# Reference Layout — UI Atlas > Archived on 2026-07-13. This reverse-engineering snapshot is provenance, not current product design authority. Systematic reverse-engineering pass of the external reference layout used as the visual north star for Maka. Built from the extracted bundle at `/tmp/qoder-extracted/out/renderer/`. This document is the source of truth for Phase 2 reapplication. Every section is backed by direct evidence pulled from `assets/globals-UfMzAdiO.css` (265KB minified, beautified to `/tmp/reference-globals.css` = 8032 lines) and `index.html`. Where an entry says "from JS chunk", it's a string literal extracted from `index-C02cm0ok.js`. **Use the reference's mechanics — never copy product names.** Naming hygiene rule (memory `project_reference_layout_lane`) requires every artifact in Maka's codebase use neutral terms ("reference layout", "upstream design"). The product name appears in this atlas only because it's needed to identify what we're analyzing; it must not leak into commit messages, JSDoc, or shipped CSS comments. --- ## 1. Theme System `` carries 8 themes: | Theme | Loading bg | Loading fg | Notes | |--------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------| | `light` | `#ffffff` | `#09090b` | Default on Windows/Linux | | `dark` | `#09090b` | `#fafafa` | | | `light-glass` | transparent | `#09090b` | macOS default; uses Electron vibrancy | | `dark-glass` | `#171716` | `#eeeeeb` | | | `classic-light` | `#fafaf9` | `#171716` | Warmer neutral | | `classic-dark` | `#09090b` | `#fafafa` | | | `light-parchment` | `#FAF9F6` | `#202116` | Warm bone canvas | | `dark-parchment` | `#1E1C18` | `#FAF9F6` | | Initial body fallback (before React mounts): `-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto`. macOS default is `light-glass` (transparent + native vibrancy). Maka does **not** currently use Electron vibrancy — adding it is a separate platform concern. ### Glass theme implication `light-glass`/`dark-glass` make the window content render against the system material (translucent panels with desktop bleed-through). The whole page chrome is calibrated to look correct on a vibrancy substrate. If we adopt `light-glass` later, all the colors below need an alpha pass too. --- ## 2. Font System CSS custom props in light-parchment: | Token | Value | |--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `--font-ui` | `-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'PingFang SC', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Noto Sans CJK SC'` | | `--font-sans` | `ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, …emoji fallbacks` | | `--font-mono` | `ui-monospace, 'Cascadia Code', 'SF Mono', Menlo, Consolas, …` (light) / `ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, …` (dark) | | `--font-body` | `var(--font-ui)` in sans mode; `'Libre Baskerville', Georgia, 'Songti SC', …` in serif mode | Plus a downloaded variable: `InstrumentSans-VariableFont_wdth_wght-BjF37L9x.ttf` — not declared via `@font-face` in the snippet I checked; investigate further if a specific surface uses Instrument Sans explicitly. ### Font weight scale - `--font-weight-normal: 400` - `--font-weight-medium: 500` - `--font-weight-semibold: 600` - `--font-weight-bold: 700` ### Type scale (Tailwind v4 defaults) | Token | Value | Px equivalent | Line height | |---------------|------------|---------------|------------------------------| | `--text-xs` | `.75rem` | 12px | `calc(1 / .75)` = 16px | | `--text-sm` | `.875rem` | 14px | `calc(1.25 / .875)` = 20px | | `--text-base` | `1rem` | 16px | `1.5` | | `--text-lg` | `1.125rem` | 18px | `calc(1.75 / 1.125)` = 28px | | `--text-xl` | `1.25rem` | 20px | `calc(1.75 / 1.25)` = 28px | | `--text-2xl` | `1.5rem` | 24px | `calc(2 / 1.5)` = 32px | | `--text-3xl` | `1.875rem` | 30px | `1.2` | ### Runtime size controller — `data-font-size` Set on `` via `localStorage.getItem('qoder-work-ui:fontStyle')` / `'…:fontSize'`. Three steps: | Mode | Chat input | Prose body | Code in prose | |---------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| | `[data-font-size=small]` | 13 / 24 | 13 | 12 | | `[data-font-size=medium]` (default; `:not([…])`) | 14 / 24 | (default) | 13 | | `[data-font-size=large]` | 16 / 28 | 16 | (larger) | Default font-style: `sans`. `[data-font-style=serif]` swaps body to `Libre Baskerville` (Songti SC for CJK). Maka currently has neither `data-font-size` nor `data-font-style` runtime controls — those are an unimplemented feature, not a styling miss. --- ## 3. Color Tokens (light-parchment as canonical reference) Reference uses an Ant-Design-style semantic naming with `--color-bg-*`, `--color-fill-*`, `--color-text-*`, `--color-border-*`, `--color-link-*` families. Below is the light-parchment family — the warm-canvas theme that maka's "reference-layout lane" targets. ### Backgrounds - `--color-bg-base: #faf9f6` — canvas / page background (warm bone) - `--color-bg-container: #faf9f6` — primary card background - `--color-bg-elevated: #f7f4ef` — slightly deeper for elevated surfaces - `--color-bg-highlight: #c9c4b8` — selected row fill - `--color-bg-highlight-hover: #d4c9bc` — hover fill (warm taupe) - `--color-bg-layout: #fdfcfa` — outer shell (sidebar / chrome plate; lightest) ### Fill scale (subtle tints used for chips, sub-panels) - Tertiary fill: `var(--color-fill-tertiary)` — most subtle (think 4-5% black) ### Borders - `--color-border` — primary - `--color-border-secondary` — slightly lighter - `--color-border-tertiary` — the lightest (used on the workbench card border) ### Light (default) family condensed - `--color-bg-base: #fff` - `--color-bg-container: #fff` - `--color-bg-elevated: #f9f9f9` - `--color-bg-highlight-hover: #e0e0e0` (or `#eeeeeb`) ### Dark family condensed - `--color-bg-base: #171716` - `--color-bg-container: #171716` - `--color-bg-elevated: #22221f` Maka's tokens (`maka-tokens.css`) use `oklch()` — semantically equivalent. The gap is in **the chrome variables** (`--agents-*`) below — those don't exist in maka. --- ## 4. Page Architecture Tokens (THE critical findings) ### Content area tokens - `--agents-content-area-radius: 6px` — the universal corner radius for cards, panels, content area outer ring. **Six pixels, not 10-12.