fix(ui): Fix OrganizationSwitcher avatar flash and polish popover styling

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Description

• makes org switcher row heights consistent (was like 3px off before)
• adds sticky open style to popover trigger (standard ala vercel & notion for popovers)
• removes avatar flash on first render of org popover (more noticeable on dark mode, screenshot of the frame below)

Before	After

Follow up PR imporving popover anims here

Checklist

• pnpm test runs as expected.
• pnpm build runs as expected.
• (If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
• (If applicable) Documentation has been updated

Type of change

• 🐛 Bug fix
• 🌟 New feature
• 🔨 Breaking change
• 📖 Refactoring / dependency upgrade / documentation
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Improved the organization switcher’s open state with clearer visual highlighting.
  • Made newly loaded avatars appear more smoothly on first display.
• Bug Fixes
  • Reduced brief background flashing when avatars mount.
  • Aligned the “Create organization” action row with the rest of the menu items for a more consistent layout.

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🦋 Changeset detected

Latest commit: 412b25f

The changes in this PR will be included in the next version bump.

This PR includes changesets to release 3 packages

Name	Type
@clerk/ui	Patch
@clerk/chrome-extension	Patch
@clerk/swingset	Patch

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR patches @clerk/ui's <OrganizationSwitcher /> with three styling adjustments: synchronous avatar image decoding to avoid a background flash, highlighted trigger styling when expanded, and aligned padding/icon sizing for the "Create organization" action row. A changeset documents these changes.

Changes

OrganizationSwitcher Polish

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Trigger expanded highlight packages/ui/src/components/OrganizationSwitcher/OrganizationSwitcherTrigger.tsx	Adds sx styling for aria-expanded="true" state, setting background and accent colors.
Action row sizing packages/ui/src/components/OrganizationSwitcher/OtherOrganizationActions.tsx	Adjusts button padding and icon box height to match other list row heights.
Avatar sync decoding packages/ui/src/elements/Avatar.tsx	Sets decoding="sync" on the avatar's Image element with explanatory comments to avoid a first-render flash.
Changeset .changeset/org-switcher-polish.md	Documents the patch release covering all three adjustments.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Poem

Hop, hop, a trigger glows so bright,
Avatars decode before first light,
Rows aligned, no bumps in sight,
A tiny patch, done just right,
🐰✨ Ship it tonight!

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main user-facing changes: fixing the avatar flash and polishing OrganizationSwitcher popover styling.

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Packages analyzed	19
Packages with changes	0
🔴 Breaking changes	0
🟡 Non-breaking changes	0
🟢 Additions	0

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