diff --git a/web/src/app.css b/web/src/app.css
index 4756740..290f9a6 100644
--- a/web/src/app.css
+++ b/web/src/app.css
@@ -254,10 +254,15 @@
   flex-direction: column;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   pointer-events: auto;
-  /* Frosted glass — same recipe as the desktop's "What should Nomos do?"
-     launcher card (bg-card/70 backdrop-blur), so floating windows read as
-     part of the same surface language instead of opaque panels. */
-  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--card) 70%, transparent);
+  /* Frosted glass — same idea as the desktop's "What should Nomos do?"
+     launcher card (bg-card/70 backdrop-blur), tuned less transparent
+     (85%, not 70%) because backdrop-filter's blur strength isn't
+     consistent across engines — Firefox blurs noticeably less than
+     Chromium at the same radius, so a Chromium-tuned opacity reads as
+     "way too see-through" there (2026-07-21). Leaning on a higher base
+     opacity keeps windows legible everywhere; the blur is a bonus on
+     top, not what's carrying the effect. */
+  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--card) 85%, transparent);
   backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
   color: var(--card-foreground);
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/desktop-shell/TaskLauncher.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/desktop-shell/TaskLauncher.svelte
index 472c8c5..4b457cb 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/desktop-shell/TaskLauncher.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/desktop-shell/TaskLauncher.svelte
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       onkeydown={handleKeydown}
       placeholder="e.g. Roll the staging database back to last night's snapshot and verify the app is healthy…"
       rows={compact ? 2 : 3}
-      class="max-h-52 min-h-24 resize-none border-0 bg-transparent px-4 py-3.5 text-base shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0"
+      class="max-h-52 min-h-24 resize-none field-sizing-fixed border-0 bg-transparent px-4 py-3.5 text-base shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0"
     />
     <div class="flex items-center justify-between px-3 pb-3">
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