diff --git a/components/dashboard/DashboardModal.module.css b/components/dashboard/DashboardModal.module.css
index 80700618..2bab6a0c 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/DashboardModal.module.css
+++ b/components/dashboard/DashboardModal.module.css
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     display: none;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
     width: 36px;
     height: 36px;
     border: none;
@@ -146,6 +147,14 @@
     min-width: 0;
 }
 
+/* Truncate rather than grow: a long tab title must not push the close button off
+   its gutter, so the button sits at the same spot on every tab. */
+.headerLeft h3 {
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 /* Back to the sections list; only rendered on phone (see DashboardModal). */
 .back_btn {
     display: flex;
@@ -210,6 +219,7 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
     width: 36px;
     height: 36px;
     border: none;
@@ -252,6 +262,11 @@
     }
 
     .modal {
+        /* Single horizontal gutter for both drawer screens (sections list and
+         * section content). Both use it for their outer edges so the close button
+         * and the panel content sit on the same lines whichever screen is up —
+         * switching screens must not shift the close button. */
+        --drawer-gutter: 16px;
         width: var(--mobile-drawer-width);
         max-width: var(--mobile-drawer-width);
         height: 100%;
@@ -268,7 +283,8 @@
     .sidebar {
         display: none;
         flex: 1;
-        padding: 8px calc(8px + var(--safe-right)) calc(16px + var(--safe-bottom)) 8px;
+        padding: 12px calc(var(--drawer-gutter) + var(--safe-right)) calc(16px + var(--safe-bottom))
+            var(--drawer-gutter);
         border-right: none;
         overflow-y: auto;
         /* On mobile the whole modal is one drawer, so the sections screen wears the
@@ -277,18 +293,23 @@
         background: var(--main-bg);
     }
 
+    /* No horizontal padding of its own: the close button must land on the drawer
+     * gutter, exactly where the content screen's close button sits. */
     .sidebarHeader {
-        padding: 4px 12px 8px;
+        padding: 4px 0 8px;
     }
 
-    /* Align the title with the section labels + item icons below. Their left edge is
-     * navMenu(12) + own padding(12); the header only carries 12, so the title needs
-     * its own 12 to reach the same line. */
+    /* Align the title with the section labels + item icons below, whose left edge
+     * is the gutter + navItem's own padding(12). */
     .sidebarTitle {
         padding: 0 12px;
         margin-bottom: 0;
     }
 
+    .navMenu {
+        padding: 0;
+    }
+
     .navMenuFooter {
         margin-top: 24px;
         padding-top: 12px;
@@ -309,10 +330,11 @@
 
     .content {
         flex: 1;
-        /* Symmetric horizontal padding + the right safe-area inset so the close
+        /* Symmetric horizontal gutter + the right safe-area inset so the close
          * button and settings panels (Keybinds, Layout, …) never crowd the screen
          * edge. */
-        padding: 12px calc(16px + var(--safe-right)) calc(16px + var(--safe-bottom)) 16px;
+        padding: 12px calc(var(--drawer-gutter) + var(--safe-right)) calc(16px + var(--safe-bottom))
+            var(--drawer-gutter);
         /* Nudge inherited/em-based text down a touch for a denser, phone-friendly
          * scale; width-driven layouts reflow into the narrow drawer on their own. */
         font-size: 0.92rem;
@@ -326,7 +348,11 @@
         font-size: 1.1rem;
     }
 
+    /* The drawer gutter is the only horizontal padding on phone: no extra right
+     * padding and no reserved scrollbar gutter, so panel content lines up with the
+     * header on both edges instead of drifting left. */
     .scrollArea {
-        padding-right: 6px;
+        padding-right: 0;
+        scrollbar-gutter: auto;
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarCharacterItem.tsx b/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarCharacterItem.tsx
index d0165087..2b72b863 100644
--- a/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarCharacterItem.tsx
+++ b/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarCharacterItem.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import { pasteText } from "@src/lib/screenplay/editor";
 
 import { ProjectContext } from "@src/context/ProjectContext";
 import { join } from "@src/lib/utils/misc";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 
-import { Highlighter, Link } from "lucide-react";
+import { Highlighter, Link, MoreVertical } from "lucide-react";
 import item from "./SidebarItem.module.css";
 
 const DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR = "#6366f1"; // Indigo - matches extension default
@@ -18,21 +19,45 @@ type SidebarCharacterItemProps = CharacterContextProps & {
 };
 
 const SidebarCharacterItem = memo(({ character, isHighlighted }: SidebarCharacterItemProps) => {
+    const t = useTranslations("contextMenu");
     const { updateContextMenu } = useContext(UserContext);
-    const { editor } = useContext(ProjectContext);
+    const { editor, isReadOnly } = useContext(ProjectContext);
 
     const highlightColor = character.color || DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR;
 
