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Composer sidebar background is now always applied when a sidebar is shown

Composer sidebar background is now always shown when a sidebar is present, removing the fill toggle

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You'll notice

Composer sidebar background is now always shown when a sidebar is present, removing the fill toggle

What

The layout component that renders the transcript, sidebar, and composer area no longer has a way to turn off the sidebar's background fill. Whenever the sidebar has any width, its composerSidebarBackground color is now always applied.

Why

The optional transparent/inherited sidebar look is no longer available; the sidebar's filled background is now the only behavior.

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