Jaayden Halko 70c0ffcfb5 fix(site/src): horizontally scroll wide code blocks in agent chat (#26016)
closes CODAGT-467

 ## Problem

In the agent chat timeline, wide tool-preview code blocks did not wrap
**and** had no usable horizontal scroll. Long lines were clipped and
unreachable for mouse users.

Root cause: file/code/JSON previews (`read_file`, generic & MCP tool
input/output) and markdown fenced code blocks render through
`@pierre/diffs`, whose `[data-code]` grid grows to its content width
(`align-self: flex-start`). The wrapping `ScrollArea` only rendered a
**vertical** scrollbar, so although the viewport was horizontally
scrollable, there was no scrollbar affordance and the overflow was
clipped.

## Fix

Render a horizontal scrollbar on these previews via `ScrollArea
orientation="both"`, exposing the already-scrollable viewport with a
visible 6px bar (consistent with the existing hover scrollbars). For
markdown, let `[data-code]` size to its content so the outer
`ScrollArea` owns the scroll.

Shell/log output (`execute`, `process_output`) and diffs (`write_file`,
`edit_files`) intentionally keep **wrapping**.

| Preview type | Behavior |
| --- | --- |
| `read_file`, generic/MCP input & output, markdown fenced code |
horizontal **scroll** (new) |
| `execute`, `process_output` (shell/logs) | wrap (unchanged) |
| `write_file`, `edit_files` (diffs) | wrap (unchanged) |

## Changes

- `ScrollArea`: add `horizontalScrollBarClassName` to size the
horizontal bar independently of the vertical bar (avoids a `twMerge`
width/height conflict).
- `ReadFileTool`, generic `ToolFileViewer` (`Tool.tsx`):
`orientation="both"` + thin horizontal bar.
- `Response.tsx`: wrap fenced code in a both-axis `ScrollArea`; let
`[data-code]` size to content.
- Long-line regression stories for the file viewer, generic tool, and
markdown.
- Change scrollbar color to accessible contrast ratio
- Increase hit area for scroll bars to 24px which is minimim for wcag
2.2 accessibility requirements

<details>
<summary>Implementation notes & decisions</summary>

- The `@pierre/diffs` `File` viewer only supports `overflow: "scroll" |
"wrap"`. Its `[data-code]` element is a grid with `overflow: scroll
clip` that grows to content width instead of scrolling, so the outer
container must provide the scroll affordance.
- Chosen approach: surface the **outer** `ScrollArea`'s horizontal
scrollbar (the viewport was already scrollable) rather than fighting the
library's internal per-block scroll. This yields a single, unified
horizontal scrollbar and guarantees the timeline never exceeds the
viewport (the `ScrollArea` root is `overflow: hidden`).
- Scroll vs wrap was chosen per content type: code/JSON/file structure
benefits from scrolling (wrapping breaks indentation and line-number
alignment), while shell/log output keeps wrapping. Precedent for visible
horizontal scrollbars already exists in `GitPanel`/`TaskApps`.

</details>

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