+    // Clamp so the menu never opens off the right/bottom edge (matters on touch,
+    // where it's triggered from the ⋮ button near the panel edge). Read-only
+    // collapses the menu to the single Highlight item, so it needs far less room.
+    const openMenu = useCallback(
+        (x: number, y: number) => {
+            updateContextMenu({
+                type: ContextMenuType.CharacterItem,
+                position: {
+                    x: Math.min(x, window.innerWidth - 230),
+                    y: Math.min(y, window.innerHeight - (isReadOnly ? 60 : 180)),
+                },
+                typeSpecificProps: {
+                    character,
+                },
+            });
+        },
+        [updateContextMenu, character, isReadOnly],
+    );
+
     const handleDropdown = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
         e.preventDefault();
-        updateContextMenu({
-            type: ContextMenuType.CharacterItem,
-            position: { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY },
-            typeSpecificProps: {
-                character,
-            },
-        });
-    }, [updateContextMenu, character]);
+        openMenu(e.clientX, e.clientY);
+    }, [openMenu]);
+
+    // Touch equivalent of right-click: the ⋮ button (shown only on coarse
+    // pointers). stopPropagation keeps the click from bubbling to the
+    // context-menu host's close-on-click handler.
+    const handleMenuButton = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        const rect = (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).getBoundingClientRect();
+        openMenu(rect.left, rect.bottom);
+    }, [openMenu]);
 
     const handleDoubleClick = useCallback(() => {
         // paste character name on double click
@@ -53,6 +78,17 @@ const SidebarCharacterItem = memo(({ character, isHighlighted }: SidebarCharacte
                         <Highlighter size={13} className={item.highlight_icon} style={{ color: highlightColor }} />
                     )}
                     {character.persistent && <Link size={13} className={item.icon} />}
+                    {/* Always shown: the character menu keeps a working Highlight
+                     * item in read-only, so gating this on write access would put
+                     * highlighting out of reach on touch. */}
+                    <button
+                        className={item.menu_btn}
+                        onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                        onClick={handleMenuButton}
+                        aria-label={t("characterOptions")}
+                    >
+                        <MoreVertical size={16} />
+                    </button>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarLocationItem.tsx b/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarLocationItem.tsx
index e0886aab..eb831d30 100644
--- a/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarLocationItem.tsx
+++ b/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarLocationItem.tsx
@@ -6,24 +6,48 @@ import { UserContext } from "@src/context/UserContext";
 import { pasteText } from "@src/lib/screenplay/editor";
 import { ProjectContext } from "@src/context/ProjectContext";
 import { join } from "@src/lib/utils/misc";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 
-import { Link } from "lucide-react";
+import { Link, MoreVertical } from "lucide-react";
 import item from "./SidebarItem.module.css";
 
 const SidebarLocationItem = memo(({ location }: LocationContextProps) => {
+    const t = useTranslations("contextMenu");
     const { updateContextMenu } = useContext(UserContext);
-    const { editor } = useContext(ProjectContext);
+    const { editor, isReadOnly } = useContext(ProjectContext);
+
+    // Clamp so the menu never opens off the right/bottom edge (matters on touch,
+    // where it's triggered from the ⋮ button near the panel edge).
+    const openMenu = useCallback(
+        (x: number, y: number) => {
+            updateContextMenu({
+                type: ContextMenuType.LocationItem,
+                position: {
+                    x: Math.min(x, window.innerWidth - 230),
+                    y: Math.min(y, window.innerHeight - 110),
+                },
+                typeSpecificProps: {
+                    location,
+                },
+            });
+        },
+        [updateContextMenu, location],
+    );
 