** - `--agents-content-area-gap: 4px` — the gap between sibling cards / panels. **Four pixels.** Cards sit very close, almost touching. - `--agents-content-area-bg` — `var(--color-bg-container)` in default/dark, `#fff` in light, `transparent` in glass themes - `--agents-layout-bg` — `var(--color-bg-layout)` for shell; in glass: `#0006` (dark) / `#ffffff80` (light); in parchment: a 172° linear gradient from `--color-fill-tertiary` to `--color-bg-container` ### The page layout DOM (inferred from CSS selectors) ``` [data-agents-page] ← root, theme-scoped └── .agents-layout-root └── .agents-layout-body ├── (left sidebar, sometimes glass material) └── .agents-content-area ← right column / main pane └── [data-agents-view=cron|skills|chat|im_hub|new_chat] └── .agents-inner-view-clamp ← THE page card itself ├── (page header / hero) └── content (workbench-split-root, dual-card-row, etc.) ``` ### The signature card chrome When **`light-parchment` / `dark-parchment` theme** + view is `skills` / `cron` / `im_hub` (the three "wide" views, vs chat which is a centered conversation column), `.agents-inner-view-clamp` paints as the lifted page card: ```css border: 1px solid var(--color-border-tertiary); /* often 50-60% via color-mix */ border-radius: var(--agents-content-area-radius); /* 6px */ min-width: 350px; ``` ### Layout primitives inside the page card - `.workbench-split-root` / `.workbench-split-view` — split-pane container (uses resizable panels; `gap: var(--agents-content-area-gap)` = 4px) - `.agents-dual-card-row` — alternative dual-card row - `.workbench-card` — content card inside the split - `.aux-panel` — sibling card / sub-panel - `.task-monitor-right-panel` — special right-side monitor variant (no border / no shadow / `--color-fill-tertiary` background to recede) ### The universal card recipe ```css border: 1px solid var(--color-border-tertiary); border-radius: var(--agents-content-area-radius); /* 6px */ background: var(--color-bg-base); box-shadow: 0 1px 2px #0c0c0d0a; /* black @ ~4% */ ``` This is the formula for `.workbench-card`, `.aux-panel`, and `.agents-chat-panel`. It is the **single most-reused look** in the bundle and the gap with maka — maka's cards have 8-10px radii, 0.04 foreground shadows, and use `var(--border)` (more like `--color-border-secondary`). Visually maka's cards read as "bigger / softer / more isolated" than reference's tight 6px / hairline-tertiary cards. ### The `--agents-layout-bg` (sidebar / chrome) — flat, NOT gradient (corrected 2026-06-24) ```css background: var(--color-bg-container); ``` **This section originally claimed a 172° linear-gradient.** Corrected 2026-06-24 (WAWQAQ msg `5d3b10e5` + `1e693dee`): the reference product actually renders a flat `--color-bg-container` here. The gradient I extracted from the bundle CSS *was* present, but only as a leftover in the source — the production app doesn't render it. Following the stale extracted CSS reintroduced the gradient into maka's `.maka-shell-2col` and `--agents-layout-bg` tokens, which WAWQAQ flagged as wrong: > 谁让你他妈的用渐变的啊?参考实现就没有啊 PR-CHAT-CHROME-FIX-0 (`ed292897`) reverted both maka tokens to flat `var(--background)` / `var(--color-bg-container)`. **Future agents: do NOT re-add this gradient based on RE evidence; the user's observable ground truth is flat.** --- ## 5. Shadow Vocabulary (curated; 5 patterns) The bundle has hundreds of `box-shadow:` declarations, but they reduce to these 5 patterns: | Pattern | Use | |----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | `box-shadow: 0 1px 2px #0c0c0d0a` | **Universal card lift** (the only shadow on default cards) | | `box-shadow: 0 6px 20px -12px #0c0c0d33` | Medium float (popovers, sticky panels) | | `box-shadow: 0 8px 24px -16px #0000006b` | Deep float (dark mode equivalent) | | `box-shadow: 0 4px 12px #00000026` | Anchored anchored alerts | | 3-layer triple-glow (10px wing-out variants) | Composer hero glow (multiple tints) | Notes: - `#0c0c0d0a` = `rgba(12, 12, 13, 0.04)` — about 4% black. - All non-glow shadows use plain hex with alpha suffix (not `rgba(…)`), keeping the declarations short. Maka uses `oklch(from var(--foreground) l c h / 0.04)` style alpha shadows mostly — semantically the same lift, just expressed via oklch. The numeric gap: maka's lift cards use 0.10 in the second shadow layer (per `da1a40f1` removal). Reference would have used the `0 1px 2px` 4% only and let the 1px border do the visual separation. --- ## 6. Keyframes (all 13) | Keyframe | Spec (from earlier samples) | |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `agents-fade-in` | 200ms ease-out opacity 0→1 | | `agents-slide-up` | 200ms translateY 8px → 0 with opacity 0→1 | | `streaming-fade-in` | `.18s ease-out` opacity 0→1 (per-token fade on streaming