Compact recordings list rows to title plus one transcript preview line.

app/Models/Recording.php

@@ -179,6 +179,28 @@ class Recording extends Model
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * First line of the transcript, truncated for compact list rows.
+     */
+    public function transcriptFirstLine(int $limit = 120): ?string
+    {
+        if (! filled($this->transcript)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $firstLine = Str::of($this->transcript)
+            ->before("\n")
+            ->replaceMatches('/\s+/', ' ')
+            ->trim()
+            ->toString();
+
+        if ($firstLine === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return Str::limit($firstLine, $limit);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Short transcript excerpt, optionally centered on a search hit.
      */

resources/views/livewire/recordings/index.blade.php

@@ -125,18 +125,21 @@
                                 />
                             </flux:button>
                         </flux:table.cell>
-                        <flux:table.cell class="whitespace-normal">
-                            <flux:link href="{{ route('recordings.show', $recording) }}" wire:navigate class="font-medium">
-                                {{ $recording->title }}
-                            </flux:link>
-                            @if ($recording->artist)
-                                <flux:text class="mt-0.5 text-xs">{{ $recording->artist }}</flux:text>
-                            @endif
-                            @if ($snippet = $recording->transcriptSnippet($search ?: null))
-                                <flux:text class="mt-1 max-w-xl text-xs leading-relaxed">
-                                    {{ $snippet }}
-                                </flux:text>
-                            @endif
+                        <flux:table.cell class="max-w-xl">
+                            <div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+                                <flux:link
+                                    href="{{ route('recordings.show', $recording) }}"
+                                    wire:navigate
+                                    class="shrink-0 font-medium"
+                                >
+                                    {{ $recording->title }}
+                                </flux:link>
+                                @if ($preview = $recording->transcriptFirstLine())
+                                    <span class="min-w-0 truncate text-sm text-zinc-500 dark:text-zinc-400" title="{{ $preview }}">
+                                        {{ $preview }}
+                                    </span>
+                                @endif
+                            </div>
                         </flux:table.cell>
                         <flux:table.cell>{{ $recording->duration_formatted }}</flux:table.cell>
                         <flux:table.cell>

tests/Feature/Recordings/IndexTest.php

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class IndexTest extends TestCase
             'file_path' => 'recordings/office.mp3',
             'file_size_bytes' => 100,
             'transcription_status' => 'done',
-            'transcript' => 'talking about the pocket recorder today',
+            'transcript' => "talking about the pocket recorder today\nsecond line stays hidden",
         ]);
 
         Recording::query()->create([
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ class IndexTest extends TestCase
         Livewire::test(Index::class)
             ->set('search', 'pocket recorder')
             ->assertSee('Office chat')
+            ->assertSee('talking about the pocket recorder today')
+            ->assertDontSee('second line stays hidden')
             ->assertDontSee('Unrelated');
     }