     const handleDropdown = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
         e.preventDefault();
-        updateContextMenu({
-            type: ContextMenuType.LocationItem,
-            position: { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY },
-            typeSpecificProps: {
-                location,
-            },
-        });
-    }, [updateContextMenu, location]);
+        openMenu(e.clientX, e.clientY);
+    }, [openMenu]);
+
+    // Touch equivalent of right-click: the ⋮ button (shown only on coarse
+    // pointers). stopPropagation keeps the click from bubbling to the
+    // context-menu host's close-on-click handler.
+    const handleMenuButton = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        const rect = (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).getBoundingClientRect();
+        openMenu(rect.left, rect.bottom);
+    }, [openMenu]);
 
     const handleDoubleClick = useCallback(() => {
         // paste location name on double click
@@ -33,8 +57,22 @@ const SidebarLocationItem = memo(({ location }: LocationContextProps) => {
     return (
         <div onContextMenu={handleDropdown} onDoubleClick={handleDoubleClick} className={item.container}>
             <div className={item.data}>
-                <p className={join(item.title, "unselectable")}>{location.name}</p>
-                {location.persistent && <Link className={item.icon} size={14} />}
+                <div className={item.title_row}>
+                    <p className={join(item.title, "unselectable")}>{location.name}</p>
+                </div>
+                <div className={item.icons_row}>
+                    {location.persistent && <Link className={item.icon} size={14} />}
+                    {!isReadOnly && (
+                        <button
+                            className={item.menu_btn}
+                            onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                            onClick={handleMenuButton}
+                            aria-label={t("locationOptions")}
+                        >
+                            <MoreVertical size={16} />
+                        </button>
+                    )}
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarSceneItem.tsx b/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarSceneItem.tsx
index da4a892a..14d96e96 100644
--- a/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarSceneItem.tsx
+++ b/components/editor/sidebar/SidebarSceneItem.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { MoreVertical } from "lucide-react";
 import { ContextMenuType, SceneContextProps } from "./ContextMenu";
 import { UserContext } from "@src/context/UserContext";
 import { join } from "@src/lib/utils/misc";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import { Scene } from "@src/lib/screenplay/scenes";
 import SceneLengthItem from "../sidebar/SceneLengthItem";
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type SidebarSceneItemProps = SceneContextProps & {
 };
 
 const SidebarSceneItem = memo(({ scene, index, showDropIndicator, isDragging, isCurrent, label, isOmitted, scrollRef, onPointerDown, onDoubleClick }: SidebarSceneItemProps) => {
+    const t = useTranslations("contextMenu");
     const { updateContextMenu } = useContext(UserContext);
 