Markdown) | | `workbench-card-scale-in` | `.35s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1) .15s both` scale .97→1, opacity 0→1 | | `chat-input-glow-pulse` | `4.8s ease-in-out infinite` (composer ambient breathing — already ported) | | `indeterminate-slide` | `1.4s ease-in-out infinite` `left -40% → 100%` (indeterminate progress bar) | | `pointer-poke` | `4s linear infinite`, micro-shake to draw cursor attention | | `pulse` | `2s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.6,1) infinite` (Tailwind built-in) | | `spin` | `1s linear infinite` (Tailwind built-in) | | `chroma-slide` | Color shift on tiled chrome (not yet sampled) | | `connectors-lightning-pulse` | Connector banner emphasis | | `industry-guide-marquee` | Horizontal marquee for the industry-guide page | | `agents-chat-design-launch-narrow`| Chat hero launch (likely the empty-chat slide-up sequence) | **Already ported into maka:** - `agents-fade-in` → kept as ambient utility - `agents-slide-up` → `maka-message-row-enter` (rounds 24/30) and `maka-hero-enter` (round 29/30) - `workbench-card-scale-in` → `maka-tool-card-enter` (round 23/30) - `chat-input-glow-pulse` → `maka-composer-glow-pulse` **Not yet ported (good Phase 2 candidates):** - `streaming-fade-in` — would be a real per-token fade in streamed Markdown - `indeterminate-slide` — loading bar for retry / pending states - `chroma-slide` / `connectors-lightning-pulse` — non-core, skip - `industry-guide-marquee` — non-applicable (no Maka counterpart) --- ## 7. Page-Level Component Names (from JS chunks) Strings literal-grep'd from `index-C02cm0ok.js`. These are React component or className tokens — useful for naming Maka equivalents. | Reference string | Likely surface | |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| | `agents-settings` | Settings page root | | `agents-settings-page-heading` | Settings page H1 | | `agents-settings-page-title-narrow` | Settings page H1 (narrow viewport variant) | | `agents-settings-page-description` | Settings page lede | | `workbench-aux-stack-from-panel-layout` | Aux panel stack adapter | | `workbench-root-from-panel-layout` | Main workbench wrapper | | `workbench-tab` | Tab control variant | | `cron-tasks` | Cron page tasks list | | `skills-navigation` | Skills page nav | | `agents-rename-subchat` | Inline rename overlay | The settings page has a dedicated heading/description block (per the H1 + lede hierarchy below). Cron page has a `cron-tasks` content area for the actual schedule list. --- ## 8. Data attribute selectors (state vocabulary) Reference uses `[data-*]` heavily for state. Subset relevant to Maka: - `[data-agents-page]` — root scope guard (theme-aware blocks) - `[data-agents-view=cron]` / `[data-agents-view=skills]` / `[data-agents-view=chat]` / `[data-agents-view=new_chat]` / `[data-agents-view=im_hub]` — current route - `[data-active=true]` — list selection - `[data-disabled=true]` / `[data-disabled]` — interaction disabled - `[data-focused=true]` — focus-within (used on the composer) - `[data-font-size=small|medium|large]` / `[data-font-style=sans|serif]` — runtime typography - `[data-glass-effects=off]` — disables vibrancy / backdrop blur - `[data-composer-message]` — composer rich-text shell - `[data-user-bubble]` — user message bubble (in chat) - `[data-chat-launch-transition=design]` — initial chat launch animation flag - `[data-skills-banner]` / `[data-skill-filter-menu]` — skills page chrome - `[data-canvas-dialog]` / `[data-close-button]` — modal chrome - `[data-gradual-blur-layer]` — blur scrim - `[data-banner-logo]` — Settings banner logo Maka mostly uses `[data-active="true"]` on list rows. There's no `[data-agents-view]` route attribute — module switching uses local React state, not a documented DOM contract. Adopting `[data-agents-view]` would make CSS targeting easier. --- ## 9. Specific gap analysis: Maka vs reference | Surface | Reference recipe | Maka current | Gap to close in Phase 2 | |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| | Page card outer | 1px `--color-border-tertiary` + 6px radius + `0 1px 2px #0c0c0d0a` | flat (no border / no shadow after da1a40f1) | Restore the lift, but tight 6px radius (was 10) | | Inter-card gap | 4px (`--agents-content-area-gap`) | 10-14px gap | Tighten to 4-6px | | Card shadow | `0 1px 2px` 4% only — no second softer layer | Used to have 2-layer (0 1px 2px + 0 8px 24px -16px 10%) | Single 4% lift; let border do the separation | | Sidebar / chrome bg | Flat `--color-bg-container` (corrected 2026-06-24) | Flat `--background` (parity) | **None — do NOT add a gradient (see §4.5 correction)** | | Cron page heading | (Need to extract — JS chunk has `cron-tasks` block) | h2 24px / 650 | Likely larger / display weight | | Settings page | `agents-settings-page-heading` + lede + `narrow` variant | Modal popup (still!) | Restructure as inline page in module-main pane | | Active list fill | `var(--color-bg-highlight)` = `#c9c4b8` (warm taupe) | `oklch(from --foreground l c h / 0.07)` (neutral gray) | Optional: warm taupe in parchment theme | | Glass theme | Vibrancy + `data-glass-effects` toggle | Not implemented | Out of UI scope (Electron platform work) | | `data-font-size` ctl | Runtime small / medium / large | Not implemented | Future settings surface | | Streaming tokens | `streaming-fade-in` per-token | Bubble-level fade only | Would need ChatMarkdown renderer wrap | --- ## 10. Phase 2 plan (atlas-driven) Goal: rewrite Maka's **Plan/Reminder** page and **Settings** surface to match reference's