 0,
     }));
-
+    const hasTransactionsOlderThanSixMonths =
+      !!earliestSpendTx?.occurredAt &&
+      earliestSpendTx.occurredAt.getTime() < defaultSixMonthStart.getTime();
+    const hasOlderTrendWindow =
+      hasTransactionsOlderThanSixMonths &&
+      !!earliestSpendTx?.occurredAt &&
+      earliestSpendTx.occurredAt.getTime() < rangeStart.getTime();
+    const startLabel = buckets[0]?.label ?? "";
+    const endLabel = buckets[buckets.length - 1]?.label ?? "";
+    const rangeLabel =
+      startLabel && endLabel
+        ? startLabel === endLabel
+          ? startLabel
+          : `${startLabel} - ${endLabel}`
+        : "Trend window";
     const upcomingPlans = fixedPlans
       .map((plan) => ({ ...plan, due: getUserMidnightFromDateOnly(userTimezone, plan.dueOn) }))
       .filter(
@@ -279,6 +317,16 @@ const dashboardRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (app) => {
         fixedExpensePercentage: user?.fixedExpensePercentage ?? 40,
       },
       monthlyTrend,
+      trendWindow: {
+        page: trendPage,
+        months: trendMonths,
+        canGoNewer: trendPage > 0,
+        canGoOlder: hasOlderTrendWindow,
+        hasTransactionsOlderThanSixMonths,
+        startLabel,
+        endLabel,
+        label: rangeLabel,
+      },
       upcomingPlans,
       savingsTargets,
       crisis: {

web/src/hooks/useDashboard.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ export type DashboardResponse = {
     incomeCents: number;
     spendCents: number;
   }>;
+  trendWindow?: {
+    page: number;
+    months: number;
+    canGoNewer: boolean;
+    canGoOlder: boolean;
+    hasTransactionsOlderThanSixMonths: boolean;
+    startLabel: string;
+    endLabel: string;
+    label: string;
+  };
   upcomingPlans: Array<{ id: string; name: string; dueOn: string; remainingCents: number }>;
   savingsTargets: Array<{
     id: string;
@@ -79,10 +89,22 @@ export type DashboardResponse = {
   };
 };
 
-export function useDashboard(enabled = true) {
+export type DashboardQueryOptions = {
+  trendPage?: number;
+  trendMonths?: number;
+};
+
+export function useDashboard(enabled = true, options?: DashboardQueryOptions) {
+  const trendPage = Math.max(0, options?.trendPage ?? 0);
+  const trendMonths = Math.min(12, Math.max(1, options?.trendMonths ?? 6));
+
   return useQuery({
-    queryKey: ["dashboard"],
+    queryKey: ["dashboard", trendPage, trendMonths],
-    queryFn: () => apiGet<DashboardResponse>("/dashboard"),
+    queryFn: () =>
+      apiGet<DashboardResponse>("/dashboard", {
+        trendPage,
+        trendMonths,
+      }),
     staleTime: 10_000,
     enabled,
   });

web/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx

@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ import { isoToDateString, dateStringToUTCMidnight, getTodayInTimezone, getBrowse
 export default function DashboardPage() {
   const session = useAuthSession();
   const shouldLoadDashboard = !!session.data?.userId;
-  const { data, isLoading, isError, error, refetch } = useDashboard(
+  const trendMonths = 6;
+  const [trendPage, setTrendPage] = useState(0);
+  const { data, isLoading, isError, isFetching, error, refetch } = useDashboard(
     shouldLoadDashboard,
+    {
+      trendPage,
+      trendMonths,
+    }
   );
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { push } = useToast();
@@ -479,6 +485,12 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
   const hasCategories = data.variableCategories.length > 0;
   const hasPlans = data.fixedPlans.length > 0;
   const hasTx = data.recentTransactions.length > 0;
+  const hasTransactionsOlderThanSixMonths =
+    data.trendWindow?.hasTransactionsOlderThanSixMonths ?? false;
+  const useTrendWindowPagination = hasTransactionsOlderThanSixMonths;
+  const trendWindowLabel = data.trendWindow?.label ?? "Last 6 months";
+  const canTrendNewer = data.trendWindow?.canGoNewer ?? trendPage > 0;
+  const canTrendOlder = data.trendWindow?.canGoOlder ?? true;
 
   const greetingName =
     data.user.displayName ||
@@ -887,13 +899,26 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
           )}
 
