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# Layout Previews
Turn a spatial design decision into a **side-by-side visual choice** by drawing each option as an aligned ASCII / box-drawing mockup inside the `AskUserQuestion` option `preview` field.
A label like "Info-rich HUD" tells the user almost nothing. A tiny rendered frame tells them everything. When the choice is about *where things go*, show it.
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## When To Use
Use it when the decision involves a concrete **spatial or visual artifact** the user benefits from seeing:
- UI / HUD layouts, screen arrangements, panel or component placement
- Navigation / information hierarchy variants
- Diagram or architecture-shape variations
- Config or code-snippet structure choices where shape matters
Do NOT use it for:
- Simple preference questions where the label already says it all ("Dark or light mode?", "Ship now or after tests?")
- Non-visual tradeoffs (naming, yes/no, scope) — plain options are clearer there.
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## How It Works
- Put the mockup in each option's `preview` field.
- **Single-select only.** With previews on a single-select question, the UI switches to a side-by-side layout: option list on one side, the highlighted option's `preview` on the other. Multi-select does not render previews this way.
- Multi-line text is supported. Use it.
- Keep each mockup compact and legible inside a monospace box — a few rows, not a full screen.
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## Mockup Craft
- **Align every column.** Misaligned box edges read as broken, not as a layout. Count characters; pa