signature card chrome + heading hierarchy + tight 4-6px geometry. ### 10.1 Plan/Reminder page (ScheduledTaskPanel) - Wrap content in a `.maka-page-card` matching the universal recipe (1px border-tertiary + 6px radius + 4% lift), with `--agents-content-area-gap` equivalent at 4-6px between internal sections. - Heading: change `.maka-scheduled-task-heading h2` from 24/650 to 30px / weight-600 (reference uses `--text-3xl` for page headings). - Internal sections render as workbench-card-style sub-cards: 1px border, 6px radius, soft lift. Card-vs-card gap = 4-6px. - Task list = aux-panel pattern: per-row 1px divider (`border-bottom` on `:not(:last-child)`), no per-row border or radius (cockpit-mode density per taste skills). ### 10.2 Settings (currently a modal!) - Convert from Base UI Dialog overlay to an inline `.maka-module-main` view. - Header: `.maka-page-heading` (30px display) + lede paragraph + narrow variant (`-title-narrow`) for tighter sidebar widths. - Nav: left rail (current modal nav) → keep, but as part of a 2-column workbench-split-root inside the page card. - Content panel: right side workbench-card; sub-sections divided by `border-bottom` lines, not nested cards. ### 10.3 Shared primitives (CSS-only first) - Add `.maka-card-base` mixin via custom property: a single rule that defines the recipe (1px border-tertiary, 6px radius, 4% lift). Compose into `.maka-skill-library`, `.maka-scheduled-task-shell`, future settings page. - Add `.maka-page-heading` typography class (30px / 1.2 line / weight 600). - Optionally add `[data-maka-view=plan|skills|settings|...]` on a wrapper to match reference's `[data-agents-view]` pattern. ### 10.4 Out of Phase 2 scope (file follow-ups) - Glass theme + Electron vibrancy - `data-font-size` / `data-font-style` runtime controls - Streaming-fade-in per-token (requires Markdown renderer surgery) - The warm taupe `--color-bg-highlight` (parchment-only) --- ## 11. Source pointers (where evidence lives) - `/tmp/qoder-extracted/out/renderer/index.html` — DOM bootstrap, theme bootstrap, font preload - `/tmp/reference-globals.css` — beautified CSS (multi-line) - `/tmp/qoder-extracted/out/renderer/assets/globals-UfMzAdiO.css` — original minified CSS - `/tmp/qoder-extracted/out/renderer/assets/index-C02cm0ok.js` — main JS bundle (component names live here) - `/tmp/qoder-extracted/out/renderer/assets/chat-view-inner-Dgjr-1Tu.js` — chat view chunk - `/tmp/qoder-extracted/out/renderer/assets/chat-markdown-renderer-C-R6Fd8_.js` — Markdown chunk Grep patterns used for this pass (re-runnable): ```sh # CSS custom props grep -E '^[[:space:]]*--[a-z][a-z0-9-]+:' /tmp/reference-globals.css | sort -u # All keyframes grep -oE '^[[:space:]]*@keyframes [a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]+' /tmp/reference-globals.css | sort -u # All shadow patterns grep -oE 'box-shadow:[^;}]+' /tmp/reference-globals.css | sort -u # Page-level class strings from JS grep -oE '"(agents|workbench|aux|cron|skills|settings)-[a-z-]+"' /tmp/qoder-extracted/out/renderer/assets/index-C02cm0ok.js | sort -u ``` --- ## 12. Deep-RE Addendum (Phase 1 follow-up) Additional findings from a second pass focused on JS chunk component naming, secondary entry-point HTMLs, and the data-* state vocabulary. Builds on §1–§11. ### 12.1 Secondary entry-point HTMLs The bundle ships 4 secondary HTML entry points beyond `index.html`: | File | Lines | Role | |----------------------------|-------|---------------------------------------------------| | `quickpick.html` | 58 | Floating spotlight-style command bar (transparent body, vibrancy-aware, own renderer bundle `quickpick-CilslRnn.js`) | | `voice-overlay.html` | 39 | Voice transcription overlay (Whisper-style) | | `artifact-preview.html` | 34 | Sandboxed artifact preview surface | | `mcp-app-preview.html` | 33 | Sandboxed MCP app preview surface | Quickpick deserves special attention: `html, body, #root` all get `background: transparent !important` and a system-font fallback. The window chrome (corners, shadow) is owned by the **Electron window** itself, not CSS — they pad nothing and rely on `setVibrancy(theme)` for material rendering. This is a strong signal that the reference layout's "premium floating chrome" is half CSS and half native window-level treatment. Maka has no quickpick-equivalent. ### 12.2 Data-* state vocabulary (beyond §8) A second sweep through the JS bundle surfaced the **structural** data-attrs the reference layout uses for layout state. These are CSS hooks the component tree sets imperatively, not user state: - `[data-resizable-sidebar]` — sidebar is resizable (drag handle present) - `[data-sidebar-collapse-button]` — the collapse toggle button - `[data-sidebar-collapsed]` — current collapse state - `[data-sidebar-content]` — sidebar content slot - `[data-workbench-root]` — workbench tree root - `[data-workbench-stack]` — vertical card stack inside workbench - `[data-workbench-card]` — individual workbench card - `[data-workbench-fixed-panel-child]` — non-resizable child panel - `[data-panel-name]` — named panel (for the resizable react-panel lib) - `[data-settings-nav-column]` — Settings left-nav column - `[data-canvas-dialog]` — canvas-style dialog (probably used for full-bleed previews) - `[data-banner-logo]` — branded banner logo slot The pattern: structural state is on `data-*`, theming is on `[data-theme=…]`, route is on `[data-agents-view=…]`. CSS targets the data-attrs heavily, components don't carry presentation classes — they wear semantic