           {activeTab === "trend" && (
+            <section className="space-y-4">
+              {useTrendWindowPagination ? (
+                <TrendWindowControls
+                  label={trendWindowLabel}
+                  canGoOlder={canTrendOlder}
+                  canGoNewer={canTrendNewer}
+                  busy={isFetching}
+                  onOlder={() => setTrendPage((p) => p + 1)}
+                  onNewer={() => setTrendPage((p) => Math.max(0, p - 1))}
+                />
+              ) : null}
               <section className="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-2">
                 <MonthlyTrendChart data={data.monthlyTrend} />
                 <RecentTransactionsPanel
                   transactions={data.recentTransactions}
                   hasData={hasTx}
+                  rangeLabel={useTrendWindowPagination ? trendWindowLabel : undefined}
                 />
               </section>
+            </section>
           )}
         </section>
       )}
@@ -1077,10 +1102,21 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
         )}
         {activeTab === "trend" && (
           <section className="space-y-4">
+            {useTrendWindowPagination ? (
+              <TrendWindowControls
+                label={trendWindowLabel}
+                canGoOlder={canTrendOlder}
+                canGoNewer={canTrendNewer}
+                busy={isFetching}
+                onOlder={() => setTrendPage((p) => p + 1)}
+                onNewer={() => setTrendPage((p) => Math.max(0, p - 1))}
+              />
+            ) : null}
             <MonthlyTrendChart data={data.monthlyTrend} />
             <RecentTransactionsPanel
               transactions={data.recentTransactions}
               hasData={hasTx}
+              rangeLabel={useTrendWindowPagination ? trendWindowLabel : undefined}
             />
           </section>
         )}
@@ -1118,6 +1154,44 @@ function AnalyticsTabButton({
   );
 }
 
+function TrendWindowControls({
+  label,
+  canGoOlder,
+  canGoNewer,
+  busy,
+  onOlder,
+  onNewer,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  canGoOlder: boolean;
+  canGoNewer: boolean;
+  busy: boolean;
+  onOlder: () => void;
+  onNewer: () => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="row items-center gap-2 rounded-xl border px-3 py-2 bg-[--color-panel]">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="btn"
+        onClick={onNewer}
+        disabled={!canGoNewer || busy}
+      >
+        ← Newer
+      </button>
+      <div className="text-sm muted ml-1">{label}</div>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="btn ml-auto"
+        onClick={onOlder}
+        disabled={!canGoOlder || busy}
+      >
+        Older →
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function UpcomingPlanAlerts({
   plans,
   userTimezone,
@@ -1128,18 +1202,18 @@ function UpcomingPlanAlerts({
   if (plans.length === 0) return null;
   return (
     <section className="rounded-xl border border-amber-300/70 bg-amber-50/70 p-4 space-y-3 dark:border-amber-500/40 dark:bg-amber-500/10">
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold text-amber-900 dark:text-amber-100">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold text-amber-900 dark:text-amber-50">
         Upcoming plan alerts (next 14 days)
       </div>
       <ul className="space-y-2">
         {plans.map((plan) => (
           <li
             key={plan.id}
-            className="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-lg bg-amber-100/60 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-amber-900 dark:bg-[--color-ink]/20 dark:text-[--color-text] sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between"
+            className="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-lg bg-amber-100/60 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-amber-900 dark:bg-amber-200/15 dark:text-amber-50 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between"
           >
             <div>
               <div className="font-medium text-amber-950 dark:text-white">{plan.name}</div>
-              <div className="text-xs muted">
+              <div className="text-xs text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-200">
                 Due{" "}
                 {formatDateInTimezone(plan.dueOn, userTimezone, {
                   month: "short",
@@ -1148,7 +1222,7 @@ function UpcomingPlanAlerts({
               </div>
             </div>
             <div className="text-right">
-              <div className="text-xs muted">Remaining</div>
+              <div className="text-xs text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-200">Remaining</div>
               <Money cents={plan.remainingCents} />
             </div>
           </li>
@@ -1203,14 +1277,20 @@ function SavingsGoalsPanel({
 function RecentTransactionsPanel({
   transactions,
   hasData,
+  rangeLabel,
 }: {
   transactions: DashboardResponse["recentTransactions"];
   hasData: boolean;
+  rangeLabel?: string;
 }) {
+  const title = rangeLabel ? "Transactions in window" : "Recent transactions";
+  const visibleTransactions = transactions.slice(0, 10);
+
   if (!hasData) {
     return (
       <div className="space-y-3">
-        <h2 className="font-semibold">Recent transactions</h2>
+        <h2 className="font-semibold">{title}</h2>
+        {rangeLabel ? <div className="text-xs muted">{rangeLabel}</div> : null}
         <EmptyState
           message="No transactions yet"
           actionLabel="Record one"
@@ -1221,7 +1301,8 @@ function RecentTransactionsPanel({
   }
   return (
     <div className="space-y-3">
-      <h2 className="font-semibold">Recent transactions</h2>
+      <h2 className="font-semibold">{title}</h2>
+      {rangeLabel ? <div className="text-xs muted">{rangeLabel}</div> : null}
       
       {/* Desktop table view */}
       <div className="hidden sm:block border rounded-xl overflow-x-auto">
@@ -1234,7 +1315,7 @@ function RecentTransactionsPanel({
             </tr>
           </thead>
           <tbody>
-            {transactions.map((tx) => (
+            {visibleTransactions.map((tx) => (
               <tr key={tx.id} className="border-t">
                 <td className="p-2">
                   {new Date(tx.occurredAt).toLocaleString()}
@@ -1253,7 +1334,7 @@ function RecentTransactionsPanel({
 