     // Clamp so the menu never opens off the right/bottom edge (matters on touch,
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ const SidebarSceneItem = memo(({ scene, index, showDropIndicator, isDragging, is
                     className={nav_item.menu_btn}
                     onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
                     onClick={handleMenuButton}
-                    aria-label="Scene options"
+                    aria-label={t("sceneOptions")}
                 >
                     <MoreVertical size={16} />
                 </button>
diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
index 43f98f73..f8ecacad 100644
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ b/messages/de.json
@@ -562,7 +562,10 @@
     "unomitScene": "Szene wiederherstellen",
     "insertPageBreak": "Seitenumbruch einfügen",
     "removePageBreak": "Seitenumbruch entfernen",
-    "pageBreakHint": "Manueller Seitenumbruch"
+    "pageBreakHint": "Manueller Seitenumbruch",
+        "sceneOptions": "Szenenoptionen",
+        "characterOptions": "Charakteroptionen",
+        "locationOptions": "Ortsoptionen"
   },
   "popup": {
     "character": {
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 3dd15f3f..7cd2554f 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -561,7 +561,10 @@
     "unomitScene": "Unomit scene",
     "insertPageBreak": "Insert page break",
     "removePageBreak": "Remove page break",
-    "pageBreakHint": "Manual page break"
+    "pageBreakHint": "Manual page break",
+        "sceneOptions": "Scene options",
+        "characterOptions": "Character options",
+        "locationOptions": "Location options"
   },
   "popup": {
     "character": {
diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
index 81e16de2..fa617b16 100644
--- a/messages/es.json
+++ b/messages/es.json
@@ -561,7 +561,10 @@
     "unomitScene": "Restaurar escena",
     "insertPageBreak": "Insertar salto de página",
     "removePageBreak": "Quitar salto de página",
-    "pageBreakHint": "Salto de página manual"
+    "pageBreakHint": "Salto de página manual",
+        "sceneOptions": "Opciones de escena",
+        "characterOptions": "Opciones de personaje",
+        "locationOptions": "Opciones de localización"
   },
   "popup": {
     "character": {
diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
index 70efa565..e8bab596 100644
--- a/messages/fr.json
+++ b/messages/fr.json
@@ -562,7 +562,10 @@
     "unomitScene": "Restaurer la scène",
     "insertPageBreak": "Insérer un saut de page",
     "removePageBreak": "Supprimer le saut de page",
-    "pageBreakHint": "Saut de page manuel"
+    "pageBreakHint": "Saut de page manuel",
+        "sceneOptions": "Options de la scène",
+        "characterOptions": "Options du personnage",
+        "locationOptions": "Options du lieu"
   },
   "popup": {
     "character": {
diff --git a/messages/ja.json b/messages/ja.json
index 9f16eaea..f84e9553 100644
--- a/messages/ja.json
+++ b/messages/ja.json
@@ -561,7 +561,10 @@
     "unomitScene": "シーンを復元",
     "insertPageBreak": "改ページを挿入",
     "removePageBreak": "改ページを削除",
-    "pageBreakHint": "手動改ページ"
+    "pageBreakHint": "手動改ページ",
+        "sceneOptions": "シーンのオプション",
+        "characterOptions": "登場人物のオプション",
+        "locationOptions": "場所のオプション"
   },
   "popup": {
     "character": {
diff --git a/messages/ko.json b/messages/ko.json
index e9f30d83..eaedb148 100644
--- a/messages/ko.json
+++ b/messages/ko.json
@@ -561,7 +561,10 @@
     "unomitScene": "씬 복원",
     "insertPageBreak": "페이지 나누기 삽입",
     "removePageBreak": "페이지 나누기 제거",
-    "pageBreakHint": "수동 페이지 나누기"
+    "pageBreakHint": "수동 페이지 나누기",
+        "sceneOptions": "장면 옵션",
+        "characterOptions": "인물 옵션",
+        "locationOptions": "장소 옵션"
   },
   "popup": {
     "character": {
diff --git a/messages/pl.json b/messages/pl.json
index 1bd5eccf..27327b86 100644
--- a/messages/pl.json
+++ b/messages/pl.json
@@ -561,7 +561,10 @@
     "unomitScene": "Przywróć scenę",
     "insertPageBreak": "Wstaw podział strony",
     "removePageBreak": "Usuń podział strony",
-    "pageBreakHint": "Ręczny podział strony"
+    "pageBreakHint": "Ręczny podział strony",
+        "sceneOptions": "Opcje sceny",
+        "characterOptions": "Opcje postaci",
+        "locationOptions": "Opcje lokalizacji"
   },
   "popup": {
     "character": {
diff --git a/messages/zh.json b/messages/zh.json
index 15857c63..0226cf01 100644
--- a/messages/zh.json
+++ b/messages/zh.json
@@ -561,7 +561,10 @@
     "unomitScene": "恢复场景",
     "insertPageBreak": "插入分页符",
     "removePageBreak": "移除分页符",
-    "pageBreakHint": "手动分页符"
+    "pageBreakHint": "手动分页符",
+        "sceneOptions": "场景选项",
+        "characterOptions": "角色选项",
+        "locationOptions": "位置选项"
   },
   "popup": {
     "character": {
diff --git a/styles/globals.css b/styles/globals.css
index 32e0a526..d8838420 100644
--- a/styles/globals.css
+++ b/styles/globals.css
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ body {
     height: 100%;
     width: 100%;
     overflow: clip;
+    /* Disable mobile text autosizing ("font boosting"). Without this, phone
+     * browsers inflate the editor's 16px screenplay font (~18.7px) while the
+     * offscreen pagination measurement div (#pagination-test-div, hidden) stays
+     * at 16px — so text wraps differently than measured and page breaks stutter
+     * while typing. It also crams the boosted glyphs into the fixed 16px
+     * --line-height. All font sizes here are deliberate; never auto-inflate. */
+    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
+    text-size-adjust: 100%;
 }
 
 .app-layout {