classes (e.g. `settings-nav-column`) AND set their parent's `data-*` for the CSS targeting layer to see. Maka mostly uses regular className prefixes (`.maka-*`). Adopting `data-*` state would let us write tighter CSS without prop drilling classNames through every component. ### 12.3 Telemetry naming as a structure proxy The JS bundle also contains telemetry event names (underscore-separated: `cron_run_log_view_conversation`). These reveal the **surface granularity** the reference team thinks in. A few patterns worth knowing: - **Cron page surfaces:** `cron_page_view` / `cron_task_create` / `cron_task_update` / `cron_toggle_enabled` / `cron_run_now` / `cron_run_log_detail_view` / `cron_run_log_rerun` / `cron_run_logs_filter` / `cron_run_logs_tab_view` / `cron_sort_change` — there are multiple top-level surfaces: task list, run logs, log detail, plus filter/sort. - **Settings page surfaces:** `settings_tab_view` / `settings_tab` / `settings_general_section` / `settings_preferences` / `settings_profile_tab_view` / `settings_app_update_check_click` / `settings_legokit_tab` / `settings_general_hidden_entry_unlock` — Settings has *tabs* (not the single rail Maka has), with Profile / General / Preferences / LegoKit (their term for skills/extensions) as top-level. The hidden-entry unlock is a 5-click easter egg. - **Sidebar:** `sidebar_chat_group_set` / `sidebar_chat_group_delete` / `sidebar_chat_group_dissolve` / `sidebar_chat_group_toggle` / `sidebar_workspace_group` / `sidebar_im_session` / `sidebar_cron_group` — sidebar supports nested groups (workspace, chats, IM channels, cron). Maka's sidebar is flat. Maka has none of the group-nesting in its sidebar. The reference layout keeps an entire IM-hub and a workspace-group structure that Maka would need new IPC + data model to support — out of pure-UI scope, but worth noting that **the reference sidebar is materially more structured**. ### 12.4 Streaming + indeterminate keyframe specs (ready to port) Two keyframes I flagged in §6 as worth porting, with exact specs verified: ```css @keyframes streaming-fade-in { 0% { opacity: 0; } 100% { opacity: 1; } } .streaming-token-fade-in { animation: 0.18s ease-out forwards streaming-fade-in; } ``` Per-token fade on Markdown stream — wrap each streamed token in a span with `.streaming-token-fade-in`. Requires Markdown renderer surgery in Maka's chat-markdown-renderer to wrap each delta in a span; skipping for now to avoid renderer risk. Adding the keyframe + utility class so the wrapping can happen later without another atlas pass. ```css @keyframes indeterminate-slide { 0% { left: -40%; } 100% { left: 100%; } } .animate-indeterminate { animation: 1.4s ease-in-out infinite indeterminate-slide; } ``` Indeterminate progress bar — needs a container with `overflow: hidden` and a child of `width: 40%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0;` applying the animation. Useful for: retry-load pending state, action in-flight in modal footers, scheduled-task run-now in-flight. ### 12.5 Heading + lede typography (settings page) Three settings-specific typography classes surfaced in the JS bundle: - `.agents-settings-page-heading` — page H1 (no exact size sampled; per the type-scale and convention this is `--text-3xl` = 30px / 600 with tight tracking) - `.agents-settings-page-title-narrow` — narrow-viewport variant (probably `--text-2xl` = 24px when sidebar is at full width) - `.agents-settings-page-description` — lede paragraph under the H1 (probably `--text-sm` = 14px with `--color-text-secondary`) Maka's `.settingsHeader h1` is currently 30/600 after Phase 2B — already matches. The `-narrow` responsive variant doesn't exist in Maka; could add via `@media (max-width: 1100px)` (atlas-style). ### 12.6 Updated Phase 2 plan (revised after deep RE) Phase 2C (next big PR): wire the deep findings into code. **Done so far:** - Atlas §1–§11 (Phase 1 commit `fe74d870`) - Plan + Skills page card + display heading + token system (Phase 2A `81b180d2`) - Settings page chrome card recipe + display heading (Phase 2B `753ae8e0`) **Phase 2C scope:** - a) Port `streaming-fade-in` + `indeterminate-slide` keyframes + utility classes (Atlas §12.4) — CSS only, no JSX wiring; future PRs can use them on streamed tokens / loading bars. - b) Apply page-card recipe to chat composer card outer chrome (`.composer .maka-composer-inner` → 6px radius + hairline border + 1px inner highlight + 4% lift). - c) Apply page-card recipe to Plan/Reminder sub-sections (alert hero, tabs panel, template strip) so each acts as a workbench-card-style aux-panel with 4-6px gaps between siblings (atlas `--card-gap: 4px`). - d) Settings: add the `-narrow` responsive variant per §12.5. - e) Settings: apply the page-card recipe to internal sub-cards (preferences sections, profile card) so they read as aux-panels instead of flat dividers. **NOT in Phase 2C (deferred):** - f) Real Settings Modal → inline-page restructure (main.tsx render tree change, requires focus-trap / a11y rework, deserves a focused PR). - g) `data-*` state vocabulary refactor (atlas §12.2) — too invasive, touches every component file. - h) Sidebar group-nesting (workspace / IM channels) — needs new IPC + data model, out of pure-UI scope. - i) Wrap streamed Markdown tokens in `.streaming-token-fade-in` (needs renderer surgery; the CSS lands in 2C so future wiring is one-line). --- ## 13. Deep-RE Round 3 — Sidebar, Composer, Banners, Resize Handle Follow-up after WAWQAQ msg f31b4611 ("还是多研究 参考布局 的代码 和前端 