       {/* Mobile card view */}
       <div className="sm:hidden space-y-2">
-        {transactions.map((tx) => (
+        {visibleTransactions.map((tx) => (
           <div key={tx.id} className="border rounded-xl bg-[--color-panel] p-3">
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
               <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
@@ -1276,6 +1357,11 @@ function RecentTransactionsPanel({
           </div>
         ))}
       </div>
+      <div>
+        <Link to="/records" className="btn text-sm">
+          View more
+        </Link>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }

web/src/pages/settings/RebalancePage.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { rebalanceApi, type RebalanceCategory } from "../../api/rebalance";
 import CurrencyInput from "../../components/CurrencyInput";
 import { useToast } from "../../components/Toast";
 
+const REBALANCE_SCROLL_NUDGE_SEEN_KEY = "rebalance.scroll.nudge.v1";
+
 function sum(values: number[]) {
   return values.reduce((s, v) => s + (Number.isFinite(v) ? v : 0), 0);
 }
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ export default function RebalancePage() {
   const [adjustId, setAdjustId] = useState<string>("");
   const [adjustValue, setAdjustValue] = useState<string>("");
   const [confirmOpen, setConfirmOpen] = useState(false);
+  const tableScrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const [scrollCue, setScrollCue] = useState({ left: false, right: false });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (data?.categories) {
@@ -60,6 +64,66 @@ export default function RebalancePage() {
     }
   }, [data?.categories]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+    if (window.localStorage.getItem(REBALANCE_SCROLL_NUDGE_SEEN_KEY) === "1") return;
+    if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches) return;
+    const el = tableScrollRef.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+
+    let backTimer: number | null = null;
+    const raf = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      const hasHorizontalOverflow = el.scrollWidth > el.clientWidth + 8;
+      if (!hasHorizontalOverflow) return;
+
+      const nudgeDistance = Math.min(64, Math.max(24, Math.round(el.clientWidth * 0.2)));
+      const startLeft = el.scrollLeft;
+      el.scrollTo({ left: startLeft + nudgeDistance, behavior: "smooth" });
+      backTimer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        el.scrollTo({ left: startLeft, behavior: "smooth" });
+      }, 700);
+      window.localStorage.setItem(REBALANCE_SCROLL_NUDGE_SEEN_KEY, "1");
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
+      if (backTimer !== null) window.clearTimeout(backTimer);
+    };
+  }, [rows.length]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+    const el = tableScrollRef.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+
+    let rafId = 0;
+    const updateCue = () => {
+      const hasOverflow = el.scrollWidth > el.clientWidth + 8;
+      if (!hasOverflow) {
+        setScrollCue((prev) => (prev.left || prev.right ? { left: false, right: false } : prev));
+        return;
+      }
+      const left = el.scrollLeft > 4;
+      const right = el.scrollLeft + el.clientWidth < el.scrollWidth - 4;
+      setScrollCue((prev) => (prev.left === left && prev.right === right ? prev : { left, right }));
+    };
+
+    const handleScrollOrResize = () => {
+      if (rafId) window.cancelAnimationFrame(rafId);
+      rafId = window.requestAnimationFrame(updateCue);
+    };
+
+    updateCue();
+    el.addEventListener("scroll", handleScrollOrResize, { passive: true });
+    window.addEventListener("resize", handleScrollOrResize);
+
+    return () => {
+      if (rafId) window.cancelAnimationFrame(rafId);
+      el.removeEventListener("scroll", handleScrollOrResize);
+      window.removeEventListener("resize", handleScrollOrResize);
+    };
+  }, [rows.length]);
+
   const available = data?.availableCents ?? 0;
   const total = useMemo(() => sum(rows.map((r) => r.targetCents)), [rows]);
   const savingsTotal = useMemo(
@@ -259,7 +323,11 @@ export default function RebalancePage() {
           </button>
         </div>
 
-        <div className="overflow-auto rounded-2xl border border-[--color-border]/50 bg-[--color-panel]">
+        <div className="relative">
+          <div
+            ref={tableScrollRef}
+            className="overflow-auto rounded-2xl border border-[--color-border]/50 bg-[--color-panel]"
+          >
             <table className="w-full text-sm">
               <thead className="bg-[--color-surface]">
                 <tr className="text-left">
@@ -294,6 +362,23 @@ export default function RebalancePage() {
               </tbody>
             </table>
           </div>
+          {scrollCue.left && (
+            <div
+              className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 left-0 w-8 bg-gradient-to-r from-[--color-panel] to-transparent"
+              aria-hidden="true"
+            />
+          )}
+          {scrollCue.right && (
+            <div
+              className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex w-12 items-center justify-end bg-gradient-to-l from-[--color-panel] to-transparent pr-1"
+              aria-hidden="true"
+            >
+              <span className="rounded border border-[--color-border] bg-[--color-bg]/80 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-semibold text-[--color-muted]">
+                →
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       {errors.length > 0 && (