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feat: Modernize UI/UX for current web standards

Open duyet opened this issue 2 months ago • 3 comments

Major Changes:

  • Upgrade Bootstrap 4 alpha → 5.3.2 (latest stable)
  • Upgrade Font Awesome 4.5 → 6.5.1
  • Remove jQuery and Tether dependencies
  • Implement comprehensive CSS custom properties (design tokens)

Design System:

  • Modern indigo/cyan color palette (replacing yellow/cyan)
  • CSS variables for colors, spacing, shadows, transitions
  • Improved typography with system font stack
  • Modern shadow system for depth and elevation

Component Updates:

  • Modernized navigation with gradient header
  • Updated buttons with hover lift effects
  • Improved form controls with rounded corners
  • Modern card designs with hover animations
  • Pill-shaped tags with better spacing
  • Feed items with card-style layout

Responsive Improvements:

  • Better mobile navigation
  • Improved breakpoint handling
  • Responsive typography
  • Enhanced touch targets

Accessibility:

  • Visible focus states
  • Proper ARIA labels
  • Better color contrast
  • Semantic HTML improvements

Templates Updated:

  • views/index.html (Bootstrap 5 navbar)
  • views/partials/menu.html (FA6 icons, BS5 classes)
  • views/collection/home.html (modern alerts, grid)
  • views/partials/header_meta.html (theme color)

CSS Files Modernized:

  • public/css/app.css (comprehensive update)
  • public/css/note.css (modern note styles)
  • public/css/til.css (improved TIL layout)
  • public/css/trend.css (modern tag styles)

Documentation:

  • Added CLAUDE.md with detailed migration notes

Performance:

  • Removed jQuery dependency
  • Hardware-accelerated animations
  • System fonts (no web font loading)

Summary by Sourcery

Modernize the UI/UX by upgrading frontend dependencies, introducing a CSS design token system, and restyling key components for a contemporary, accessible, and responsive interface.

Enhancements:

  • Upgrade Bootstrap to 5.3.2 and Font Awesome to 6.5.1 while removing jQuery and Tether dependencies
  • Implement CSS custom properties for a cohesive design system covering colors, spacing, shadows, and transitions
  • Revamp navigation with a gradient header, updated Bootstrap 5 navbar structure, and improved mobile menu behavior
  • Restyle buttons, form controls, cards, tags, and feed items with rounded corners, hover lift effects, and smooth animations
  • Improve responsive behavior with adjusted breakpoints, responsive typography, and enhanced touch targets
  • Enhance accessibility through visible focus states, proper ARIA labels, semantic HTML, and improved color contrast
  • Migrate view templates to Bootstrap 5 markup and apply modern alert and grid classes

Documentation:

  • Add detailed migration notes and design rationale in CLAUDE.md

duyet avatar Nov 05 '25 16:11 duyet