设计,一定要深入挖掘他们的设计和代码"). Three days into the RE program and most surface-level patterns are caught (atlas §1–§12). This round focuses on the structural state machines and the smaller specialized chrome we haven't yet decoded. ### 13.1 Sidebar — two-mode chrome system The reference sidebar has two distinct visual modes the renderer swaps between at run-time: - **Standard / glass-vibrancy mode (default in glass themes):** the sidebar renders edge-to-edge against the OS vibrancy material. CSS rules under `[data-agents-page] [data-resizable-sidebar].agents-sidebar` set `contain: layout paint style` for performance isolation. - **`agents-sidebar-floating-glass` mode (parchment themes):** opaque `--color-bg-container` background + 1px `--color-border-tertiary` border + `box-shadow: none` + `-webkit-backdrop-filter: none`. This is the "card-style sidebar" pattern — sidebar reads as a lifted card on the warm parchment canvas, not a translucent panel. This is the answer to "how to support warm parchment themes alongside glass themes": the SAME sidebar component conditionally applies `.agents-sidebar-floating-glass` based on `data-theme=light-parchment` / `dark-parchment`. The class lights up via CSS theme matching, not runtime branching. Sidebar resize: rendered via the `react-resizable-panels` library (`[role=separator]` + `data-resize-handle-active`). - `[role=separator]` always has `background-color: transparent !important` and `box-shadow: none / outline: none` on `:focus-visible`. The resize affordance lives in JS hit-region, not visible chrome — the user only sees the column edge. - `[data-resizing=true]` on the sidebar drops `box-shadow` while dragging so the "lift" doesn't get janky during column drag. `.sidebar-section-title` (the small group label inside the sidebar) uses `var(--color-text-quaternary)` (a faint 4th-tier text color that maka doesn't have). In `color-mix` browsers it gets 90% of that token + 10% transparent, so the label fades slightly into the chrome. ### 13.2 Composer — primary glow + 3-layer wing pattern (verified) `.chat-input-primary-glow` is the composer hero card. Two pseudo- elements (`::before` and `::after`) each carry a 3-layer wing glow: - **`::before`** (forward animation): - `0 10px 30px -14px var(--color-primary)` (bottom drop, primary) - `-18px 0 42px -24px var(--color-primary-hover)` (left wing) - `+18px 0 42px -24px var(--color-primary-border)` (right wing) - **`::after`** (reverse animation): - `0 12px 34px -12px var(--color-primary)` (deeper drop) - `+20px 0 48px -22px var(--color-primary-hover)` (right wing) - `-20px 0 48px -22px var(--color-primary-border)` (left wing) Both run the `chat-input-glow-pulse` keyframe at 4.8s ease-in-out infinite. Maka has the same glow ported as `maka-composer-glow-pulse` (2 layers via `::before` and `::after`); the wing-direction alternation is the magic that makes the composer feel "alive" rather than "blinking". Verifying maka's port — it uses the SAME pattern already (looked back at styles.css), with the `--accent` token in place of `--color-primary`. Good parity. Composer in parchment theme has its own glow palette via: - `--chat-input-parchment-glow` = primary glow color - `--chat-input-parchment-halo` = mid-range halo (uses `--color-warning` in parchment, so the glow reads as warm amber, not cold blue) - `--chat-input-parchment-edge` = far-wing edge (uses `--color-link`) Maka doesn't have a parchment-specific composer palette — the composer glow uses `--accent` regardless of theme. If we adopt the parchment theme later, the composer should get warm-amber glow overrides per the reference. ### 13.3 Banners — three animated mascot families Three distinct banner families, each with their own mascot animation: - **`[data-skills-banner]`** — Skills page hero. In parchment themes: `background-color: var(--color-fill-tertiary)` (subtle warm wash). Hosts the `.animate-pointer-poke` SVG mascot (4s linear infinite micro-shake — atlas §6 keyframe). - Inner SVG attribute rewrites in parchment theme: `[data-banner-logo], [data-skill-deco-cover]` get `[fill*=color-primary]` → `var(--color-fill-secondary)` and `[stroke*=color-primary-border]` → `var(--color-border-tertiary)`. This neutralizes the brand-blue to a parchment-friendly neutral. - **`[data-connectors-banner-visual]`** — Connectors page hero. Has `[data-connectors-lightning]` SVG inside it pulsing on the `connectors-lightning-pulse` keyframe (1.4s ease-in-out infinite). Same parchment color rewrite pattern. - **`[data-plugins-banner]`** — Plugins page hero with multi-part mascot: `[data-plugins-banner-mascot-body]`, `[data-plugins-banner-mascot-hand]`, `[data-plugins-banner-tags-layer]`, `[data-plugins-banner-dynamic-visual]`. Each animates independently for a layered character animation. Could not extract exact specs in this pass; complex enough to deserve a dedicated note PR. Maka has no equivalent banner mascots. They are a meaningful visual hook the reference uses on hero pages; porting one (e.g., a Skills mascot) would close a real "delight" gap, but requires custom SVG illustration assets the maka team would need to commission. ### 13.4 Theme-tinted brand motion (`[data-parchment-brand-motion]`) A specific attribute on any element that does its own brand motion animation (Lottie / SVG): in parchment themes, get `filter: hue-rotate(-85deg) saturate(.65)`; in dark themes (dark, dark-glass, classic-dark), get `filter: brightness(.8)`. This is how the reference's mascots stay on-palette across all 8 themes without the Lottie author hand-tinting every variant. Maka could adopt: any third-party brand motion (e.g., the loader.gif under `apps/desktop/assets/`) could pick up a `data-brand-motion` attribute and these filter rules so it auto-tints with theme. Tiny patch, high payback if we adopt mascots later. ### 13.5 Selectable text marker `.allow-text-selection { user-select: text !important }` — explicit class for surfaces where the user must be allowed to text-select (e.g., assistant Markdown body). Maka mostly defaults to selectable; the reference flips the default to "non-selectable" globally (probably for the chrome) and opts in with `.allow-text-selection`. This is the reverse policy from Maka but probably worth aligning on the chrome side (sidebar / nav rows / chips) since `user-select: none` on those would prevent accidental text-select on click-drag. ### 13.6 Settings sidebar slot `.agents-settings-wide-content` `.agents-settings-wide-content { background: var(--agents-content-area-bg); margin: var(--agents-content-area-gap) var(--agents-content-area-gap) var(--agents-content-area-gap) 0 }` — the content slot inside Settings that holds each sub-page (Profile / General / Preferences / etc.). The margins use the `--agents-content-area-gap` (4px) token so the content slot has a 4px gap on top/bottom/right (left is 0, the nav column is flush). This is the "Settings tab content fits inside the page card" pattern — exactly what maka should adopt when it does the Phase 2C Settings inline restructure. ### 13.7 Updated defer list (post-§13) Items to consider for a Phase 3 PR after WAWQAQ verdict: - Adopt `.agents-sidebar-floating-glass` pattern for parchment-mode sidebar (opaque card variant) — pure CSS + a `data-theme` selector. - Adopt `[data-parchment-brand-motion]` theme-tint pattern for any loader / mascot we ship later — 4 lines of CSS, no JS. - Port the `[data-banner-logo]` SVG color-rewrite pattern for any brand-colored SVG so it auto-neutralizes in parchment themes. - Adopt the `.allow-text-selection` opt-in policy on chrome surfaces so click-drag on a nav row doesn't begin a text selection. - Use `--agents-content-area-gap` (4px) consistently for Plan/Skills sub-section gaps (we currently use 14px; the reference's 4px reads much tighter, matching the dense-cockpit aesthetic). --- ## 14. Deep-RE Round 4 — Settings palette, popovers, Settings layout (§14) Continuing after WAWQAQ msg 7f3ca067 ("继续学习…多解决现有前端的问题,设计 布局的问题"). ### 14.1 Settings has its own primary-color palette When the renderer sets `[data-modal=agents-settings]` on the Settings surface, the reference applies a palette OVERRIDE: - Light / light-glass / classic-light / **default**: - `--color-primary: #8ee5a1` (mint green) - `--color-fill-secondary: #ebebeb` (warm gray) - `--color-text-on-primary: #fdfdfd` - Light-parchment: - `--color-primary: #202116` (deep charcoal — almost off-black) - `--color-fill-secondary: #ede8e0` (parchment cream) - Dark themes: tokens come from `--color-bg-container` / `--color-text` family (no warm primary override). **This is a meaningful design choice the reference team made:** Settings feels visually DISTINCT from chat because its primary accent is mint green instead of brand blue. A user clicking "Save" or "Apply" in Settings sees a mint-green CTA — semantically distinct from a Chat submit (brand blue). It's a subtle but premium pattern. **Maka uses `var(--accent)` everywhere**, including Settings. Adopting a Settings-only `data-surface=settings` token override would close this gap. ~10 lines of CSS. ### 14.2 Sidebar background bypass for Settings When Settings is open and the theme is `light-parchment` / `dark-parchment` / `classic-light`: - `aside[data-settings-nav-column].agents-sidebar > div { background: 0 0 }` - `html[data-theme=light-parchment] .agents-layout-root .agents-sidebar { background: 0 0 !important }` So the Settings nav column has NO background — it inherits from the Settings modal palette. Maka's Settings nav has its own `.settingsNavGroup` chrome; could simplify to inherit too. ### 14.3 Popover side-translate pattern (Tailwind data-* variants) Reference uses Tailwind v4's data-attribute variants extensively for popover positioning: ``` .data-[side=top]:-translate-y-1[data-side=top] { translate: 0 -4px; } .data-[side=bottom]:translate-y-1[data-side=bottom] { translate: 0 4px; } .data-[state=open]:bg-fill-secondary[data-state=open] { background: var(--color-fill-secondary); } ``` So Base UI (or Radix-style) primitives that set `[data-side=top]` automatically get the right translate via the Tailwind utility class. Maka uses Base UI primitives too, but our CSS file has hand-rolled positioning rules instead of using Tailwind data-* variants. We have the tooling already (Tailwind v4 is installed); shifting to data-* variants would unify the pattern and remove ~30 lines of custom CSS. ### 14.4 Selectable text — opt-in policy confirmed Atlas §13.5 already flagged `.allow-text-selection`. Verified in reference: it has `user-select: text !important`. The implication is that the reference's GLOBAL DEFAULT for chrome surfaces is `user-select: none` — the opposite of Maka, which inherits browser default (text everywhere). This explains why reference chat looks "more app-like" while Maka can accidentally enter text selection mode on chrome clicks. **Phase 3 candidate** (atlas §13.7): apply `user-select: none` to `.maka-session-panel`, `.maka-nav-row`, `.maka-list-row`, `.maka-module-main-header` headings (chrome surfaces only), and keep text selection on Markdown bodies + composer + readonly content. ### 14.5 Additional polish gaps spotted - **Reference uses `cmd+k` global** to focus the chat input (`focus-input` / `agent-input-history` in JS chunk strings); Maka has `cmd+k` but the input doesn't auto-focus on cold open. Cold-open onboarding would be smoother. - **Reference distinguishes `[data-glass-effects=off]` on win32 host**: it disables all `backdrop-filter` globally. If we adopt `[data-glass-effects=off]` toggle as a Settings option, the user can opt out of macOS vibrancy too (some users dislike it). 4 lines of CSS + a settings toggle. - **Reference has `[data-canvas-dialog]`** that overrides the standard modal background with `var(--color-bg-container)` — a full-bleed preview / artifact dialog variant. Maka doesn't have a canvas-style dialog; would be useful for Artifacts pane preview. ### 14.6 Phase 3 expanded scope (now 8 quick wins) Combining §13.7 + §14: 1. `.agents-sidebar-floating-glass` for parchment-mode opaque sidebar 2. `[data-parchment-brand-motion]` global theme tint 3. SVG color-rewrite pattern (`[fill*=color-primary]` -> token) 4. `.allow-text-selection` opt-in policy reversal 5. Tighten Plan/Skill sub-section gaps 14 -> 4-6px 6. **NEW:** Settings primary-color palette override (`data-surface=settings` → mint-green primary) 7. **NEW:** Adopt Tailwind data-* variants for popover side translate 8. **NEW:** `cmd+k` cold-open composer auto-focus 9. **NEW:** `[data-glass-effects=off]` toggle in Settings 10. **NEW:** `[data-canvas-dialog]` variant for Artifacts pane Items 1-5 are pure CSS, can ship today. Items 6-7 need small JSX changes. Items 8-10 are bigger (new IPC / new dialog mounting). --- ## 15. Deep-RE Round 5 — Fonts, hero, blur-layer (§15) Following WAWQAQ msg 500eddc9 ("一定要多做、多分析…深度抄袭和学习 参考 界面 布局"). This round catches typography + visual-effect patterns I hadn't decoded. ### 15.1 Instrument Sans variable font on hero surfaces Reference loads a downloaded variable font: ```css @font-face { font-family: Instrument Sans; src: url(./InstrumentSans-…ttf) format("truetype"); font-weight: 1 1000; font-display: swap; } ``` Used only on `.welcome-title` and `.login-title`: ```css .welcome-title { font-variation-settings: "wdth" 100, "wght" 500; font-family: Instrument Sans, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif; } ``` When `[data-font-style=serif]` is set, falls back to `--font-body` (Libre Baskerville). **Insight**: reference distinguishes hero typography from chrome typography via a specific variable font with bespoke axes. Maka uses Geist Variable everywhere — adopting the same distinction WITHOUT shipping a second font is possible: set `font-variation-settings: "wght" 550, "wdth" 105` on hero titles to get the "wider, slightly heavier" feel. This commit applies it to `.maka-hero h1` / `.emptyChat h1`. ### 15.2 `[data-gradual-blur-layer]` overlay pattern Reference has a `[data-gradual-blur-layer]` attribute marking a backdrop-blur scrim element used to fade out content edges (e.g. under a sticky header). It uses `-webkit-backdrop-filter` directly, and the `[data-glass-effects=off]` toggle disables it via `-webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important`. **Pattern**: a fixed `pointer-events: none` overlay layer at the top or bottom of a scroll container with a `linear-gradient(transparent 0%, var(--background) 100%)` mask + `backdrop-filter: blur(8px)` creates a "content fades into chrome" effect. Maka has no equivalent; adding one on sticky chat headers / sidebar scroll edges would close a real polish gap. ### 15.3 Font-display swap + Instrument Sans local Reference's font is shipped at the bundle, loaded with `font-display: swap`. Best practice for variable fonts in Electron — initial paint uses the system fallback (`ui-sans-serif, system-ui`) while the variable font loads from local disk (fast on first run, instant on subsequent). Maka uses Geist Variable from `@fontsource-variable/geist` which also self-hosts and uses `font-display: swap` by default. Aligned by accident; not a gap. ### 15.4 `[data-os=win32][data-glass-effects=off]` per-platform fallback For Windows users who explicitly disable glass effects via Settings, reference disables ALL `backdrop-filter` rules globally: ```css :root[data-os=win32][data-glass-effects=off] [class*=backdrop-blur], :root[data-os=win32][data-glass-effects=off] [data-gradual-blur-layer], :root[data-os=win32][data-glass-effects=off] .agents-layout-root, :root[data-os=win32][data-glass-effects=off] [data-resizable-sidebar].agents-sidebar.agents-sidebar-floating-glass { -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important; } ``` Maka's `data-os` is set on `` after Phase 2C (atlas §12.1). Adopting the `data-glass-effects` toggle would let users opt out of sidebar vibrancy on macOS too — useful for users who find blur distracting. Pattern: add a Settings toggle that writes `document.documentElement.dataset.glassEffects = 'off' | 'on'`, gate the existing sidebar glass CSS rules on `:not([data-glass-effects=off])`. ### 15.5 Phase 5 candidate list (expanded) Adding to atlas §14.6: 11. Variable-font hero typography (Geist axes) — applied in this commit 12. `[data-gradual-blur-layer]` overlay primitive — ~10 lines of CSS, one CSS rule + apply attribute on sticky-header containers 13. `[data-glass-effects]` opt-out toggle — small Settings JSX + CSS pattern gating 14. Login surface (Maka has no auth; future surface if we add it)